The Supreme Court’s Recent Examination of the Law However, what do you do when you are in the UK and you have property in India, which you come to know at a later stage, by which time someone has encroached on your property? Adverse possession is all about granting […]
On March 15, 2023, the Bar Council of India (BCI) made an historic announcement regarding the Indian legal market: foreign lawyers and foreign law firms will now be permitted to practice law in India. This decision marks a major shift in the Indian legal landscape, and is expected to have […]
Implications on UK Real Estate & Foreign Ownership The key provisions of the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act (the Act) discussed below came into force on 15th March 2022 Implementation of the Act and the establishment of the new Companies House register for beneficial owners of foreign entities owning UK […]
On 4th March 2021, the Ministry of Home Affairs in India came out with a notification that brings about substantial changes to the rights and liberties of Overseas Citizens of India (“OCI”). The amendments had come into effect from the date of publication, which was the 4th of March 2021. […]
Service out of jurisdiction after Brexit Where a defendant is outside the United Kingdom, the claim form and other documents in the proceedings will have to be served on the defendant overseas. Due to the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union, particular rules had applied if the defendant was […]
Clarifications Provided on Setting Aside an Arbitral Award under Singapore Law. A party dissatisfied with an arbitration award can apply to court to set aside the award. The recent Singapore High Court decision in CAI v CAJ [2021] SGHC 21 dealt with two of the grounds for setting aside an award: […]
In an earlier article in February 2021, we had discussed on the valid requirements of a Hindu Marriage in India and as a part of our series on Hindu Marriage, we outline in this article, grounds that could be relied upon by parties to a proceeding, when it comes to […]
The Court of Appeal (COA) has ruled that the £1012 fee that the Home Office charges for children to register as a British citizen is unlawful. The case was brought by the Project for the Registration of Children as British Citizens (PRCBC), who emphasised that the current fee poses an […]
Marsans was instructed by a firm of solicitors to provide expert legal opinion on Hindu marriage laws in India. The queries raised range from the requirements for a valid Hindu marriage and to advice on complex issues pertaining to management of the assets in India of a couple living in […]
