Specialist legal advice for cross-border Indian matters
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A global team of lawyers supporting international and Indian clients with cross-border intellectual property, employment and arbitration matters and disputes.
Summary
India is among the fastest-growing global economies, with an increasing number of exports, expansions and cross-border business partnerships with the UK, US and Europe. This brings with it a variety of complex legal challenges, disputes and matters.
gunnercooke’s India Desk comprises a group of experienced lawyers with ties to the Indian market across intellectual property, employment law, international arbitration and dispute resolution, capital market, banking and finance. The core team all have qualifications or strong ties with India, frequently supporting clients and businesses based in India on cross-border matters in the UK, US or EU, as well as UK-based clients who are venturing into Indian industry.
We act for multiple Indian clients and are familiar with the practical restrictions, work environments and cultural nuances required to navigate cross-border business. The team speak Hindi, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati and Bangla.
With global offices across the UK, Germany, Austria and US, gunnercooke is well positioned to advise international corporations on matters related to corporate expansion and cross-border litigations.
Indian regulations prohibit foreign law firms from having a physical office presence, however we have close connections with legal firms and advisors across the country. We work collaboratively with our Indian network to make referrals and routinely partner with relevant and high-quality Indian law firms when local expertise is required.
Expertise
- International arbitration
- Disputes and litigation
- Intellectual property and copyright
- Employment law
- Cross-border M&A and corporate matters
- Banking and finance
- Real estate
Who can we help?
- Indian entrepreneurs and businesses seeking international legal advice
- Indian entrepreneurs and businesses seeking to raise funds through debt and equity route
- UK businesses preparing to expand into India
- Businesses involved in cross-border disputes with an Indian element
- Clients with Indian interests
- Indian individuals looking to purchase property in the UK
Experience highlights
- Advising a global securities financing lender in connection with extending its operations into India.
- Successfully represented the Government of India in a contractual dispute before the Queen’s Bench Division, High Court of Justice in London.
- Advising an Indian national in connection with a major cross-border cryptocurrency matter involving extradition and fraud charges brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
- Represented a consortium of Indian banks in their dispute with Airbus before the High Court of Justice in London.
- Advising Indian promoter of a fund based on Bermuda to set up holding company in UK to ultimately hold portfolio of Indian securities listed on Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange of India.
- Advising a major Indian wind energy company in their dispute regarding foreign currency convertible bonds with a global hedge fund.
- Advised an Indian trading house in their dispute with a UK-based export house on pending LME arbitration and a declaratory suit in the Delhi High Court.
- Advised a major hospitality company in India on their operations in England.
- Representing an Indian power and steel company in a multi-million-dollar insurance dispute in London.
- Providing opinion on withholding tax credits paid by a UK Lender to Indian borrower companies under provisions of India UK DTAA in relation to top up of a tax deducted at source in India under the Indian Income Tax Act 1961.
- Advised UK-based clients on the sale of their shareholding to Indian venture shareholders in a joint venture company based in Bangalore, India.
- Advising an Indian trading company to execute distribution agreements for supply of retail goods in UK from India.