Vakil Talks Quod Legalis

Post-independence India has mainly remained a conservative economy that allowed only restricted and conditional entry of the outside world. But now the Indian economists have understood the importance of coming together with the global economy for growth and efficiency. India is a mixed economy where Private and Public Sectors co-exist in leading sectors like Banking, Telecom, Road Transport, Education, Healthcare and Manufacturing, etc. In recent years India has witnessed major economic reforms as there is momentum towards privatization.

We had an opportunity of having Adv. Parvathi Bakshi with us on our podcast show, for an insightful conversation on Privatization is a burning topic at present, all the more because it is like two sides of a coin. India is reforming slowly towards privatization but the previous unfulfillment of expectations from the reforms has reinforced the critics claim. She weighed the pro and cons of the mixed economy on the pedestal of welfare and wholistic development of the nation and helped us understand the way ahead.

The world has witnessed the emergence of anti-encryption legislation that is causing concern amongst those who value their privacy and desire uninhibited communication.

The Indian government recently notified new rules on how digital and social media platforms should operate in the country. It has been argued that these rules will harm end to end encryption, substantially increase surveillance, promote automated filtering and prompt a fragmentation of the Internet that would harm users while failing to empower Indians.

In the latest episode of VakilTalks, Adv. Arushi Gupta has helped us understand the new IT rules in the light of the battle between privacy of the citizens v. Security of the state.

In a world that is anxious about data leaks, breaches, and alleged data manipulation, data protection has been at the center stage for the past year or two. The media landscape has been inundated with stories on topics such as data protection/privacy, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), data breaches, delayed disclosures of past data breaches by companies, and so on.

In the latest episode of VakilTalks, Adv. Pratik Jain has discussed how the GDPR harmonised data privacy laws across Europe, the draft Indian Personal Data Protection Bill and need of proper data protection laws in India and the way ahead in order to sustainably balance the plight of data subjects as well as the data users.

Law firms are both complex and fast-moving, requiring firm leaders to be strategic with the creation and implementation of systems.
Law firm management is just like planting a tree to fetch the fruits of Justice and satisfaction of the clients.

Covid-19 has brought the world to a halt but with all the challenges it brings, it has also given the legal industry a rare opportunity to change the way we have been practicing and conducting the business of law.
In the latest episode of our podcast show Mr. Nipun Bhatia has elaborated upon how to effectively manage the law firm in the digital era followed by the challenges and the basic mantra of success. We also had an interesting discussion on how we, law students can up skill and prepare ourselves for future challenges and endeavors.

In the first episode of VakilTalks season 3 Adv. Abir Ghosh has helped us understand what startups are, how India became a suitable environment for startups to thrive in, the legal issues and considerations pertaining to this new zone of startup culture and the impact of Covid-19 on Startups.

"Shunning her opinion, he leaped on her like a beast,
and pounced on her tired body, caring the least,
she now hated her existence and cursed her life”
Brutal but the true reality of the Indian woman is that they cannot refuse to have sexual intercourse with their husbands only on the pretext of marriage. When someone mentions the word the “rape” the tendency is to think of stranger, malicious person. Usually we don’t think of rape in the context of marriage.

In the season finale of VakilTalks Adv. Sofia Bhambri has explained the legal recourse for marital rape in India.