Section 35 Surname Defence: Bombay High Court Allows Companies to Use Family Names
Bombay High Court rules that companies can also invoke the “surname defence” under Section 35 of the Trade Marks Act if the use of the family name is bona fide and linked to genuine business lineage.
Supreme Court: High Court Cannot Invalidate Earlier Arbitral Proceedings While Substituting Arbitrator
The Supreme Court has clarified that substitution of arbitrator under Section 15 of the Arbitration Act does not render earlier arbitral proceedings invalid.
Legal Services by Individual Advocates to Law Firms Exempt from Service Tax: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that legal services provided by an individual advocate to a law firm are exempt from service tax under the pre-GST regime.