Seminar on Regulating Labour in the Gig Economy from Uber to Ola | Seminar on the 4+1 LL.M. Pathway Programme on Saturday, March 23, 2024

INTRODUCTION

Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA, in collaboration with the Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham, UK, has organised back-to-back Seminars on Seminar on Regulating Labour in the Gig Economy from Uber to Ola | Seminar on the 4+1 LL.M. Pathway Programme on Saturday, March 23, 2024, from 11:00 AM to 01:00 PM in the Moot Court Hall.

About the Resource Person:

Dr Paul McConnell | Associate Professor | Head of Global Engagement | Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham, UK

Paul qualified as a Solicitor at international law firm Squire Patton Boggs, where he spent time working in the firm's Birmingham, London and Paris offices, advising on range of Real Estate and Corporate Law matters. He joined the University of Law in 2005, teaching on LPC, GDL and PSC programmes, and was the LPC Programme Lead for several years. In 2016, he completed a Masters in Employment Law and moved to the University of Leicester, before joining Birmingham Law School in 2018.

Paul worked as a solicitor before moving into legal education. He was LPC Programme Lead at the University of Law for several years and joined Birmingham Law School in 2018. Paul is the Law School's Director of Careers and has a particular interest in supporting students in developing their employability and professional skills. Paul is also the Law School's Head of Global Engagement, and is keen to engage with universities, alumni, employers and prospective international students worldwide.

REGISTRATION PROCESS

Prospective applicants must communicate their interest in attending the session via email to io@symlaw.edu.in on or before March 22, 2024 (E0B).

Seminar on 'Training To Be A Lawyer in England and Wales' on Saturday, March 02, 2024

INTRODUCTION

Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA has organized a Seminar on 'Training To Be A Lawyer in England and Wales' on Saturday, March 02, 2024 from 11:00 AM - 12:00 Noon. This Session is organised under the aegis of the 'Professionals/Alumni Mentorship Programme'.

About the Resource Person:

Professor Deveral Capps | Dean of Leeds Law School | Barrister | Door Tenant, Trinity Chambers

Mr Deveral is the Dean of Leeds Law School, joining Leeds Beckett in 2015. As a legal academic he has taught undergraduate, postgraduate and professional courses and published widely on legal education, legal skills and eCommerce law. He is a barrister, and a door tenant at Trinity Chambers, and has practiced in both civil and criminal law appearing in courts across the North of England.

Over the 25 years that Mr Deveral has been involved in Higher Education, he has had significant input into the development of legal education and training in the UK. He has significant expertise in barristers' training and between 2011 and 2013 was a member of the steering panel for the Legal Education and Training Review, the largest review of legal education in the UK ever held. He is a consultant to the Bar Standards Board and sat on their Future Bar Training Programme Board between 2017 and 2019. He is a member of the Bar Standard Board's Curriculum and Assessments Review ("CAR") group was directly involved with the development of the new syllabuses and assessment strategy for all bar courses commencing in 2020 and led the Bar Standards Board review of whether European Law should remain as a Foundation of Legal Knowledge for the academic component of bar training following Brexit. He is currently reviewing the requirements for the mandatory training and assessment of advocacy and negotiation skills during pupillage.

As an expert in Quality Assurance, Mr Deveral has a deep understanding of academic quality and assurance processes. He is an experienced external examiner, including lead external examiner, for all types of academic and professional awards and has been a member of Institutional inspecting panels on behalf of the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Bar Standards Board.

Mr Deveral was a panel member for the subject pilot of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) between 2017 and 2019 and was the deputy chair for the most recent QAA subject benchmark statement review for law. He is the Honorary Treasurer for the Committee of Heads of University Law Schools (CHULS), which is one of the five learned societies of law.

REGISTRATION PROCESS

Prospective applicants must communicate their interest in attending the session via email to io@symlaw.edu.in on or before March 01, 2024 (E0B).

Seminar on the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)' on Saturday, February 10, 2024

INTRODUCTION

Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA, has organised a 'Seminar on the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)' on Saturday, February 10, 2024, from 12:00 Noon to 02:00 PM.

About the Resource Person:

Shri Pramod Kumar Dubey | Senior Advocate

With a wealth of experience spanning decades, Mr Dubey has established himself as a preeminent legal practitioner, specialising in a wide array of legal domains, notably in the realms of Criminal Law, White Collar Crimes, Wildlife Laws, Civil and Commercial Laws, as well as Arbitration and Mediation. His expertise and advocacy prowess have earned him widespread acclaim, and he is sought after for his astute legal counsel and representation in Courts and Tribunals across India.

Mr Dubey's commitment to upholding the rule of law and ensuring equitable access to justice is evident in his extensive work. He has represented the Economic Offences Wing of the Delhi Police in landmark cases, including the Stock Guru Scam case, and has served as a Special Prosecutor in high- profile matters such as Vivek Madhok Vs. State and Shanker Bhatiya Vs. State. His notable appearances before the Supreme Court of India include the highly publicised "Arushi Talwar murder" case, where his legal acumen left an indelible mark. In addition, Senior Advocate Dubey has played instrumental roles in several other significant cases, including the Chandra Babu Naidu Case, Tarun Tejpal Rape Case, Bhushan Steel, Excise Liquor Scam Case, and many more, where his expertise and diligence have contributed to the pursuit of justice and the upholding of the rule of law.

Beyond his courtroom endeavours, Mr Dubey is a prolific author, contributing insightful articles to legal journals and media outlets on various legal topics, including criminal responsibility, bail laws, cross-examination techniques, and the intricacies of corporate investigations. Notably, he authored "Bail under Prevention of Money Laundering Act Post Amendment: A Review," published in The Daily Guardian, shedding light on critical legal aspects in the fight against financial crimes. Furthermore, he has conducted webinars on essential topics such as "White Collar Crimes in India Evolution, Trends & Solutions" and "Drafting & Pleadings in Civil and Criminal Law," enriching legal education and fostering dialogue on critical legal issues.

Mr Dubey holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, Delhi University, and is a revered member of the Bar Council of India, Bar Council of Delhi, Delhi High Court Bar Association, and the Supreme Court Bar Association.

Shri Mudit Jain | Advocate

Advocate Mudit Jain has been at the forefront of criminal litigation for over a decade, fearlessly navigating through high-profile matters with unwavering commitment and expertise. From the investigation stage to trial and even Appeals, he has displayed an exceptional acumen that is truly commendable.

Mr Mudit Jain's presence has been a familiar sight before the High Courts and numerous district courts, where he has engaged in rigorous arguments and skilful cross-examination of witnesses. Notably, at 24, he etched his name in the annals of legal history as the youngest lawyer to conduct the cross-examination of prosecution witnesses in the highly publicised 2G Spectrum CBI trial.

Through the years, Mr Mudit Jain continued to shine as a beacon of legal brilliance, representing accused persons in several Coal Scam Trials, where his cross-examination of prosecution witnesses showcased his profound understanding of the intricacies of the law. At just 31 years old, he achieved another milestone by cross-examining the star witness turned approver in one such trial, earning widespread admiration from peers and colleagues alike.

Advocate Mudit Jain's dedication to pursuing justice has extended beyond specific cases. He has offered his invaluable counsel and representation to clients entangled in critical matters, including the Augusta Westland ED case, alleged Aviation Scam matters, ICICI-Videocon CBI matter, PNB-LOI CBI and ED matters, Bhushan Steel's ED and SFIO matters, Yes Bank-related CBI and ED matters. His strategic insights and comprehensive approach have proven to be indispensable assets in every case he handles.

Beyond his courtroom prowess, Advocate Mudit Jain's legal acumen manifests in his exceptional drafting and vetting skills. He has authored numerous pleadings, including Bail Applications, Discharge Applications, Final Arguments, High Court Petitions, and SLPs, all of which testify to his meticulous attention to detail and unwavering dedication to justice.

Shri Aashul Agarwal | Advocate

Mr Aashul Aggarwal is a criminal law practitioner, primarily practising in the High Court of Delhi and trial courts. He is an alumnus of the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, where he completed his 5-year BBA- LLB with a specialisation in corporate laws.

Mr. Aashul Aggarwal is the visionary founder of Aashul Aggarwal & Associates, a leading law chamber based in Delhi. Under his leadership, the chamber has gained recognition for its excellence in criminal law practice, attracting high-profile clients.

Outside work, Mr. Aashul loves playing Piano, finding comfort and inspiration in its beautiful tunes, which is his way of staying creative and balancing life. Mr Aashul also enjoys exploring different cuisines and cultures across the world.

REGISTRATION PROCESS

Prospective applicants must communicate their interest in attending the session via email to io@symlaw.edu.in on or before February 09, 2024 (E0B).

Seminar on 'Building A Career in IP' on Friday, February 02, 2024

INTRODUCTION

Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA in collaboration with INDUSLAW, has organized Seminar on 'Building A Career in IP' on Friday, February 02, 2024 from 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM. This Session is organised under the aegis of the 'Professionals/Alumni Mentorship Programme'.

About the Resource Person:

Mr. Bharadwaj Jaishankar, Partner, IndusLaw

Bharadwaj co-leads the Intellectual Property Practice at INDUSLAW. He has over 15 years of enriching experience in the field of Intellectual Property Rights involving protection, enforcement and commercialization of Intellectual Property assets.

Bharadwaj's past work experience involves stints with some of India's leading Tier-1 Intellectual Property boutique law firms. In his last professional commitment, Bharadwaj was the IP and Innovation Counsel for one of the world's leading FMCG organizations, responsible for Intellectual Property and Innovation legal issues for the APAC region. In his time with the law firms, Bharadwaj has been actively involved in some precedent setting judgments passed by various Courts in India. He has also advised a diverse range of clients on various aspects of IP rights, as well as on related areas including information technology law, internet law, contract law and general commercial law. In particular, on behalf of the Government of India, Bharadwaj has successfully led and coordinated a team comprising law firms across 50 countries for protecting and enforcing rights for one of India's landmark and renowned Geographical Indications. At INDUSLAW, Bharadwaj supports clients on various IP matters including protecting and enforcing IP assets, as well as creating bespoke IP protection strategies. His practice also involves conducting IP due diligences and audits, as well as advising on IP structuring in corporate and commercial transactions. He often consults on a wide range of IP commercialization issues for clients across various business sectors including technology, media, FMCG, manufacturing, e-commerce, software and finance.

Bharadwaj is a visiting faculty at a leading law university in India, and also regularly speaks at various national and international conferences on diverse IP topics. He is currently an active member of the International Trademark Association (INTA) and is part of INTA's Internet Committee. Bharadwaj is also a regular contributor of articles for national and international publications. He has been recognized as a leading lawyer, and a recommended lawyer by Legal500, as well as listed as a Trademarks Star by IP Stars. Bharadwaj has also been recognized as Leading Individual by WTR1000. He is listed in the list of Top 100 IP Experts of India by AsiaIP. ALB has recognized Bharadwaj in Top IP Lawyers in India 2023.

Outside work, Bharadwaj is a Star Wars and Lego fanatic, and loves playing and watching Ultimate Frisbee.

Ms. Ishita Goyal, Associate, IndusLaw

Ishita is a part of the Intellectual Property Rights practice and is based out of the firm's Delhi office. Ishita advises clients on a range of matters across sectors, including Food and beverages, manufacturing, e-commerce, real-estate etc in relation to their Intellectual Property matters. In particular Ishita works on matters concerning with IP prosecution, enforcement, and transaction and regularly appears before the Trade Marks Registry. Ishita has written on subjects including Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property, which was recently published by Financial Express. In her spare time, Ishita enjoys painting, writing, and engaging in DIY activities.

REGISTRATION PROCESS

Prospective applicants must communicate their interest in attending the session via email to io@symlaw.edu.in on or before January 30, 2024 (E0B).

Seminar on 'Accessible Futures: Exploring Disability Rights and Obligations' | October 28, 2023

INTRODUCTION

SLS-NOIDA has organised a Seminar on 'Accessible Futures: Exploring Disability Rights and Obligations' on October 28, 2023 (Saturday) from 11:30 AM - 01:00 PM. It is an initiative of the Legal Aid Centre and the 'Quality Improvement Cell (QIC)' of Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA.

About the Resource Person:

Mr. Parag Namdeo | Head, Advocacy and Network Development, Sense International India

Mr. Parag Namdeo serves as the Head, Advocacy and Network Development at Sense International India. Sense International India, a registered Trust established in Ahmedabad, India, in 1997, has been at the forefront of advocating for the rights of persons with deaf-blindness.

With over a decade of dedicated service to the organization, Mr Parag has been a driving force behind raising awareness about the rights of individuals with deaf-blindness and ensuring their empowerment, as well as that of their family members and educators.

As the Head of Networks' Support, Mr. Parag has played a pivotal role in shaping the organization's advocacy and network development strategy, aligning it with the overarching organizational objectives. His primary responsibility is to represent and sensitize stakeholders on the critical issues faced by persons with deaf-blindness at various forums. He focuses on building the capacity of individuals with deaf-blindness to become selfadvocates, an essential element for the sustained impact of their advocacy initiatives.

Mr. Parag's commitment and dedication have been demonstrated on a global stage, as he has supported individuals with deaf-blindness at the UN Human Rights Council, participated in National and State government consultations, contributed to board meetings, and played a crucial role in numerous national, regional, and state-level programs organized by Sense International India. Under his leadership, the Networks' Development initiatives have thrived, with Mr. Parag supervising the activities of three national networks and nineteen state networks, comprising over 2500 members, including individuals with deaf-blindness, their families, and professionals.

Ms. Charu Sharma | Project Responsible, Physical Rehabilitation Program (PRP), International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), New Delhi

Ms. Charu Sharma serves as the Project Responsible for the Physical Rehabilitation Program (PRP) at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in New Delhi. With a Bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy, an Advanced Diploma in Holistic Health & Fitness, and a Certificate in Humanitarian Leadership and Management, she brings a unique blend of clinical expertise, health and fitness knowledge, and leadership skills to the table.

Ms. Charu's professional journey, spanning over 12 years, has been marked by dedication to improving the lives of individuals with disabilities. Notably, her career extends beyond traditional healthcare, as she has dedicated more than 7 years to the international development and humanitarian sector. One of her strengths lies in her proficiency in managing rehabilitation and disability inclusion projects, and conducting training and capacity-building programs for health and rehabilitation professionals. Her ability to oversee and implement such projects is central to the mission of organizations like ICRC, which work diligently to enhance the quality of life for those with disabilities.

Ms. Charu's expertise goes beyond her professional qualifications; she is also a physiotherapist with a unique background in disability sports and social inclusion activities. Her role as an International Paralympic Committee (IPC) certified Level 2 Classifier in Para-athletics underscores her commitment to promoting inclusivity and excellence in the field of sports for individuals with disabilities.

REGISTRATION PROCESS

Prospective applicants must communicate their interest in attending the session via email to lac@symlaw.edu.in on or before October 26, 2023 (E0B).

Seminar on 'Bridging the Gap to Zero Hunger on World Food Day' | October 16, 2023

INTRODUCTION

Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA has organised a Seminar on 'Bridging the Gap to Zero Hunger on World Food Day' on October 16, 2023 (Monday) from 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM. It is an initiative of the Legal Aid Centre and the 'Quality Improvement Cell (QIC)' of Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA.

About the Resource Person:

Mr Siddharth Waghulkar | Deputy Head of Unit: Nutrition and School Feeding United Nations - World Food Programme

Mr Siddharth Waghulkar serves as the Deputy Head of Unit: Nutrition and School Feeding for the United Nations World Food Programme. He is passionately committed to the ambitious global aim of achieving "Zero Hunger." His journey towards this noble objective has taken him through various significant roles and experiences.

Previously, at the World Food Programme, Mr Siddharth assumed the crucial position of a Nutrition Officer, where his responsibilities encompassed the oversight and management of a multitude of projects and activities. Before that, in his role as a consultant at UNICEF, he furthered his impact by serving as the State Manager. This role was instrumental in his quest to combat the severe issue of acute malnutrition, particularly focusing on the state of Rajasthan. As a State-level consultant, he brought his expertise and dedication to the forefront, working tirelessly to reduce severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in this region. His work there was instrumental in alleviating the suffering of vulnerable communities and improving the nutritional well-being of countless individuals.

Mr Siddharth also took on the role of a consultant at Columbia Global University. This position allowed him to broaden his horizons and contribute to academic and research endeavors related to global hunger and nutrition.

Ms. Vandana Singh | Chief Executive Officer, Food Security Foundation India, India Food Banking Network (IFBN)

Ms Vandana started her career as a banker with ANZ Grindlays Bank and led teams in consumer banking, Foreign Trade Export and Import in Mumbai, Kolkata and Delhi.

Mr Vandana has worked as Advisor Finance with Mission Convergence, Delhi Government, an initiative for women empowerment and for providing social protection in Delhi. Initiated and implemented a number of projects.

Ms Vandana is currently Chief Executive Officer of Food Security Foundation India, India Food Banking Network, leading a national initiative to address Hunger, Food waste and malnutrition in India.

As the organization's CEO, Ms. Vandana Singh is committed to contributing to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 2 to end hunger, achieve food security and improve nutrition in India by 2030 by establishing a strong and efficient network of Food Banks throughout the country. These transformational Food Banks systematically capture food from donors and channelize it to the institutional feeding programs.

Ms Minakshi Sarma Dabas | Partner, Corporate Law Group (CLG)

Ms. Minakshi Sarma Dabas heads the Corporate Law Group's Food and Nutrition Practice and also part of the Pharmaceuticals/Cosmetic Practice Group.

With more than 18 years of legal practice and corporate exposure, Ms. Minakshi has extensive exposure of the changing legal landscape, policy and government decision making processes. She also experience on various market access issues such as tariff and non-tariff barriers, legal and regulatory requirements of various food and agriculture products such as infant and children food products, proprietary food, nutraceuticals, health supplements, foods of special dietary and medical purposes, fortified rice and salt, edible oils, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, additives, dry fruits, etc. Also, horizontal standards including those on labelling, claims, advertising, contaminants/toxins and residues, packaging, recall etc. Other sectors include pharmaceuticals, Cosmetics, Ayush and Consumer Protection.

REGISTRATION PROCESS

Prospective applicants must communicate their interest in attending the session via email to lac@symlaw.edu.in on or before October 14, 2023 (E0B).

Seminar on Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Law | August 18, 2023

INTRODUCTION

Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA has organised a Seminar on 'Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Law' on August 18, 2023 from 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM. It is an initiative of the 'Quality Improvement Cell (QIC)' of Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA.

About the Resource Person:

Mr Nikhil Naren | Chevening Scholar | Of Counsel- Scriboard | Assistant Professor, Jindal Global Law School, Sonipat | Alumnus: SLS-NOIDA (2015-2020)

Mr Nikhil Naren | Chevening Scholar | Of Counsel- Scriboard | Assistant Professor, Jindal Global Law School, Sonipat | Alumnus: SLS-NOIDA (2015-2020)

Mr. Nikhil's interest areas lie around the intersection of law and technology and its impact on society. He has co-authored two books with Mr Rodney D. Ryder, Managing Partner, Scriboard: 'Internet Law: Regulating Cyberspace and Emerging Technologies', Bloomsbury Professional India (2020); and 'Artificial Intelligence and Law: Challenges Demystified', Law & Justice Publishing Co. (2022). His articles have featured in leading national dailies such as- LiveMint, The Hindu, The New Indian Express, etc.

As an Advocate at Scriboard, Mr. Nikhil received an opportunity to advise leading Social Networking, e-Commerce, Public Sector Undertakings, Start-Ups, and Fortune 100 & 500 companies on handling disputes and maintaining compliances pertaining to the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the rules made thereunder, Intellectual Property, Contractual Disputes, Brand Management, Privacy, and Emerging Technologies.

Mr. Nikhil has completed his undergraduate degree in Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws [B.A.LL.B | 2015-20] from Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA. He became one of the youngest awardees of the British Chevening Scholarship for pursuing Master of Laws [LL.M.] in Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law from the Queen Mary, University of London. He was one amongst the 7 Chevening scholars to have been awarded with the 'Gold Award' by the Chevening Secretariat and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, for putting in 100+ hours of volunteering work in the United Kingdom out of a total of 1600 scholars from close to 140 countries in the 2021-22 cohort.

REGISTRATION PROCESS

Prospective applicants must communicate their interest in attending the session via email to io@symlaw.edu.in on or before August 17, 2023 (E0B).

Seminar on "Sustainable Development Principles in International Investment Law Jurisprudence" | Saturday, April 15, 2023

INTRODUCTION

Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA has organised a Seminar on "Sustainable Development Principles in International Investment Law Jurisprudence" on Saturday, April 15, 2023, from 12:30 PM � 02:00 PM. It is an initiative of the 'Quality Improvement Cell (QIC)' of Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA.

About the Resource Person:

Mr Argha Kumar Jena | Ph.D. Scholar, UNINETTUNO University, Rome | Visiting Scholar, UNIDROIT | Alumnus Batch 2012-17

Mr Argha Kumar Jena is currently a Visiting Scholar at UNIDROIT and enrolled as a Ph.D. scholar with full scholarship at UNINETTUNO University, Rome composing his dissertation on the Crossroads of FDI Control Regulations and Sustainable Development Goals. He has an LL.M. in International Dispute Resolution from the Humboldt University of Berlin and is an Assistant Country Reporter (India) for the CELIS Institute (Berlin).

After graduating in Law from Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA (Batch 2012-17), Mr Argha Kumar has partnered with law firms in Germany, Italy and India. He has advised and represented companies from Europe, Asia, and the Middle East in international transactions and disputes. Additionally, he is associated as a Senior Research Associate with Prof. Dr Steffen Hindelang, where amongst other things, he assists in delivering expert legal opinions in Investment Arbitrations and expert guidance in research studies of the European Commission.

REGISTRATION PROCESS

Prospective applicants must communicate their interest in attending the session via email to srcoord@symlaw.edu.in on or before April 14, 2023 (E0B).

Seminar on 'Is There a Future for Investment Arbitration in Europe?' | Thursday, April 13, 2023

INTRODUCTION

Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA has organised a Seminar on 'Is There a Future for Investment Arbitration in Europe?' in collaboration with Uppsala University, Sweden, on Thursday, April 13, 2023, from 01:30 PM - 03:30 PM. It is an initiative of the 'Quality Improvement Cell (QIC)' of Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA.

About the Resource Person:

Prof (Dr) Steffen Hindelang | Professor, Uppsala University, Sweden | Co-Founder and Director, CELIS Institute

Dr Steffen Hindelang is a professor of international investment and trade law at Uppsala University in Sweden. He teaches and researches international economic law, esp. international investment law, arbitration, investment security, EU law and German public law. He is also co-founder and director of the CELIS Institute, the leading forum for studying and debating investment screening policy in Europe and beyond.

Dr Steffen is adjunct faculty at Technical University Berlin, a senior fellow at the Walter Hallstein Institute of European Constitutional Law at Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin, and an academic advisor to the International Investment Law Centre Cologne (IILCC). Previously, he was a guest professor at, among others, the University of Uppsala as a Riksbankens Jubileumsfond - Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung Swedish Prize Laureate at Nagoya University, Bocconi University Milan, the University of Lausanne, the Charles University Prague, the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), and the Turkish-German University Istanbul.

Dr Steffen's recent publications include Triangulating Freedom of Speech (Springer, 2022, ed., with A Moberg), A Common European Law on Investment Screening (Springer, 2020, ed., with A Moberg), Freiheit und Kommunikation: Zur verfassungsrechtlichen Sicherung kommunikativer Selbstbestimmung in einer vernetzten Gesellschaft (Freedom and Communication: On the Constitutional Safeguarding of Communicative Self-Determination in a Networked Society) (Springer, 2019), and Shifting Paradigms in International Investment Law: More Balanced, Less Isolated, Increasingly Diversified (OUP, 2016, ed., with M Krajewski). He is also co-editor-in-chief of the Yearbook of Socio-Economic Constitutions (Springer).

Dr Steffen has advised, among other things, European governments and businesses on EU and German investment screening regulations, international investment disputes, and international organisations, such as UNCTAD, on reforming the current global investment law regime. The European Parliament's INTA Committee repeatedly invited him to prepare studies on the evolvement of the EU Common Commercial Policy in investment. Steffen has served as a legal expert in support of the Kingdom of Spain in several ICSID, PCA, and SCC arbitrations, Green Power and Portigon among them, where the intra-EU objection was first accepted in full and in part, respectively, as well as in numerous US Court proceedings in Novenergia, Eiser, Antin, Masdar, and others. In the Swedish Supreme Court, he acted as an expert in support of the Republic of Poland in PL Holdings. He assisted the Republic of Croatia before German courts in obtaining an interim injunction against investment arbitration proceedings. He has acted as an ICSID arbitrator and serves at the ICSID Panel of Conciliators designated by the Federal Republic of Germany for 2019-2025 and the List of European Union Candidates Suitable for Appointment as Arbitrators and TSD Experts.

Dr Steffen studied law at the Universities of Bayreuth and Marburg. He holds a doctorate in law from the University of Tubingen and a habilitation in law from the Humboldt University of Berlin. He is fully qualified to practise as a judge and attorney-at-law in Germany.

REGISTRATION PROCESS

Prospective applicants must communicate their interest in attending the session via email to srcoord@symlaw.edu.in on or before April 12, 2023 (E0B).

Seminar on "Exploring the Legal Landscapes of India and Poland - Comparing Commercial and Corporate Law for Cross-Border Legal Practice' | March 22, 2023

INTRODUCTION

Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA, in collaboration with the ADG Legal Advocates and Consultants, India & LEGALLYA.SMART, Poland has organised a 'Seminar on Exploring the Legal Landscapes of India and Poland - Comparing Commercial and Corporate Law for Cross-Border Legal Practice' on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, from 12:15 PM - 01:30 PM. It is an initiative of the 'Quality Improvement Cell (QIC)' of Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA.

About the Resource Person:

Dr. Judyta Latymowicz | Co-Founder and Partner, LEGALLY.SMART | Head, Asian and India Desk, Co-Chair of Polish Division of Indian National Association of Legal Professionals (INALP)

Dr Judyta is a co-founder and a partner of LEGALLY.SMART. She is the head of the Asian and India Desk, co-chair of the Polish Division of the Indian National Association of Legal Professionals (INALP), and an academic lecturer and trainer specialising in the business culture of India and Bangladesh. She has been a member of the Warsaw Bar Association (Poland) since 2013.

Dr Judyta graduated from the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw. She earned a master's and doctoral degree at the Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Warsaw (speciality: India and Bangladesh). She also graduated from the European Academy of Diplomacy with a specialisation in foreign service. All studies she completed with honours. In 2022, she won the 11th edition of the Rising Stars Lawyers- Leaders of Tomorrow 2022 competition - a prestigious contest in Poland that annually awards distinguished lawyers for their achievements, social attitude, knowledge, highest standards of legal services, creativity, ability to sense new market trends as well as pro bono activities.

Dr Judyta specialises in civil, corporate and commercial law, focusing on contract law. Combining her academic expertise with attorney practice, she works on multinational projects, supervising transactions involving parties from different law systems and jurisdictions. She also has vast experience in handling court cases and transboundary commercial litigation, which allows her to advise the parties at the transactional stage on how the agreements should be prepared to avoid potential disputes in the future.

Dr Judyta provides comprehensive, ongoing legal counselling for domestic and international clients doing business in Poland. She also regularly advises Polish businesses across various sectors on establishing their presence in South Asia, especially in India and Bangladesh.

REGISTRATION PROCESS

Prospective applicants must communicate their interest in attending the session via email to global@symlaw.edu.in on or before March 20, 2023 (E0B).

Seminar on 'AI and Related IP Issues' | March 14, 2023

INTRODUCTION

Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA, in collaboration with the University of New Hampshire, Franklin Pierce School of Law, Concord, USA has organised a 'Seminar on AI and Related IP Issues' on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 from 11:30 AM - 01:00 PM. It is an initiative of the 'Quality Improvement Cell (QIC)' of Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA.

About the Resource Person:

Ms Megan M Carpenter | Dean of University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law, USA

Ms. Megan M. Carpenter is dean of the University of New Hampshire School of Law. Dean Carpenter is an internationally known expert in intellectual property, with particular interests in entrepreneurship, branding, and the arts.

Prior to joining UNH Law, Dean Carpenter was founder and co-director of the Center for Law and Intellectual Property at Texas A&M University School of Law, where she also served as Professor of Law and Faculty Director of three intellectual property and entrepreneurship-related clinical programs.

Dean Carpenter has extensive experience in institution-building; her talent for driving initiatives from concept to execution has helped to establish successful programs both within law schools and universities generally. She has spearheaded the creation of innovative academic programs, including experiential learning initiatives, joint degree programs, study abroad, regular conferences and symposia, certificate programs, and interdisciplinary programs with various colleges across university campuses. A hallmark of her leadership is a collaborative and student-centered approach.

Dean Carpenter writes and publishes in the area of intellectual property and innovation, including the book, Evolving Economies: The Role of Law in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. She has written multiple book chapters and published works in the Hastings Law Journal, Fordham Law Review, Columbia Journal of Law & the Arts, Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law, and the Yale Journal of Human Rights and Development.

Dean Carpenter believes that learning best takes place at the intersection of theory, policy, and practice. She has received multiple awards for her dedication to students, her skills in program development, and her service to the university and the community, including the Texas A&M University System Distinguished Faculty Award, the President's Grand Challenge Award, the Judith Kuhn & Stephen R. Alton Service Award, and the United States Association for Small Business & Entrepreneurship (USASBE) Best Workshop Award. Throughout her career, Dean Carpenter has engaged intellectual property law with underserved communities such as early-stage entrepreneurs, musicians, and grassroots arts organizations.

Dean Carpenter practiced law at Kirkpatrick & Lockhart (now K&L Gates), where she represented clients on a variety of intellectual property and technology-related issues.

Mr Micky Minhas | Executive Director of the Center for Intellectual Property at the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law | Senior Vice President, the Marconi Group

Mr. Micky Minhas is Senior Vice President at the Marconi Group, an intellectual property licensing and investment firm based in Dallas, Texas. As part of the Marconi management team, he plays a vital role supporting Marconi's vision of transforming the fundamentals of intellectual property licensing through providing better ways to share patented technology.

Before joining Marconi in March 2020, Mr. Micky was Chief Patent Counsel for Microsoft, managing the Microsoft patent group since 2012. He managed a team of over one hundred patent professionals who were primarily responsible for outbound and inbound intellectual property licensing, patent strategy, patent acquisitions and divestitures. He also managed patent preparation and prosecution of patents and was responsible for Microsoft's conflicts, indemnification and pre litigation practice. During his time, Microsoft had a significant patent licensing business resulting in significant revenue for the company, as well as placement of Microsoft products on Android based mobile devices.

Prior to Microsoft, Mr Micky served for 13 years as Vice President of Intellectual Property Strategy at Qualcomm in San Diego, California. There, he was responsible for establishing the company's 4G patent portfolio as well as intellectual property aspects of Qualcomm's mergers and acquisitions practice. As part of his time with Qualcomm, he was based in Munich, Germany where he managed the company's patent opposition practice.

Mr Micky holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Marquette University ('89), an MS in Electrical Engineering from George Washington University ('93) and a JD and LLM from the University of New Hampshire ('97), where he continues to work as the Director of Intellectual Property.

Mr Micky served as President of Marquette Alumni Board, which he has been on since 2016. In addition, Micky is on the Marquette University Board of Trustees since 2019. Micky has served on the Board of the Intellectual Property Owners (IPO) since 2012.

REGISTRATION PROCESS

Prospective applicants must communicate their interest in attending the session via email to global@symlaw.edu.in on or before March 11, 2023 (E0B).

Seminar on 'Comparative Law and What US Supreme Court Can Learn from the Supreme Court of India'| March 16, 2023

INTRODUCTION

Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA, in collaboration with the Seattle University School of Law, USA, has organised a 'Seminar on Comparative Law and What US Supreme Court Can Learn from The Indian Supreme Court' on March 16, 2023, in Seminar Hall.

About the Resource Person:

Dr Sital Kalantry | Associate Dean for International and Graduate Programs and Associate Professor of Law, Seattle University School of Law, USA

Professor Sital Kalantry is an expert in comparative law, business and human rights, feminist legal theory, and contract law. Her book, Women's Rights and Migration explores the consequences of using contextual information to develop laws relating to reproduction in the United States. She has written over a dozen articles and book chapters that have been published in prominent legal journals, such as the Cornell Law Review and the Stanford International Law Journal, as well as peer-reviewed social sciences journals, including the Forum for Health Economics and Policy. Her work has also appeared in the New York Times, Slate, and the Hill (among others). She is a regular media commentator on reproductive rights, law in India, and human rights issues. The U.S. Supreme Court and the Supreme Court of India have cited her writing.

Dr Kalantry teaches business and human rights, comparative constitutional law, and contract law. Her teaching is informed by her scholarship as well as her seven years of experience as a corporate lawyer at two major U.S. law firms, Milbank and O'Melveny & Myers, and by her litigation experience in international and foreign courts, including the Indian Supreme Court, Inter-American Court of Human Rights and Constitutional Court of Colombia.

Dr Kalantry founded the Cornell International Human Rights Clinic, the University of Chicago International Human Rights Clinic, the Avon Global Center for Women & Justice at Cornell Law School, the Cornell India Law Center, and the India Center for Law and Justice at Seattle University School of Law. She is the founding faculty director of an online Masters in Legal Studies Program at Cornell Law School. In that role, she designed the curriculum, recruited tenured and adjuncts to teach courses, created admissions criteria, and coordinated with instructional designers and other administrators for this new master's program at Cornell Law School.

Dr Kalantry has won awards for her book, for her public interest work (from the South Asian Bar Association), and for her mentorship and support to women students at Cornell University. She has received several grants, including a $1.5 million grant to start the Avon Center for Women and Justice, a grant from NYC Visioning Committee, and a teaching innovation grant. She received the Fulbright Scholarship to teach at Jindal Global Law School in India and to conduct empirical research on the Indian Supreme Court.

Dr Kalantry has degrees from Cornell University (A.B.), the London School of Economics (MsC), and the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (J.D).

REGISTRATION PROCESS

Prospective applicants must communicate their interest in attending the session via email to global@symlaw.edu.in on or before March 13, 2023.

Seminar on 'Life and Law After BREXIT'| March 10, 2023

INTRODUCTION

Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA, in collaboration with Leeds Law School, UK, has organised a 'Seminar on Life and Law After BREXIT' on March 10, 2023, in Seminar Hall.

Resource Person:

Professor Deveral Capps | Professor of Law | Dean of Leeds Law School | Door Tenant, Trinity Chambers

Mr Deveral is a Professor of Law, the Dean of Leeds Law School and a door tenant at Trinity Chambers; he joined Trinity Chambers in 2008 after completing his pupillage. He is an academic member of Chambers.

Mr Deveral joined Leeds Law School in 2015 and has been involved in Higher Education for over 20 years. As a civil and criminal law barrister, Mr Deveral has appeared in courts across the North of England. As a legal academic, he has taught undergraduate, postgraduate and professional courses and published widely on legal education, legal skills and eCommerce law.

Mr Deveral has had significant input into legal education and training development in the UK. Between 2011 and 2013, he sat on the steering committee for the Legal Education and Training Review, the most extensive legal education review since 1971. Deveral is currently a member of the Future Bar Training Task Group and helped draft the Bar Standard Boards consultation paper setting out how barristers might be trained in the future.

As an expert in Quality Assurance, Mr Deveral has a broad understanding of the academic review and quality processes. He is an experienced external examiner, including lead external examiner, for all academic awards. He has also been a member of Institutional inspecting panels on behalf of the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Bar Standards Board. Between 2008 and 2013, he was a member of the Advocacy Training Council and has been an eLearning consultant for Oxford University Press.

Mr Deveral currently supports master's dissertations and has several different research interests, including legal education, legal skills and eCommerce Law.

REGISTRATION PROCESS

Prospective applicants must communicate their interest in attending the session via email to global@symlaw.edu.in on or before March 07, 2023.

Seminar on Minding your 'Business'- Intellectual Property [Old and New]' | February 17, 2023

INTRODUCTION

Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA has organised a 'Seminar on Minding your 'Business'- Intellectual Property [Old and New]' on Friday, February 17, 2023 from 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM. It is an initiative of the 'Quality Improvement Cell (QIC)' of Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA.

Resource Person:

Mr Subhash Bhutoria | Partner, DSK Legal, New Delhi | Founder, Art Law India

Mr. Subhash is a seasoned IP and Art lawyer. Before joining DSK Legal, he was leading the IP and Art law team at Luthra and Luthra Law Offices India. In a career spanning over 14 years, he has worked with leading lawyers and firms including Lall & Sethi, Lakshmi Kumaran & Sridharan Attorneys and had founded the IP and art law practice at the firm, Krida Legal.

In his career spanning over 14 years, Mr. Subhash has represented clients from diverse fields. Besides mainstream IP practice i.e. trademark and other IP filings and prosecution, oppositions and conflicts, he specialises in IP due diligence, IP disputes and enforcement strategies. He regularly appears before the Courts and Tribunals across India and has conducted numerous anti-counterfeiting and anti- piracy raids. He has developed a team of dynamic IP lawyers and paralegals, which assist him closely on IP and other areas of his practice.

Besides his professional commitments, Mr. Subhash is a member of the International Trademark Association (ADR Committee), European Community Trademark Association and IP Forum, FICCI. He is an arbitrator with the Court of Arbitration of Art, Netherlands and also with the Hyderabad Arbitration Center. He is also the legal advisor to the International Delphic Council. He is regularly invited by Universities and business associations for sessions/guest lectures on intellectual property law and practice and art law.

Mr. Subhash has won laurels and recognition at national and international level including: Recognised amongst top IP Professionals in India by Asian Legal Business (ALB) 2022; Awarded 'Top 50 Future Legal Leaders' by India Business Legal Journal; Recognised as 'Up and Coming Future Legal Leader' by India Business Law Journal; Only Indian Art Lawyer on the panel of Court of Arbitration for Art, Netherlands.

Mr Nikhil Naren | Chevening Scholar | Of Counsel- Scriboard | Assistant Professor, Jindal Global Law School, Sonipat | Alumnus: SLS-NOIDA (2015-2020)

Mr. Nikhil is an Of Counsel, Scriboard and Assistant Professor at the Jindal Global Law School, Sonipat.

Mr. Nikhil's interest areas lie around the intersection of law and technology and its impact on society. He has co-authored two books with Mr Rodney D. Ryder, Managing Partner, Scriboard: 'Internet Law: Regulating Cyberspace and Emerging Technologies', Bloomsbury Professional India; and 'Artificial Intelligence and Law: Challenges Demystified', Law & Justice Publishing Co. His articles have featured in leading national dailies such as- LiveMint, The Hindu, The New Indian Express, etc.

As an Advocate at Scriboard, Mr. Nikhil received an opportunity to advise leading Social Networking, e-Commerce, Public Sector Undertakings, Start-Ups, and Fortune 100 & 500 companies on handling disputes and maintaining compliances pertaining to the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the rules made thereunder, Intellectual Property, Contractual Disputes, Brand Management, Privacy, and Emerging Technologies.

Mr. Nikhil has completed his undergraduate degree in Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws [B.A.LL.B | 2015-20] from Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA. He became one of the youngest awardees of the British Chevening Scholarship for pursuing Master of Laws [LL.M.] in Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law from the Queen Mary, University of London in 2020-21. He was one amongst the 7 Chevening scholars to have been awarded with the 'Gold Award' by the Chevening Secretariat and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, for putting in 100+ hours of volunteering work in the United Kingdom out of a total of 1600 scholars from close to 140 countries in the 2021-22 cohort.

REGISTRATION PROCESS

Prospective applicants must communicate their interest in attending the session via email to srcoord@symlaw.edu.in on or before February 16, 2023.

Seminar on ‘The Liability of Online Platforms for Unlawful Content in The EU - Fundamental Rights Concerns in The Light of The Directive on Copyright in The Digital Single Market and The Digital Services Act’| February 25, 2022

INTRODUCTION

Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA in association with Symbiosis Centre for European Studies (SCES) & UCD Sutherland School of Law, Dublin-Ireland has organised Seminar titled ‘The Liability of Online Platforms for Unlawful Content in The EU - Fundamental Rights Concerns in The Light of The Directive on Copyright in The Digital Single Market and The Digital Services Act’ on Friday, February 25, 2022 from 2:00 PM- 3:15 PM (IST) in virtual mode in ‘Microsoft Teams’.

Dr. Bernd Justin Jütte, Assistant Professor, UCD Sutherland School of Law, Dublin-Ireland

Dr. Bernd Justin Jütte joined the Sutherland School of Law as an Assistant Professor in Intellectual Property Law in August 2020. His research focuses on digital aspects of copyright law, with a particular focus on copyright exceptions, transformative uses and user rights.

Dr. Justin obtained his LLB from the University of Greifswald (Germany) and his Master en Droit Européen from the University of Luxembourg, where he also completed his PhD with a thesis on European copyright reform in 2016, which was published as a monograph in 2017 under the title "Reconstructing European Copyright Law for the Digital Single Market - Between Old Paradigms and Digital Challenges" with Nomos, Hart, Bloomsbury.

At UCD, Dr. Justin teaches modules on Copyright Law and European Law and directs the MSc in International Law & Business. He also teaches Intellectual Property Law and Internet Litigation at the University of Luxembourg and Internet Law and Intellectual Property Law at Vytautas Magnus University (Kaunas, Lithuania) where he is also an affiliated Senior Researcher.

Dr. Justin welcomes proposals for PhD research projects in intellectual property law and copyright law in particular.

REGISTRATION PROCESS

If interested in attending the Workshop, please communicate your interest in writing via email to to coordinator@symlaw.edu.in   on or before February 24, 2022 by 11:00 am.

Venue:

Online @Microsoft Teams

SEMINAR ON THE GOLDEN AGE OF LEGAL EDUCATION - JANUARY 14, 2020

INTRODUCTION

Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA in association with Texas A&M University School of Law, Fort Worth - Texas, USA has organised a Seminar on 'The Golden Age of Legal Education' on January 14, 2020.

MASTER CLASS – LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LAWS: KEY TOPICS

DATE, TIME AND VENUE

January 14, 2020 | 09:45am - 11:15am

Seminar Hall, Third Floor, Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA

ROUTE MAP

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Mr. Robert B. Ahdieh, Dean and Anthony G. Buzbee Endowed Dean\'s Chair Texas A&M University School of Law

A graduate of Princeton University\'s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and Yale Law School, Mr. Robert B. Ahdieh served as a law clerk to Judge James R. Browning of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit before his selection for the Honor\'s Program in the Civil Division of the US Department of Justice.

While still in law school, Mr. Ahdieh published what remains one of the seminal treatments of the constitutional transformation of post-Soviet Russia: \"Russia\'s Constitutional Revolution�Legal Consciousness and the Transition to Democracy.\" Ahdieh\'s work has also appeared in the Boston University Law Review, Michigan Law Review,Minnesota Law Review, NYU Law Review, and Southern California Law Review, among other journals.

Mr. Ahdieh's scholarly interests revolve around questions of regulatory and institutional design, especially in the financial arena. His particular focus has been on various non-traditional regulatory structures and modes of regulation, including those grounded in dynamics of coordination. Though relatively less studied in the legal literature, the framework of coordination holds significant promise both in helping us theorize existing regulatory patterns and in defining new regulatory constructs for the future.

Mr. Ahdieh has served as a visiting professor at Columbia and Georgetown law schools, as well as at Princeton University. He has also visited at the Institute for Advanced Study, at the University of British Columbia, the University of Warsaw, and Singapore Management University, among other overseas institutions.

CONTACT PERSON

Dr. Meenakshi Kaul,
Head - HR & Placements, Training and Placement Cell

Mr. Nitin Kumar,
Head - Training & Placements, Training and Placement Cell,
Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA

Email: hr@symlaw.edu.in

SEMINAR ON CANCER AWARENESS: IN ASSOCIATION WITH DHARAMSHILA CANCER FOUNDATION AND RESEARCH CENTER - DECEMBER 29, 2018

INTRODUCTION

Cancer incidence is rising continuously at a very high speed. Every year 15 lakhs new cases of cancer are detected and about 8 lakhs cancer patients die. Good news about cancer is that 40-50% cancers in India can be prevented by adopting healthy life style and 50-60% of cancers can be detected at an early stage, when they are completely curable.

Cancer prevention and early detection is only possible by public awareness. Dharamshila Cancer Foundation And Research Centre is a NGO dedicated to the cause of cancer since 1990.

Training and Placement Cell & Social Welfare Cell in association with Dharamshila Cancer Foundation And Research Center has organised a Seminar on Cancer Awareness on December 29, 2018 from 12:45pm - 02:30pm.

Dr. Suversha Khanna, Founder President, Dharamshila Cancer Foundation and Research Centre (a Non Governmental Organisation)

Dr. Suversha is Pediatrician who practiced pediatrics from 1971 to 1994.Her journey from a Pediatrician to a crusader started after fighting a lone battle with cancer from 1981 to 1988, when her father was suffering from stage IV Cancer (prostate). Non-availability of Comprehensive Cancer Care Facility in North India and total negative attitude towards Cancer by all concerned at that time was not acceptable to her.

To change the Cancer scene in North India, Dr. Suversha registered a NGO- Dharamshila Cancer Foundation and Research Centre in 1990 and commissioned North India's first Comprehensive Cancer Care and Research Centre in 1994. To address the acute shortage of trained oncologists, nurses, technicians and other support staff for providing quality care, she introduced various teaching and training programs in the hospital.

Being very passionate about quality care, Dr. Suversha became an NABH assessor in 2006 and ensured Dharamshila Cancer Hospital became the first NABH Accredited Cancer Hospital of India in 2008. For increasing awareness on Cancer Prevention and Early Detection, she has organized and delivered thousands of public lectures in various schools, colleges, Rotary clubs etc. She has propagated a work culture based on dedication, determination and perseverance to fight and win the battle against Cancer. To save precious lives being lost due to non-availability of Fully HLA Matched bone marrow donors, Dr. Suvershaestablished India's first BMT Centre, for doing Haploidentical Bone Marrow transplants with half match donors, with success rates at par with European and American Centers.

Dr. Suversha is a well-known philanthropist, who has received several awards including First Vijay Gujral Foundation Award, Scroll of Honour Award, Exemplary Service Award, Human Care Award of the Millennium, Millennium award to intellectuals and thinkers, Talented ladies award for human care and services women achiever award, outstanding 50 women in Health care and accolades for her great contribution in the field of oncology.

SCHEDULE OF THE WORKSHOP

REGISTRATION PROCESS

Interested learners (other than Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA learners) can send an email to hr@symlaw.edu.inand cc toglobal@symlaw.edu.inon or before December 25, 2018 with their name, designation and contact number.

CONTACT PERSON

Dr. Meenakshi Kaul
Assistant Professor & Head - HR and Training,
Training and Placement

Email: hr@symlaw.edu.in

ROUTE MAP

• New Delhi Railway Station to SLS-Noida
• Ghaziabad Railway Station to SLS-Noida
• Indira Gandhi international Airport to SLS-Noida

SEMINAR ON \"WHEN ROBOTS RUN THE MARKET: IMPLICATIONS FOR LAW AND REGULATION\": IN COLLABORATION WITH VENDERBILT LAW SCHOOL, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE-USA: DECEMBER 28, 2018

INTRODUCTION

"Innovation in robotics and AI is leading to increasingly complex, autonomous machines. The industrial, commercial, financial and social impacts of intelligent machines are starting to be felt and will become more significant...If implemented properly, there are significant benefits for society and for business. However there are compliance and regulatory issues that need to be considered." - Kyle Bower, 'The Robotics Age: Regulatory and Compliance Implications for Businesses and Financial Institutions', The European Financial Review, April 21, 2018 (Available online at http://www.europeanfinancialreview.com/?p=23123)

To get insights to the implications of advances in Artificial Intelligence and robotics on commerce, finance, employment and allied regulations, we are delighted to inform that Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA in collaboration with Vanderbilt Law School, Nashville has organised Seminar on When Robots Run the Market: Implications for Law and Regulation on December 28, 2018.

Prof. Yesha Yadav, Professor of Law, Enterprise Scholar for 2017-19, Faculty Co-director, LL.M. Program, Vanderbilt Law School, Nashville, Tennessee-USA

Prof. Yesha Yadav\'s research interests lie in the area of financial and securities regulation, notably with respect to the evolving response of regulatory policy to innovations in financial engineering, market microstructure and globalization.

Before joining Vanderbilt\'s law faculty in 2011, Professor Yadav worked as legal counsel with the World Bank in its finance, private-sector development and infrastructure unit, where she specialized in financial regulation and insolvency and creditor-debtor rights. Before joining the World Bank in 2009, she practiced from 2004-08 in the London and Paris offices of Clifford Chance, in the firm\'s financial regulation and derivatives group. As part of her work in the area of payments regulation, she was assigned to advise the European Payments Council on the establishment of the Single Euro Payments Area, an initiative that seeks to integrate the domestic payments markets across the European Economic Area and Switzerland.

Since joining Vanderbilt, Professor Yadav has served as honorary advisor to India's Financial Services Law Reform Commission and on the Atlantic Council's Task Force on Divergence and the Transatlantic Financial Reform and G-20 Agenda. She is a member of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission's Technology Advisory Committee and the Tennessee State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. She earned an M.A. in law and modern languages with First Class honors at the University of Cambridge, after which she earned an LL.M. at Harvard Law School, where she focused on financial and capital markets regulation, payment systems and terrorist financing.

Professor Yadav teaches Securities Regulation, Corporate Bankruptcy, International Financial Regulation and Market Microstructure. She was honored in 2015 as a winner of the Hall-Hartman Prize Outstanding Professor Award for excellence in teaching.

SCHEDULE OF THE WORKSHOP

REGISTRATION PROCESS

Interested learners (other than Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA learners) can send an email to hr@symlaw.edu.inand cc toglobal@symlaw.edu.inon or before December 25, 2018 with their name, designation and contact number.

CONTACT PERSON

Dr. Meenakshi Kaul,
Assistant Professor & Head - HR and Training, Training and Placement

Dr. Neeti Shikha,
Associate Professor & Head - International Cell

Email: hr@symlaw.edu.in| global@symlaw.edu.in

ROUTE MAP

• New Delhi Railway Station to SLS-Noida
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• Indira Gandhi international Airport to SLS-Noida

SEMINAR ON START-UPS: WHERE THEORY MEETS PRACTICE - OCTOBER 11, 2019

INTRODUCTION

We are delighted to share that Entrepreneurship Cell, Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA has organised a Seminar on Start-ups: Where Theory Meets Practice on the 11th October, 2019 from 12:00 noon to 2:30 pm in the seminar hall.

Mr. Pradip R Subramaniam, Chief Innovation Officer, Livpure Pvt. Ltd. (A SAR Group Company)

Experienced Techno - Commercial Entrepreneur with 25+ Years of experience in the area of Smart / Frugal & Disruptive Technologies with focus on Water & Air Domain including IOT/Sensing having worked in Global Multi-national Corporations like GE, Philips (last Job as a Director), Hitachi, PepsiCo, LG. Presently also running a Start up with Cleantech as Mr. Pradip's focus area is Smart Cities including EV infrastructure. Work with companies like Bosch/GE and many more having developed a set of Smart City Air & Water IOT Devices. Has 25+ Patents in his Start-up / MNC companies where he worked. He is an MS from Georgia Tech, Atlanta with Mechatronics Engineering from India with 5 Gold Medals and being a University First Ranker in his B.Tech at Gujarat University. Also worked closely on Smart City project with CPCB Directors like Dr Kaamyotra & Dr Kartikeyan.

Mr. Animesh Katiyar, Founder Fur Ball Story | Alumnus, SLS,NOIDA (Batch 2011-16)

A lawyer turned entrepreneur. As a Type-1 Diabetic Patient, he was surprised when one day he got to foster 2 puppies at his law school (SLS, NOIDA) - this is when he realised how relaxed & calm he felt. This was therapeutic not just mentally, but physically as well, since his blood sugar level became stable. With this insight, he researched & found out that his experience wasn\'t an anomaly - there were case studies to back this thesis!

Life is about serendipitous omens - he took inspiration from this, left his legal practice, sold his Kawasaki Ninja to seed his business. FurBall Story is now a renowned brand name in the pet space - furry army provides animal assisted therapy sessions at 100+ enterprises such as Sequoia Capital, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, WeWork, MakeMyTrip, Mullen Lowe Lintas, Leo Burnett, to name a few. Their service dogs are popular & frequently hang out at the Bombay International Airport, with renowned celebs such as Dia Mirza, Siddharth Malhotra, Ayushman Khurana, Nora Fatehi, Aishwarya Rai Bachan, Shilpa Shetty. He is currently building Floofers : a one-stop solution for making pet parents\' experience hassle free.

Ms. Sonal, WhiteCub, Vegan Nutrition, Dairy Free - Gluten Free Business, Startup Name - WhiteCub

Ms Sonal is the director of Compassionate Choices Pvt. Ltd. She is the founder and CEO of WhiteCub. She has an experience of over two decades of intensive research in vegan nutrition. Her work at WhiteCub made the brand win the PETAVegan Food Award 2014. She is herself the winner of prestigious Government of India's Department of Science & Technology's WEE Foundation Award of Excellence 2017. She won the Cherie Blair Foundation - Dhriti Award 2017, TIE Power to SME Spirit of Manufacturing Awards - Woman Entrepreneur of the Year 2017. A typical day in her life sees her occupied at WhiteCub and also handholding many such people in their diet who want to avoid dairy.

Ms. Neha Bhatia, The Prodigal Cook Farms, Organic Farming, Organic Food

Ms. Neha is the Chief Experience Officer at The Prodigal Cook Farms. She holds a Bachelors in Economics (Hons) from Lady Sri Ram College in Delhi and majored in Public Policy and Economics (MPA) at London School of Economics.

Ms. Neha worked extensively in social research and monitoring & evaluation travelling across villages in both India and East Africa. She has served as a consultant in organizations like Youth Business International (London), Rutuba (Kenya), Pratham India, Development Alternatives, and JPAL on developmental research in education, farmers and food policy as well as sustainability. Currently, she is also involved in developing a program for promoting Women Agripreneurship in India. Also, an India representative for IMPACT - an inter

SCHEDULE OF THE WORKSHOP

CONTACT PERSON

Dr. Surya Rashmi Rawat,
Associate Professor & Head-Entrepreneurship Cell, Symbioiss Law School, NOIDA

Email: e-cell@symlaw.edu.in

ROUTE MAP

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SEMINAR ON PATENT LAW: IN COLLABORATION WITH PENN STATE LAW, PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, PA-USA - SEPTEMBER 03, 2019

INTRODUCTION

Training and Placement Cell in association with International Cell and in collaboration with Penn State Law, Pennsylvania State University, PA-USA has organised Seminar on Patent Law on Tuesday, September 03, 2019.

Professor Rachel Herder, Director, Intellectual Property Clinic and Assistant Professor of Clinical Law

Professor Rachel Herder joined the Penn State Law faculty from leading intellectual property firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where, as an associate in the firm's patents and innovation practice, she advised startup life science clients on various aspects of intellectual property law, including patent prosecution and litigation, university licensing, and Food and Drug Administration and healthcare regulations. She provided comprehensive counseling to clients on intellectual property and related business strategy with a focus on emerging companies. She managed global patent dockets, counsels clients in a variety of technology transactions, and analyzed intellectual property portfolios, including IP due diligence and freedom to operate. Professor Herder also has client counseling and litigation experience related to diagnostic testing and gene patents.

While pursuing her Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota, Professor Herder's work focused on neuropeptide regulation of steroid hormone biosynthesis in insects. Her scientific research has been published in Development, the Journal of Neuroscience, and Plant Cell, among other publications. Prior to pursuing her J.D. and Ph.D., Professor Herder was an associate research scientist in the Botany Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Professor Herder's teaching and mentoring experience includes serving as an adviser in the Harvard Law Entrepreneurship Project, where she provided guidance to law students advising a startup client on patentability and freedom to operate. She has also served as a lecturer and teaching assistant at the University of Minnesota.

Professor Herder has several publications to her name including: Danielsen ET, Moeller ME, Komura-Kawa T, Fujimoto F, Troelsen JT, Herder R, O\'Connor MB, Niwa R, and Rewitz KF (2014) Transcriptional Control of Steroid Biosynthesis Genes in the Drosophila Prothoracic Gland by Ventral Veins Lacking and Knirps PLoS Genetics 10(6) e1004343; Moeller ME, Danielsen ET, Herder R, O\'Connor MB, Rewitz KF (2013) Dynamic Feedback Circuits Function as a Switch for Shaping a Maturation-Inducing Steroid Pulse in Drosophila. Development. 140(23) 4730-2739; Peterson A, Jensen P, Shimell M, Stefancsik R, Wijayatonge R, Herder R, Raftery L, O\'Connor M (2012) R-Smad Competition Controls Activin Receptor Output in Drosophila. PLoS One. 7(5)e36548; Sun M, Thomas MJ, Herder R, Bofenkamp ML, Selleck SB, O\'Connor MB (2007) Presynaptic Contributions of Chordin to Hippocampal Plasticity and Spatial Learning. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(29):7740-50; Otegui MS, Herder R, Schulze J, Jung R, Staehelin LA (2006) The Proteolytic Processing of Seed Storage Proteins in Arabidopsis Embryo Cells Starts in the Multivesicular Bodies. Plant Cell. 18(10):2567-81; Herder, RJ and Demmig-Adams, B (2004) The Power of a Balanced Diet and Lifestyle in Preventing Cardiovascular Disease. Nutrition in Clinical Care. 7(2), 46-55.

For Professor Herder's Curriculum Vitae, click here. 

SCHEDULE OF THE WORKSHOP

CONTACT PERSON

Dr. Meenakshi Kaul,
Assistant Professor & Head - HR & Training, Training and Placement Cell, Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA
Email: hr@symlaw.edu.in

Dr. Megha Chauhan,
Assistant Professor & Head - International Cell, Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA
Email: global@symlaw.edu.in

ROUTE MAP

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SEMINAR ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND ALLIED LAWS: APRIL 06, 2019

INTRODUCTION

Training and Placement Cell, Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA has organized \'Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights and Allied Laws\' on Saturday, April 06, 2019 from 10:30am - 12:00noon.

Intellectual Property Rights, of late, has gained recognition in the legal field. Its significance for a law student can be judged by the fact that it is part of curriculum of all the law schools across the country.

Intellectual Property Rights are 'legal rights' that govern the use of creation of any human mind. Patents, industrial designs and trademarks are primarily considered to be Intellectual Property Rights. It is covered under The Patents Act, 1970, Copyright Act, 1957 and Trademark Act, 1999.

Dr. Shambhu Prasad Chakrabarty, Assistant Professor, Amity Law School, Kolkata

Dr. Shambhu Prasad Chakrabarty received his undergraduate degree from Town School Calcutta with Commerce and his graduate degree in Law (LL.B.) from Surendranath Law College, Kolkata and Masters from Calcutta University. Later he completed his Ph.D. (in Law on Tribal Rights in India with special reference of Tribals in West Bengal) in June 2017 from the University of North Bengal.

Between 2003-2006, Dr. Shambhu Prasad served as a law trainee to Advocate Asim Chatterjee of the High Court at Calcutta. Since 2006 after his post graduation from Hazra Campus, University of Calcutta he joined as a part time professor of law at Jogesh Chandra Choudhury Law College, Kolkata (Affiliated to Calcutta University). He also served as a guest lecturer on Cyber Crimes at Surendranath Law College, his alma mater during 2008-09. He joined KIIT, Bhubaneswar at Orissa as Assistant Professor of Law and later rejoined Jogesh Chandra Choudhury Law College as Contractual Whole Time Teacher till he joined Amity Law School Kolkata in 2016 where he is currently the Assistant Professor Grade II.

Dr. Shambhu Prasad's academic honours include topping the undergraduate degree and winning the first prize in Mock Parliament Competition conducted by the Government of West Bengal in 1997. Later during his graduate degree he topped his College and was also the University topper in his 4th year.

Dr. Shambhu Prasad also did his Post Graduate Certificate Course on Cyber Laws from IGNOU in collaboration with WBNUJS (study centre). He is also a Diploma holder on Journalism which he did in the year 2000 while pursuing his graduation studies.

Dr. Shambhu Prasad had been a Fellow to the 1stIP Asia Convention held in Malaysia in January, 2019. It was organized by the WIPO, WTO, UNIGE, Texas A & M.

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Assistant Professor & Head - HR and Training, Training and Placement Cell,Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA

Email: hr@symlaw.edu.in

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SEMINAR ON \'FREEDOM OF RELIGION UNDER THE FIRST AMENDMENT OF THE US CONSTITUTION\' - IN COLLABORATION WITH PENN STATE LAW, THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, USA: MARCH 13, 2019

INTRODUCTION

Training and Placement Cell in association with International Cell, Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA and in collaboration with Penn State Law, the Pennsylvania State University, USA has organised 'Seminar on Freedom of Religion Under the First Amendment of the US Constitution' on Wednesday, March 13, 2019.

Mr. Stephen G. Barnes, Assistant Dean of Graduate and International Programs, Penn State Law, the Pennsylvania State University, USA

Mr. Stephen G. Barnes is Assistant Dean of Graduate and International Programs at the Pennsylvania State University.

Before his appointment, Mr. Steve lived for 8 years in China where he was a visiting law professor at the China University of Political Science and Law in Beijing and also served as Penn State Law China Programs Director.

Mr. Steve is proficient in French, Chinese, and Swedish, and is energized by the cultural diversity that talented international students bring to Penn State Law.

Mr. Steve's educational qualification include J.D., University of Oregon; M.B.A., The George Washington University; & B.A., Brigham Young University.

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Dr. Meenakshi Kaul,
Assistant Professor & Head - HR & Training, Training and Placement Cell, Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA

Dr. Megha Chauhan,
Assistant Professor & Head - International Cell, Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA

Email: hr@symlaw.edu.in

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SEMINAR ON CONTRACT MANAGEMENT: MARCH 09, 2019

INTRODUCTION

Training and Placement Cell, Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA has organised Seminar on Contract Management on March 09, 2019 from 09:15am - 10:30am.

Mr. Gaurav Sharma, Associate Partner, Advisory Services Practice, EY LLP, India

Mr. Gaurav has over 14 years of professional services experience. He has extensively performed and led transformation projects, Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) reviews, contractual obligation compliance reviews, risk based internal audits, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) development and implementation projects.

Mr. Gaurav is a core member of the EY's contract management solutions team.

Mr. Gaurav has significant experience in leading Third Party Risk Management, Contract Management and vendor governance functions. He has worked extensively with organizations in different sectors/industries to transform their existing process using automation and other digital enablers

Mr. Gaurav has been assisting/advising clients in developing their contract management vision and strategy along with the future state operating model. He navigates large scale CLM transformations, deciphers global technology trends, identifies key value drivers from complex commercial arrangements

Mr. Gaurav has led several digital programs and engagements for organizations. His diversified experience on automation and enablement of digital footprint across organizations cuts through different sectors and industries.

Mr. Gaurav is also a leader for the innovation initiatives in EY and a dedicated member of IACCM. A stickler for sharing his point of view on new emerging technologies, he also writes blogs and white papers as well

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Dr. Meenakshi Kaul,
Assistant Professor & Head - HR and Training, Training and Placement Cell,
Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA

Email: hr@symlaw.edu.in

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SEMINAR ON REGULATING THE TECHNOLOGY IN THE MODERN WORLD: IN COLLABORATION WITH BIRMINGHAM LAW SCHOOL, BIRMINGHAM UNIVERSITY, UK: MARCH 06, 2019

INTRODUCTION

International Cell, Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA in association with Birmingham Law School, Birmingham University, UK has organised a 'Seminar on Regulating the Technology in the Modern World' on March 06, 2019 from 01:00pm - 02:00pm in Seminar Hall, Third Floor, Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA.

Professor Robert Lee, Director - Centre for Legal Education and Research, University of Birmingham

Professor Robert Lee is the Director of the Centre for Legal Education and Research at the University of Birmingham. He has acted as specialist adviser to the European Parliament, the European Commission, the House of Commons and the National Assembly for Wales and has worked for the Department for the Environment in Northern Ireland (drafting environmental legislation), the Irish Environment Protection Agency, the UN Environment Programme and the UN Development Programme. In the UK, he has undertaken research projects on the regulation of technologies for both the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Prior to his appointment Professor Robert was Professor of Environmental Law at the Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter. Between 2001 and 2012 he was Co-Director of the ESRC Research Centre on Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society (BRASS) at Cardiff University. He is the Environmental Editor for the Journal of Business Law and an Analysis Editor for the Journal of Environmental Law and he sits on the editorial board of the Journal of Law and Society. He is an honorary life member of the UK Environmental Law Association. His wider interest is in regulatory issues particularly in areas of health and environment. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and holds a higher doctorate (LL.D.) for socio-legal studies.

Professor Robert researches broadly in the field of environmental law. He has a book on food regulation in Europe (Routledge, 2010) has edited a two volume reader on Environmental Law and Economics (Ashgate 2008). He produces the environment volume of the Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents (LexisNexis, 2013), and has edited a collection of essays on Economic Globalisation and Ecological Localisation (Blackwell, 2009). His current projects include work on the socio-economic aspects of harvesting and developing pharmaceutical products from marine sponges (funded by Marie Curie) and a review of sustainability duties in the UK, on behalf of WWF (UK).

Professor Robert has spent time in commercial practice with two of the largest UK law firms and remains a professional development consultant with the Environment, Planning and Regulation Group of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. He has been a member of the Law Society\'s Training Committee, the QAA Benchmarking Panel for Law, the Lord Chancellor\'s Standing Conference on Legal Education and the Society of Legal Scholars\' Legal Education Sub-committee. 

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Dr. Megha Chauhan,
Assistant Professor & Head, International Cell,
Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA

Email: global@symlaw.edu.in

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SEMINAR ON INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW | HIGHER LEGAL EDUCATION ABROAD: IN COLLABORATION WITH MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL - MARCH 02, 2019

INTRODUCTION

International Cell, Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA in collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University Law School, UK has organsied Semianr on International Human Rights Law | Higher Legal Education Abroad on March 02, 2019.

Ms. Emma Seagreaves, Associate Head of School, Manchester Metropolitan University Law School, UK

Ms. Emma qualified as a solicitor in 1996 and practised primarily in the fields of Family Law and Private Client, in addition to becoming an Accredited Family Mediator. She joined the University of Huddersfield in 2000, initially as the in-house Legal Officer and, in 2002, moved into the Huddersfield Law School as a Senior Lecturer, becoming Director of Legal Practice and Head of Professional Studies in 2004. Emma joined Manchester Law School in 2015 as Associate Head of School. Emma's LLM research focused on Gender Discrimination within Family Law (Divorce Finance). She is currently pursuing a PhD, her research focusing on improving outcomes for children in the care system set against the current background of performance measures within the Family Justice system. Emma's pedagogical research has centred on the development of a virtual transactional learning environment utilising authentic case studies, for which she has led successful internal funding applications.

Ms. Emma has worked with the Solicitors' Regulation Authority for a number of years in various quality assurance roles. She has been a Solicitors' Regulation Authority External Examiner to BPP University, University of Law, Cardiff Law School and Northumbria Law School, in addition to sitting on the Solicitors' Regulation Authority Authorisation and Validation Panel. Emma was Institutional Lead External Examiner at Nottingham Law School from 2009-2014.

Ms. Emma is currently the Solicitors' Regulation Authority Chief Assessor for Family Law in England and Wales. She also holds an external examining position at Sheffield Hallam University and acts as External Assessor to the Institute of Licensed Conveyancers.

In 2012, Ms. Emma was appointed to the post of Chair of the West Yorkshire Local Family Justice Board, where she also chairs both the public and private Child Law Performance Sub-groups.

Ms. Emma is Associate Head of the Law School. She has executive responsibility for the Law School's programmes, and strategic responsibility for Internationalisation, the student experience, quality assurance of programmes (including teaching and assessment) and curriculum based employability. She is jointly responsible for planning and chairing the Extended Senior Management Team Committee within the Law School.

Ms. Emma's teaching expertise includes: Family and Child Care Law, Wills, Probate and Law of the Elderly Client and Legal Writing skills.

Ms. Emma is a member of the Law School Senior Management Team, the Faculty of Business Management Group, the Faculty Internationalisation Group, the Faculty Associate Heads' Group and the Faculty Academic Quality and Standards Committee.

Dr Damian Mather, Principal Lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan University Law School, UK

In 2003, Mr. Damian won a scholarship from the Centre of European Law and Legal Studies at the University of Leeds to read for a PhD. For doctoral thesis, he carried an empirical study into the existence of multi-level governance in the implementation of European regional policy in the English regions. He was awarded doctorate in November 2008.

Before coming to Manchester Law School as lecturer in law in 2006, Dr. Damian was associate lecturer at Edge Hill University and the Universities of Manchester and Leeds. He has led the LLM at Manchester Law School since 2010 and is currently a principal lecturer.

Dr. Damian is LLB (Hons) in Law with French (Manchester Metropolitan University, 1996-2000), LLM in European Law and Policy (Distinction) (University of Manchester, 2000-2001) and PhD in European Law and Governance (University of Leeds, 2003-2008). 

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Dr. Megha Chauhan,
Assistant Professor & Head, International Cell,
Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA

Email: global@symlaw.edu.in

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SEMINAR ON CAREERS IN LAW AND VALEDICTORY FUNCTION OF SECOND INTRA-COLLEGIATE MOCK TRIAL ADVOCACY COMPETITION, 2017-18: JANUARY 19, 2019

INTRODUCTION

Training and Placement Cell has organised Seminar on Careers in Law on January 19, 2019. The occasion will also witness Valedictory Ceremony of Second Intra-Collegiate Mock Trial Advocacy Competition, 2017-18 by Moot Court Society.

ABOUT MOCK TRIAL AND ADVOCACY COMPETITION

Mock Trial Advocacy Competition is an Intra-College Competition for learners of law from First to Fifth Year Learners (which begins in October of a year and concludes in the September of the following year). It provides an opportunity to learn criminal trial process, to those who are interested in making their career in litigation. The Competition aims at enhancing the advocacy skills through series of workshops and stimulated exercises conducted by professionals throughout the competition. The First Edition of the Competition was launched in October 2016 with its Finals so conducted in October 2017.

Ms. Ananya Singh (2016-21), Mr. Aman Chachan (2015-20), Mr. Mohd. Ahzam (2016-21), and Mr. Rakshit Das (2015-20) competed in the Finals as Pleader and Ms. Aiyushi Sahani (2016-21), Mr. Apekshit Singh (2016-21), Mr. Saurav Mishra (2016-21), Ms. Stuti (2017-22) competed in the Finals as Amicus-Curiae in Second Edition of the Intra-Collegiate Mock Trial Advocacy Competition, 2017-18. 

Mr. Manish Lamba, Senior Vice President Legal at DLF Cyber City Developers Ltd.

Mr. Ajay Thomas, Vice-Chairman, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

Mr. Ajay is an independent arbitrator and advocate based in New Delhi. He is on the panel of arbitrators of SCOPE, the apex body of Indian public sector enterprises, and also serves as the Vice Chairman of the ICC's India Arbitration Group.

Mr. Ajay was a member of the expert committee constituted by the Law Commission of India to assist in the preparation of its 246thReport on 'Amendments to the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996'.

From 2009-2016, he was Director and Registrar with the Indian subsidiary of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), and also a member of the LCIA India Board of Directors. Prior to joining the LCIA, Ajay was Counsel with the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC). He also served as Assistant Counsel with the Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA).

Mr. Ajay graduated from the National University of Singapore (LLM) specializing in arbitration and maritime laws, and the University of Goa (LLB). He is a guest faculty at the Indian Society of International Law (ISIL), New Delhi, where he teaches arbitration. Ajay is also Hong Kong 45's (HK45) Regional Ambassador for India, in addition to serving as the Country Representative for the Asia-Pacific Forum for International Arbitration (AFIA).

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Dr. Meenakshi Kaul,
Assistant Professor & Head - HR and Training, Training and Placement Cell

Dr. Madhuker Sharma,
Assistant Professor & Deputy Director

Ms. Megha Nagpal,
Assistant Professor & Head - Moot Court Society

Email: hr@symlaw.edu.in| mootcourt@symlaw.edu.in

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SEMINAR ON 'THE POLICY MAKING SIDE OF POLITICS - LAMP FELLOWSHIP & HOW YOUNG PROFESSIONALS CAN CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS MAKING INDIA AN \"INFORMED\" DEMOCRACY! - JANUARY 18, 2019

INTRODUCTION

Training and Placement Cell has organised a Talk on 'The Policy Making Side of Politics - LAMP Fellowship & How Young Professionals can contribute towards making India an \"Informed\" Democracy!' on Friday, January 18, 2019 from 01:00pm - 02:30pm.

ABOUT LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANTS TO MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT (LAMP)

The Legislative Assistants to Members of Parliament (LAMP) Fellowship is a unique and an exciting opportunity for young Indians to learn law-making and public policy. LAMP Fellows are mentored by a Member of Parliament (MP) and work full-time with the assigned MP during a given year, starting from the Monsoon session of Parliament till the end of the Budget session. The primary role of a LAMP Fellow is to provide extensive research support to her/his MP for their parliamentary work. This includes drafting parliamentary questions for the MP, preparing the MP\'s speeches for zero hour debates, raising matters of public importance, drafting private members\' bills etc.

When Parliament is not in session, LAMP Fellows engage with policy makers, experts from various think-tanks, academicians from several leading universities, and leaders from diverse public policy institutions through participation in workshops on important policy and development issues. LAMP Fellows also participate in field visits during the inter-session period for a practical exposure to governance at the ground level.

[Source: About LAMP Fellowship, http://www.prsindia.org/lamp]

Mr. Pravir Singh Srivastava, Chief Advisor (Legislative & Policy), Office of Mr. Rajeev Satav, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha

Mr. Pravir Singh Srivastava is the Chief Advisor (Legislative & Policy) at the Office of Mr. Rajeev Satav,Member of Parliament,Lok Sabha. In his current role, Mr. Pravir is responsible for handling the Parliamentary,Policy & Political advisory related matters for Mr. Rajeev Satav. He assists Mr. Satav on making interventions in Parliament during Question Hour, Zero Hour, Rule 377, participation in debates on important bills & drafting of Private Members Bill. A few of the notable Private Members Bill drafted by his office include All India Services (Amendment) Bill, Amendment of Article 148 & 324 of the Constitution etc. Mr. Pravir is also assisting Shri Rajeev Satav in his role as AICC I/C for the State of Gujarat.

Mr. Pravir is a graduate of Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA (Batch 2010-15) & holds an LL.M. degree with specialization in Constitutional & Administrative Law from Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar. He was then selected for the prestigious LAMP Fellowship in 2016-17 & worked with a Member of Parliament from Bhartiya Janta Party. After the Conclusion of the Fellowship, Mr. Pravir has been associated with the Office of Mr. Rajeev Satav.

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Dr. Meenakshi Kaul,
Head - Training and HR,
Training and Placement Cell

Email: hr@symlaw.edu.in

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SEMINAR ON THE STAKEHOLDER RESPONSIBILITY OF CORPORATE BOARDS: SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

INTRODUCTION

We are delighted to inform that Training and Placement Cell in collaboration with International Cell, Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA has organised Seminar on the Stakeholder Responsibility of Corporate Boards on September 25, 2018 from 10:00am - 12:00pm.

The interests of stakeholders (besides shareholders) have become quite prominent to necessitate their recognition by corporate boards. Apart from legal requirements, global trends point towards greater stakeholder engagement as a means to enhance the reputation of companies. Corporate law reform in India has introduced duties of directors on boards to act in the interests of stakeholders such as employees, community and the environment. The seminar/lecture will outline the background to stakeholder responsibility, discuss the structure of the Companies Act, 2013 in India on the topic, and conclude with the significant challenges that emerge and practical considerations that need to be tackled.

Dr. Umakanth Varottil, Associate Professor & Director of Graduate Coursework Studies, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore

Dr. Umakanth Varottil is an Associate Professor and the Director of Graduate Coursework Studies at the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore. He specializes in corporate law and governance, mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. While his work is generally comparative in nature, his specific focus is on India and Singapore. He has co-authored or co-edited four books published articles in international journals and founded the IndiaCorpLaw Blog. He has also taught on a visiting basis at law schools in Australia, India, Italy, New Zealand and the United States. He is the recipient of several academic medals and honours.

Prior to his foray into academia, Dr. Umakanth was a partner at a pre-eminent law firm in India. During that time, the Chambers Global Guide also ranked him as a leading corporate/mergers & acquisitions lawyer in India.

Dr. Umakanth's educational qualification include Ph.D. (Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore), LL.M. (New York University School of Law), and LL.B. (Hons.) (National Law School of India University, Bangalore)

Dr. Umakanth is Editor (Articles), Singapore Journal of Legal Studies; Member, Executive Committee, Centre for Banking & Finance Law, National University of Singapore; Fellow, Centre for Law & Business, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore; Member, Advisory Committee & Drafting Committee, NSE Centre for Excellence in Corporate Governance, National Stock Exchange of India, Mumbai; External Advisory Member, GNLU Centre for Corporate & Competition Law, Gujarat National Law University, India; Editor, Asian Journal of Legal Education; Member, Advisory Board, RGNUL Finance and Mercantile Law Review; Member, Advisory Board - International, Christ University Law Journal.

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Dr. Meenakshi Kaul,
Assistant Professor & Head - HR and Training, Training and Placement

Dr. Neeti Shikha,
Associate Professor & Head - International Cell

Email: hr@symlaw.edu.in| global@symlaw.edu.in

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SEMINAR ON LAW AND LANGUAGE: SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

INTRODUCTION

Training and Placement Cell, Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA has organised 'Seminar on Law and Language' by Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dama Seshadri Naidu, Judge, High Court of Kerala on September 22, 2018.

BACKGROUND

Words are the essential tools of the law. In the study of law, language has great importance; cases turn on the meaning that judges ascribe to words, and lawyers must use the right words to effectuate the wishes of their clients. It has been said that you will be learning a new language when you study law, but it's actually a bit more complicated.

There are at least four ways in which you encounter the vocabulary of law. First, and most obvious, you will be learning new words that you probably have not encountered before. Second, and a bit more difficult, some recognizable words take on different or new meanings when used in the law. Malice, for example, when used in the law of defamation, does not mean hatred or meanness; it means "with reckless disregard for the truth." Third, there are words whose meaning expands, contracts or changes, depending on the context or the place in which it is used. In one context (divorce, for example), a person may be considered a "resident" of a state if she has lived there for 6 months. In another context (getting a driver's license) a person may be considered a "resident" after just a few days. Fourth, there are words that have come to signify large bodies of law or legal doctrine, and act as shorthand terms for complex concepts. The terms "unfair competition," "due process of law," "foreseeable," and "cruel and unusual punishment" are a few examples. These terms have been subject to interpretation by judges in many cases over long periods of time, and there is little hope of finding a clear and concise definition that can serve in all contexts.

Finally, students need to develop a heightened respect for linguistic precision. Because the meaning of words is so crucial to the craft of lawyering, students will be expected to use words carefully and precisely. Once you have learned the legal meanings of words, you are expected to use them with precision. Substituting one for another can result in serious errors and misunderstandings. The legal meanings of words constitute the common language of lawyers and judges, who rely on this language to communicate efficiently and effectively.

Source: Prof. Sheila Hyatt, 'Legal Language' available online at https://www.law.du.edu/index.php/law-school-learning-aids/legal-language

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dama Seshadri Naidu, Judge, High Court of Kerala

Mr. Justice Dama Seshadri Naidu was born on 19.6.1962 at Ganganagunta, near Tirupathi, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh. He graduated from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. He obtained Law Degree from Sri.Venkateswara University, Tirupathi.

Mr. Justice Dama Seshadri Naidu enrolled as a member on the roles of Bar Counsel of Andhra Pradesh in March, 1997 and started practice at Tirupathi in Civil & Criminal branches of Law. He later shifted practice to the High Court of Andhra Pradesh, as well as the Civil and Criminal Courts in Hyderabad. He represented many corporate entities and nationalized banks.

Mr. Justice Dama Seshadri Naidu associated with AP Judicial Academy,Hyderabad, as a guest faculty. He has authored a few Law books, such as the Law of Stamp Duty & Registration in Andhra Pradesh and the Andhra Pradesh Education Code, etc.

Mr. Justice Dama Seshadri Naidu elevated as Additional Judge of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh on September 21,2013. He was sworn in as Judge of the High Court of Kerala on June 30, 2018. He was sworn in as Permanent Judge of the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad for the States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on March 03, 2016.

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Mr. Siddharth Kanojia,
Assistant Professor & Head - Placement, Training and Placement

Ms. Pallavi Mishra,
Assistant Professor & Head - Internship, Training and Placement

Email: hr@symlaw.edu.in

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SEMINAR ON YOUTH, CONSTITUTION AND POLITICS: SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

INTRODUCTION

We are delighted to inform that Training and Placement Cell has organised Seminar on Youth, Constitution and Politics by Mr. Aditya Shankar, Founder, Chambers of Aditya Shankar and Partner, Kaden Borris on September 20, 2018.

Mr. Aditya Shankar, Founder, Chambers of Aditya Shankar & Partner, Kaden Boriss

Mr. Aditya's expertise includes constitutional, civil, corporate and criminal litigation, general practice apart from specialising in drafting and vetting of petitions, applications, contracts, agreements and legal notices.

Mr. Aditya has done his post-graduation from Cornell Law School, Cornell University, United States, one of the premier International law schools in the world. He was member of the American Bar Association and New York City Bar Association. As a member of the American Bar Association, he was also part of the Intellectual Property Law and Business Law Sections of the Bar Association.

Mr. Aditya has worked as an Associate Counsel in the Chambers of Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, Senior Advocate & Current Attorney General for India. He was exposed to different types of high-end litigation in the Hon\'ble Apex Court of India & Other Courts including - Constitutional, Corporate, Commercial, Civil, Criminal, Original & Appellate Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and other High Courts namely - Writ Petitions Article 32 & 226 of the Constitution, Special Leave to Appeal Petitions & Other Petitions.

At Kaden Boriss, Mr. Aditya has built a substantial-litigation and alternate dispute resolution practice. He has also appeared for and advised many high-end corporate-clients and is also mentoring Start-Ups in the current age. Mr. Aditya is also the Retainer-Counsel for Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), India\'s Premier Stock-Exchange advising them on Corporate and Commercial Transactions under SEBI Act, 1992 and other provisions of law.

As a litigation-lawyer, Mr. Aditya makes professional appearances in Supreme Court and other All-India Judicial Forums including Indian High Courts, Tribunals and Foreign-Avenues. His areas of experience include International & Domestic Contracts, Intellectual Property Law, International & Domestic Arbitration, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Commercial Suits, Corporate-Litigation, Economic Crimes, FERA & FEMA Violations, International and Domestic Trade, Economic & Commercial Laws - Company, Joint Ventures, Collaborations, Mergers & Acquisition, UCP 600, Letters of Credit, Shipping, Customs, Excise, Service Tax, Mining, Competition Law (Anti-Trust), Debt Recovery, Consumer, SEBI, WTO & Anti-Dumping, Constitutional & Writ-Litigation under Articles 32 & 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950.

Mr. Aditya regularly participates in, and attends, industry conferences and seminars. He has also authored several articles in various newspapers and journals and appears frequently on prime-time news channels on issues of legal and national importance.

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Dr. Meenakshi Kaul,
Assistant Professor & Head - HR and Training, Training and Placement

Mr. Siddharth Kanojia,
Assistant Professor & Head - Placement, Training and Placement

Ms. Pallavi Mishra,
Assistant Professor & Head - Internship, Training and Placement

Email: hr@symlaw.edu.in

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SEMINAR ON CONCEPT OF REGULATOR AND THE CORPORATE WORLD: SEPTEMBER 03, 2018

INTRODUCTION

We are delighted to inform that Mr. Sumit, Founding Partner, Regstreet Law Advisors will deliver a Seminar on Concept of Regulator and the Corporate World on September 03, 2018 from 10:30am - 12:00pm.

Mr. Sumit, Founding Partner, Regstreet Law Advisors (Formerly known as Suvan Law Advisors)

Mr. Sumit is founding partner of Regstreet Law Advisors (formerly known as Suvan Law Advisors). He advises listed companies, commodity and stock exchanges and other market intermediaries on regulatory issues, including on insider trading, fraud, takeover, listing requirements, governance issues etc. He also advises on fund structures and regulatory requirements for obtaining registration with the regulators such as SEBI, IBBI and IRDAI. Sumit appears before various judicial foras including representing insurance regulator IRDAI at the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT). He also regularly provides inputs on policy issues to the regulator as well as government, including as a committee member of industry bodies such as FICCI and CII.

Mr. Sumit has previously worked with India's securities and commodities regulator during 2007 to 2016. During his stint, he has worked with various verticals viz. Integrated Surveillance, Legal Affairs and Regulatory Policy, Commodities Derivatives and Enforcement's Litigation. At SEBI, he has been part of Chief Justice N. K. Sodhi Committee on Insider Trading, investigation team for IPO Scam (Roopalben Panchal Scam) and surveillance inquiries of Satyam Scam. He also played a key role in formulating norms for tackling frauds and unfair trade practices, disclosures in public issues, merger of Forward Markets Commission (FMC) with SEBI, and challenge to SEBI's power to seek telephone Call Data Records. He was also part of the team that formulated Guidelines for Rejection of Offer Documents, SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and assisted Ministry of Finance with Securities Laws (Amendment) Act, 2014.

Mr. Sumit is also an author of India's first and only comprehensive commentary book on SEBI Act, which dwelled on each provision of the Act and also projected possible future amendments. Sumit speaks on capital markets & securities laws at various academic and professional institutes including NISM, BSE, ICSI & Government Law College, Mumbai. He also regularly features as a regulatory law expert in leading financial newspapers and electronic media.

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Dr. Meenakshi Kaul,
Assistant Professor & Head - HR and Training, Training and Placement

Mr. Siddharth Kanojia,
Assistant Professor & Head - Placement, Training and Placement

Ms. Pallavi Mishra,
Assistant Professor & Head - Internship, Training and Placement

Email: hr@symlaw.edu.in

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SEMINAR ON THE INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE, 2016 AND IBC (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE, 2018: AUGUST 04, 2018

INTRODUCTION

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 has surely changed the business landscape in a manner, which is unprecedented by any other law in current times. Given the promulgation of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 recently, this Seminar is being organised at the most opportune time. Deliberations at this event will focus on An overview of the procedures & processes during CIRP, the two landmark Ordinances & Other changes done, Litigation in latest cases and learning's from successful cases under IBC.

IBC is an upcoming area of specialisation for budding Lawyers. IBBI encourages prior learning in this area & has launched many courses for development / advanced learning such as Valuation, Authorised Representative etc.

Training and Placement Cell, Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA has organised One Day Seminar on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 and IBC (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 on August 04, 2018 in collaboration with IRR Insolvency Professional Pvt. Ltd., Dhir and Dhir to understand the practical side.

Mr. Kapil Taneja, Director, IRR Insolvency Professional Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Kapil works as a Director in IRR Insolvency Professionals Pvt. Ltd, an IPE registered with IBBI. It is a part of Dhir & Dhir a full service law firm operating from New Delhi & owned by Mr. Alok Dhir

Mr. Kapil is a FCS, FCMA & a Law Graduate (LLB) from Delhi University. He is also an IP registered with IBBI. Prior to joining IRR Insolvency Professionals Pvt. Ltd, he has worked with various companies including Danfoss, Brahmos, Caparo & Sona group as General Counsel / Head Legal for more than three decades.

Mr. Kapil has served on various committees of ICSI and ICAI. He has written many articles for Chartered Secretary & other professional journals. He has been a speaker at many IBC events pan-India.

Mr. Subhash C Agrawal, Company Secretary (CS) and Insolvency Professional (IP)

Mr. Subhash C Agrawal is an Insolvency Professional and Practising Cost & Management Accountant. He is a fellow member of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI), Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) and Indian Council of Arbitration (ICA). He is also a Law graduate and B.Com (Hons) from Delhi University.

Mr. Subhash has experience of more than 35 years of private sector as well as public sector in industries like Cement, Pre-Engineered Building, Cement Sheets, Biochemical, Fertilizers, Textiles, etc.

Mr. Subhash was Director (Finance) of Cement Corporation of India Ltd., and has successfully accomplished various assignments of corporate insolvency and contributed in the areas of Internal & Forensic Audit, Risk Analysis & Mitigation, Finance, Cost Audit and Cost Management, Taxation, Arbitration and Corporate Laws for corporate houses across industries.

Mr. Subhash was Chairman of ICAI-CMA (North India) during 2002-03. He is FIRST RANK holder in ICAI-CMA exams and was awarded by the Institute of Cost Accountants of India. He has made presentations in various national and regional level seminars and conferences on various topics of professional interest. His articles have been published in professional journals.

Mr. S Prabhakar, Company Secretary (CS) and Insolvency Professional (IP)

Mr. S. Prabhakar has rich and varied professional experience of over 26 years in Legal, Corporate Secretarial, Merchant Banking, Fund raising, Compliance Management, Contract Management and HR. He held leadership positions in various widely and closely held companies viz., Escorts Finance, Ansal API, HFCL Infotel, The Lalit Hospitality Group and Experion Developers, belonging to Financial Services, Real Estate, Hospitality and Telecom industries. At present he is Designated Partner in Alamak Insolvency Professionals LLP

Mr. Prabhakar is registered Insolvency Professional (IP). He has done B.Com. as well as LL.B. from University of Delhi. He is Company Secretary from ICSI and Chartered Secretary from ICSA, UK. He has Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resources Management from Symbiosis.

Mr. S Prabhakar contributes extensively in academics as a Guest Faculty in Corporate Laws with various Professional bodies and management institutes. Addressed various national and international seminars on corporate laws. His articles on corporate laws were published in various professional journals. 

SCHEDULE OF THE WORKSHOP

CONTACT PERSON

Dr. Meenakshi Kaul,
Assistant Professor & Head - HR and Training, Training and Placement

Mr. Siddharth Kanojia,
Assistant Professor & Head - Placement, Training and Placement

Ms. Pallavi Mishra,
Assistant Professor & Head - Internship, Training and Placement

Email: hr@symlaw.edu.in

ROUTE MAP

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SEMINAR ON INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE, 2016 AND TAX IMPLICATION UPON INSOLVENCY: IN COLLABORATION WITH VAISH ASSOCIATES ADVOCATES - JULY 28, 2018

INTRODUCTION

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code though provides for faster and definitive resolution to deal with distressed or failed businesses compare to erstwhile Sick Industrial and Companies Act, 1985 and the Companies Act, 1956 (now stands repealed), it does not address potential tax issues that may arise as a result of resolution plan*. (Rekha Bagry, Neelu Jalan, 'Insolvency and the Tax Conundrum', Tax Guru, available online at https://taxguru.in/corporate-law/insolvency-tax-conundrum.html) In other words, the transactions undertaken as a part of the resolution process under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 could result in taxes, and it may derange the deal financials, thus making the resolution process less efficient and effective. (Vishal Agarwal, Yashesh Asher, Sohail Manjiramani, 'The Insolvency Code: Will Tax be a Problem', available online at https://www.vccircle.com/the-insolvency-code-will-tax-be-a-problem/)

To know and understand these intricacies and bring ease to business, Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA in collaboration with Vaish Associates Advocates has organised Seminar on Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 and Tax Implications upon Insolvency on July 28, 2018. 

Ms. Kavita Jha, Partner, Vaish Associates, Advocates

Ms. Kavita Jha is a senior member of the Tax Group and has and has been associated with the Firm since 2003 when she moved her practice from the High Court of Calcutta to the High Court of Delhi. She has also been an Advocate-on-Record in the Supreme Court of India since June 2007 and specializes in tax litigation: income tax, VAT and sales tax as well as criminal law and arbitration.

Ms. Kavita has been an empanelled Advocate before the Supreme Court for the Union of India, the State of Maharashtra and other government agencies, in which capacity she has handled a multitude of tax, civil and criminal matters. She has also handled arbitration matters for various joint ventures and domestic companies in the energy and infrastructure sectors. She has also successfully facilitated dispute resolution through conciliation for other clients. Ms. Jha has also been appointed as Sole Arbitrator by Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar of the Delhi High Court in a dispute arising out of a property development agreement.

Ms. Kavita has participated in various legal seminars, workshops/seminars, conferences and lectures of national and inter-national repute on, inter alia, International Tax - International Fiscal Association, Arbitration and Alternate Dispute Resolution, Adoption law, Muslim Personal Law and Refugee Law. She has also been visiting Faculty in IMT, Ghaziabad for Corporate and Business Law in Calcutta and Delhi as well as honorary visiting Faculty in Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA.

SCHEDULE OF THE WORKSHOP

CONTACT PERSON

Dr. Meenakshi Kaul,
Assistant Professor & Head - HR and Training, Training and Placement

Mr. Siddharth Kanojia,
Assistant Professor & Head - Placement, Training and Placement

Ms. Pallavi Mishra,
Assistant Professor & Head - Internship, Training and Placement

Email: hr@symlaw.edu.in

ROUTE MAP

• New Delhi Railway Station to SLS-Noida
• Ghaziabad Railway Station to SLS-Noida
• Indira Gandhi international Airport to SLS-Noida

SEMINAR ON RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ARBITRATION REGIME IN INDIA - IN COLLABORATION WITH SHARDUL AMARCHAND MANGALDAS & CO.: JULY 14, 2018

INTRODUCTION

To know and understand the arbitration process in India including introduction to the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015 and its applicability, Proposed amendments to the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2018, Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA in collaboration with Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. has organised Seminar on Recent Developments in Arbitration Regime in India on July 14, 2018.

BACKGROUND

The Union Cabinet on March 07, 2018 approved the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2018 ("Bill"). The Bill aims to amend the Act to improve institutional arbitration by establishing an independent body to lay down standards, make the arbitration process more party friendly, cost effective, and to ensure timely disposal of arbitration cases.

Highlights of the Bill: The Bill has proposed to allow parties to directly approach arbitral institutions designated by the Supreme Court for international commercial arbitration and in other cases the concerned High Courts, for the appointment of arbitrators. The Bill proposes to amend sub section (1) of Section 29-A to exclude international arbitrations from the bounds of timeline, and to amend the timeline to make an arbitral award in other arbitrations i.e. the award shall be made within 12 months from the completion of the pleadings of the parties.

Formation of The Arbitration Council of India: The Bill provides for creation of an independent body namely the Arbitration Council of India ("ACI") to grade arbitral institution and accredit arbitrators by laying down norms, and take all such steps as may be necessary, to promote arbitration, conciliation, mediation and other ADR Mechanism.

The ACI shall be a body corporate and shall maintain an electronic depository of all arbitral awards. The Chairperson of the ACI must be a person who has been a Judge of the Supreme Court or Chief Justice or Judge of any High Court or any eminent person.

Confidentiality & Immunity to Arbitrators: The bill also proposes the insertion of a new Section 42A in the Act, which will mandate arbitrators and arbitral institutions to keep confidentiality of all arbitral proceedings except the award. A proposed Section 42B seeks to protect arbitrators from suits or other legal proceedings, for any act or omission, done in good faith in the course of arbitration proceedings.

Applicability of The Amendment Act: With the proposed insertion of Section 87 in the Act, the legislature also seeks to clarify the issues surrounding the applicability of the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015 ("Amendment Act"). The bill proposes that unless parties agree, the Amendment Act shall apply only to arbitral proceedings, which commenced on or after the date the Amendment Act, came into force.

Source: Press Release on Arbitration and Conciliation Bill 2018 by Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India and (available online at http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=177128)

Mr. Surjendu Sankar Das, Partner, Dispute Resolution, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.

Mr. Surjendu Sankar Das is a Partner with New Delhi office of Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.

Mr. Surjendu enrolled with Bar Council of Delhi. He is an Advocate-on-Record (AOR) of the Supreme Court of India. He is member of Delhi High Court Bar Association and Supreme Court Bar Association. He is Mediation and Conciliation Network (MCN) accredited Member to serve as Mediator, Arbitrator, Negotiator.

Mr. Surjendu specialises in international and domestic commercial arbitration and corporate litigation. He has represented private and public corporations in ad hoc and institutional arbitrations in a wide range of disputes including shareholder agreement, real estate, construction contract, production sharing contracts, sale purchase agreements, power project contracts, telecom contracts. He has extensively represented Indian and multinational corporations in arbitrations conducted under the rules of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), Indian Council of Arbitration (ICA), International Centre of Alternative Disputes Resolution (ICADR). He regularly represent clients in Indian court proceedings relating to arbitration including appointment of arbitrators and challenging the appointment of arbitrators, seeking and securing interim relief and defending the opposite side's request for interim relief. He also regularly represents clients in court proceedings for challenge to the domestic award and enforcement/execution of arbitration awards including foreign awards. He has represented many Indian companies and multinational companies in corporate litigations before the Supreme Court of India, High Courts, trial Courts and statutory Tribunals in India.

Mr. Surjendu has spoken on arbitration-related issues at various fora in India at conferences, seminars, training programmes, law schools and workshops.

Ms. Trishala Kulkarni, Associate, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.

Ms. Trishala Kulkarni is an Associate with New Delhi office of Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.

Ms. Trishala is enrolled with Bar Council of Delhi. She is a member of the Supreme Court Bar Association. She is also a member of the YSIAC, Singapore.

Ms. Trishala has been a meritorious student throughout as she was the batch topper in all the five years and also holds university ranks in three years.

Ms. Trishala specialises in arbitration and dispute resolution. She has represented business conglomerates and corporations in ad hoc and institutional arbitrations in a wide range of disputes including construction contract, power project contracts etc.

Ms. Trishala has extensively represented many Indian companies and multinational companies in corporate litigations before the Supreme Court of India, High Courts, District Courts and statutory Tribunals in India. She has been litigating regularly in the Supreme Court in the last five years.

Ms. Trishala has attended arbitration-related issues at various fora in India at conferences and seminars.

Ms. Yashna Mehta, Associate, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.

Ms. Yashna Mehta is an Associate at the New Delhi office of Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.

Enrolled at the Bar Council of Delhi, Ms. Yashna specialises in arbitration and dispute resolution. She has extensively represented many Indian and multinational companies in arbitrations before ad hoc and institutional tribunals and corporate litigations before the Supreme Court of India, High Courts, District Courts and statutory Tribunals in India.

A graduate of National Law School of India University, Bangalore, Ms. Yashna has consistently excelled in curricular as well as extra-curricular activities including Moot Courts, Arbitrations, Mediations etc. Yashna is also the founder of the NLS Negotiation, Mediation and Client Counselling Competition (Formerly known as the NLS ADR Tournament) and of the NLSIU Chapter of the International Law Student's Association.

Ms. Yashna has received an Excellence Award for her contributions and Youth Leadership by the Alexis Group. She has also been recently selected to be the National Convenor of the India Law Forum.

Ms. Yashna has attended various conferences pertaining to arbitration in India and abroad. She has been a delegate at the International Chamber of Commerce, Paris' Young Arbitrators Forums for several editions, has been a research fellow for the Commons Cell, NLSIU and was a part of the Constituent Assembly Debates Digitization Project of the Centre for Law and Policy Research, Bangalore.

Mr. Arpit Gupta, Legislative Assistant to a Member of Parliament (LAMP) Fellowship Participant and Former Associate, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.

Mr. Arpit Gupta is currently pursuing the LAMP (Legislative Assistant to a Member of Parliament) Fellowship, which is a one-year programme run by PRS Legislative Research.

Mr. Arpit was earlier working as an Associate at Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co., Delhi in General Corporate Law and Dispute Resolution teams. He has worked on issues related to arbitration law, company law, information technology law and constitutional law. He has assisted in various litigations before the Supreme Court of India, the High Court of Delhi and various district courts in Delhi. He completed his graduation in law from NLU, Jodhpur in 2016.

Other than his professional interests, Mr. Arpit is an avid reader, a self-confessed technology geek and an admirer of Hindi music (especially classical and Sufi).

Mr. Manik Sachdeva, Associate, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.

Mr. Manik Sachdeva is an Associate with New Delhi office of Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. He graduated from Symbiosis Law School, Noida and is enrolled with Bar Council of Delhi. He has worked on issues related to arbitration law, contractual disputes, environmental law, consumer disputes and Insolvency and Bankruptcy code 2016.

He specialises in dispute resolution and has represented Indian and multinational companies in corporate litigations before the Supreme Court of India, High Courts, District Courts and statutory Tribunals in India.

He has also assisted in arbitrations involving Indian and Multinational companies before ad hoc and institutional tribunals in a wide range of disputes including real estate and construction contracts.

He has attended various conferences and seminars on arbitration and commercial laws and recently attended the 7th Annual Gen-Next Business Congress 2018 on global developments in the field of law.

Mr. Nishant Doshi, Associate, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.

Ms. Nishant Doshi is an Associate at the New Delhi office of Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. Enrolled at the Bar Council of Delhi in 2016, he specialises in arbitration and commercial dispute resolution. After completing graduation from Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA, Nishant attended the LLM Commercial and Corporate Law from Queen Mary University of London.

During his stint at SLS, he interned at several reputed law firms and under practicing advocates in different cities throughout India. He was consistently participated in curricular as well as extra-curricular activities including Mock Trials, Sports tournaments etc. He has represented SLS NOIDA in various cultural and sports tournaments.

After graduating, Nishant chose to pursue Master's Degree in Law from Queen Mary University of London. He opted to study and scored distinctions in Commercial and Investment Arbitration courses. He was also selected for professional mentoring program which gave him the opportunity of being mentored by Mr. Duncan Matthews QC.

SCHEDULE OF THE WORKSHOP

CONTACT PERSON

Dr. Meenakshi Kaul,
Assistant Professor & Head - HR and Training, Training and Placement

Mr. Siddharth Kanojia,
Assistant Professor & Head - Placement, Training and Placement

Ms. Pallavi Mishra,
Assistant Professor & Head - Internship, Training and Placement

Email: hr@symlaw.edu.in

ROUTE MAP

• New Delhi Railway Station to SLS-Noida
• Ghaziabad Railway Station to SLS-Noida
• Indira Gandhi international Airport to SLS-Noida

SEMINAR ON PROFESSIONAL LIFE POST-STUDY: JANUARY 07, 2018

INTRODUCTION

Research and Publication Cell in association with Training and Placement Cell, Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA has organised Seminar on 'Professional Life Post-Study'. It will take place on Sunday, January 07, 2018 from 08:00am - 10:00am.

The Seminar will include discussion with respect to the following points:

• An Introduction To The Life Post Study
• Classification Of Opportunity Based On Interest And Nature Of Work
• Various Opportunities Under This Profession
• How To Approach An Industry And Possible Opportunity
• Mortgage Industry: An Introduction
• Need Of Legal Professionals And Desired Skill Sets For The Mortgage Industry
• Question & Answers - Interactive Session

Mr. Manoj Kumar, Head-Legal, India Infoline Finance Limited (IIFL)

Mr. Manoj Kumar is Head-Legal of one of the largest Housing and Finance Company namely India Infoline Finance Limited (IIFL).

Mr. Manoj Kumar's educational qualifications included LL.B., University of Delhi; LL.M. (Mercantile Law) and MBA (Insurance and International Trade). He also holds PG Diplomas in the field of Intellectual Property Rights, Journalism and Human Resource Management.

Mr. Manoj Kumar began his professional journey by practicing Civil Law before Courts in Delhi. In his career as an Independent Counsel from 1997 - 2005, he has worked on various high profile matters and has an in-depth knowledge with respect to Civil Procedure Code, 1908. From 2006 he entered into Banking and Finance Industry, catering to the Mortgage sector and litigation.

Mr. Manoj Kumar believes in developing himself with every passing second. He has a knack of reading books of various genres. He is a motivational speaker and spends his leisure time with budding lawyers so as to guide them too choose the suitable career path in law and give them an insight of Legal Industry.

CONTACT PERSON

Dr. Meenakshi Kaul,
Assistant Professor,
Head - Academic Initiatives, Research and Publication,
Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA

Mr. Siddharth Kanojia,
Assistant Professor,
Head - Placements,
Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA

Email: research@symlaw.edu.in

SEMINAR ON 'BREXIT' IN COLLABORATION WITH LEEDS BECKET UNIVERSITY, UK: NOVEMBER 24, 2017

INTRODUCTION

Research and Publication Cell & International Cell, Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA in collaboration with Leeds Becket University, UK have organised Seminar on Brexit on November 24, 2017.

Mr. Steve Wood is a Principal Lecturer who has been lecturing at Leeds Beckett for 14 years. His specialist interest is terrorism and he is currently researching its impact on passenger experience in the aviation industry.

Mr. Steve previously owned his own business offering employment law services to employees and employers. In 2000, he decided to change direction and go into teaching which he has been doing ever since. He has been an external examiner at a number of Universities. He has now been lecturing at Leeds Law School for 14 years. During that time Steve was Programme Director for the LLB programme for five years and for two years Subject Leader of the Commercial Law Group. He specialises in the law and policy relating to terrorism, which he currently teaches to undergraduate students, as well as employment law and public law. He is researching the impact of terrorism on passengers in the aviation sector.

Mr. Steve is interested in transnational education and he has recruited and taught students around the world, including Brazil, Columbia, India, China, Vietnam and the Philippines.

Mr. Steve is currently teaching Counter Terrorism, UK Anti-Terrorism Law and Policy, Public Law and Employment Law. He is currently undertaking a PhD researching terrorism in the aviation sector and its impact on the experience of passengers. He has spoken about the subject at conferences, in the press and on television nationally and internationally.

Mr. Steve has several publications to his name including Lambourne, T. and Wood, S.M. (2017) Will the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 be the final piece of counter-terrorism legislation to stem the tide of extremism? (Irish Law Times); & Wood, S.M. and Beaton, L. (2015) UK internment and supervision orders for suspected terrorists (Irish Law Times)

SCHEDULE OF THE WORKSHOP

REGISTRATION PROCESS

Interested applicants should sent an email of interest to research@symlaw.edu.in on or before November 22, 2017 EoD.

CONTACT PERSON

Dr. Meenakshi Kaul,
Assistant Professor &
Head-Academic Initiatives,
Research and Publication Cell,

Dr. Neeti Shikha,
Associate Professor &
Head, International Cell
Symbioisis Law School, NOIDA

Email: research@symlaw.edu.in

ROUTE MAP

• New Delhi Railway Station to SLS-Noida
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SEMINAR ON NON-DISCRIMINATION, DISABILITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS: SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

INTRODUCTION

International Cell in association with Research and Publication Cell, Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA has organised Seminar on \'Non-Discrimination, Disability and Human Rights\' on September 28, 2017.

OBJECTIVE

The Seminar shall focus on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, legal capacity and non-discrimination principles. The session will also cover overlapping areas of Criminal Law, Mental Health Law and Human Rights, and in particular, issues of fitness to stand trial in criminal matters and civil detention under Mental Health Laws. It will be followed by an Interactive Session-cum-Panel Discussion.

Mr Kris Gledhill, Director, New Zealand Centre for Human Rights Law, Policy and Practice & Senior Lecturer, University of Auckland Faculty of Law

Educational qualifications of Mr. Kris Gledhill include: (1984) University of Oxford BA Jurisprudence, (1985) University of Virginia, LLM and (2009) University of Auckland, PGCert AcadPrac.

Mr. Kris was a barrister in London from 1989 to 2006, appearing in criminal and public law matters, including in various precedent setting cases in the European Court of Human Rights, the House of Lords and the Court of Appeal; he also sat as a Tribunal Judge on mental health cases. At the same time, he maintained an academic career, teaching part-time at various institutions, including University College Oxford and New York Law School.

Mr. Kris Gledhill came to New Zealand in 2006 to undertake further academic work, before accepting a lectureship at Auckland University Law School. He joined AUT in March 2016, where he teaches criminal law, international human rights law and clinical legal education, as well as criminal law electives and postgraduate courses. He is also the Director of the Postgraduate Programme and the Director of Clinical Legal Education.

Mr. Kris has been trusted by various publishers to write or edit books in different areas of law, as well as writing many book chapters and academic articles. His contribution to his main area of interest, mental health law, has been recognised by his appointment as Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Mental Health and Capacity Law. He is also the General Editor of the New Zealand Criminal Law Review and Series Editor of the Legal Pedagogy Series for Routledge Publishing.

Mr. Kris wrote several articles and three books whilst in practice. The list is as follows: Books - Authored - Gledhill, K and Livings, B (Eds), The Teaching of Criminal Law - The Pedagogical Imperatives (Routledge, 2016); Gledhill, K. (2015). Human Rights Acts: The Mechanisms Compared. Oxford: Hart Publishing. Pages: 544; Dawson, J., & Gledhill, K. (Eds.) (2013), New Zealand\'s Mental Health Act in Practice. Wellington: Victoria University Press. Pages: 399; Gledhill, K. (2012). Defending Mentally Disordered Persons. London: LAG Education and Service Trust. Pages: 787 and Gledhill, K., & Bedggood, M. (2011). Law into action: economic, social and cultural rights in Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand: Thompson Reuters. Pages: 512.Gledhill, K. (2009). Mental Health Tribunals: Essential Cases (2nd, revised). London: Southside Legal Publishing Limited. Pages: 149; Chapters in Books - GLEDHILL, K. \'Treatment of Offending Behaviour: Is it a Legal Right?\', In: McMaster, K; Riley, D. (ed.) Effective Interventions with Offenders: Lessons Learned, Christchurch, Hall McMaster and Associates, p53-79, 2011; GLEDHILL, K. \'Ability to Participate in Criminal Proceedings\', In: Wells, C. (ed.) Abuse of Process, Jordan Pub Ltd, p231-262, 2011; GLEDHILL, K. \'Disability Law and Mental Health\', In: Gostin, L; Bartlett, P; Fennell, P; McHale, J; Mackay, R. (ed.) Principles of Mental Health Law and Policy, Oxford, Oxford University Press, p893-957, 2010.; GLEDHILL, K. \'Early decisions in the criminal process - the involvement of mental disorder\', In: (ed.) Criminal Law Symposium 2010, Wellington, N.Z., New Zealand Law Society, p37-55, 2010. And Journal - Research Articles- GLEDHILL, K. \'Preventive Sentences and Orders: The Challenges of Due Process\', Journal of Commonwealth Criminal Law, 2011, (1), p78-104, 2011.; GLEDHILL, K. \'Seal v UK: The End of the Story or Time for a Fresh Beginning?\', Journal of Mental Health Law, 21, p93-107, 2011; GLEDHILL, K. \'The model law fusing incapacity and mental health legislation - a comment on the forensic aspects of the proposal.\', Journal of Mental Health Law, 2010, (20), p47-54, 2010; and GLEDHILL, K. \'The role of capacity in mental health laws - recent reviews and legislation\', Journal of Mental Health Law, 2010, (20), p129-140, 2010.

Mr. Kris's recent significant appointments include: Inaugural Director of the New Zealand Centre for Human Rights Law, Policy and Practice (2012); Member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Commonwealth Criminal Lawyers (2010 to present); Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Commonwealth Criminal Law (2010 to present); Trustee, Brake NZ (Road safety charity) (2010 to present); Member of the Advisory Board to the Equal Justice Project (2010 to present); Convenor, Criminal Law Interest Group, ALTA (2010 to present); Member of the Management Committee of the Human Rights Foundation (2009 to 2012); Member of the UoA Human Participants Ethics Committee (2009 to 2010); Member of the Steering Committee, Auckland Disability Law Service (2008 to 2009); and Director, Brake (Road safety charity, England) (1995 to date).

Ms. Megha Nagpal, Assistant Professor, Symbiosis Law School - NOIDA

Ms. Megha Nagpal is Assistant Professor at Symbiosis Law School, Noida. She completed her B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) from Amity Law School, New Delhi (affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University) in 2011. She pursued her Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi specializing in Intellectual Property Laws. Ms. Nagpal holds a distinction in her research paper titled, �Combating Piracy in the Digital Age: Balancing the Conflicting Rights�. She qualified UGC-NET conducted in June, 2014. Prior to joining SLS, Noida, Ms. Nagpal practiced law at Delhi representing clients at various courts, tribunals and forums including the Supreme Court of India, the Delhi High Court, the Central Administrative Tribunal, Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal, Additional Sessions Judges and Metropolitan Magistrates. She now wishes to be associated with academics full time. Her areas of interest include Intellectual Property Law, Criminal Law, Cyber Law and Environmental Law.

Mr. Sai Prasad, Assistant Professor, Symbiosis Law School - NOIDA

After obtaining his undergraduate degree in law from Karnataka University (Dharwad), Saiprasad went on to pursue his studies in human rights law at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore from where he specialised in the subject and received an LL.M. Following this Saiprasad was associated with several Indian Civil society groups in various capacities. Saiprasad qualified the UGC-NET in 2013. Before joining SLS Noida Saiprasad was Faculty of Law at Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Vizag.

SCHEDULE OF THE WORKSHOP

CONTACT PERSON

Dr. Meenakshi Kaul,
Assistant Professor &
Head - Academic Initiatives,
Research and Publication Cell

Email: research@symlaw.edu.in

Dr. Neeti Shikha,
Associate Professor &
Head-International Cell

Email: global@symlaw.edu.in

ROUTE MAP

• New Delhi Railway Station to SLS-Noida
• Ghaziabad Railway Station to SLS-Noida
• Indira Gandhi international Airport to SLS-Noida

SEMINAR ON ANTI- COUNTERFEITING - PROTECTING THE INTEREST OF THE BRAND OWNERS THROUGH CRIMINAL AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT | KNOWLEDGE PARTNER: ANAND AND ANAND - SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 2017

INTRODUCTION

We are delighted to inform you all that Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA in association with Anand and Anand has organised Seminar on Anti- Counterfeiting - Protecting the interest of the Brand Owners through Criminal and Customs Enforcement on March 25, 2017. The timings are 11:45am - 01:45pm.

SESSION I: 11:45AM - 12:30PM | CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS- A PRACTICAL APPROACH

Resource Person: Mr. Saif Khan, Partner, Anand and Anand (Head of Enforcement and Criminal Practice)

Mr. Saif Khan has completed his law from Jamia Milia Institute after completing his graduation from Symbiosis International University. He is currently a Partner with Anand and Anand in the litigation department, where he heads the enforcement team. Previously he worked for British Petroleum (on the rolls of Castrol India Ltd) for nearly two years as manager of legal trademark operations.

Mr Khan has also practiced as litigation counsel for over 10 years and has extensive experience of conducting civil and criminal enforcement actions across the length and breadth of the country. He has been an active practitioner of anti-piracy and anti-counterfeiting actions and has an expertise in practicing IPR's criminal side. He has experience of working, coordinating and liaising with law enforcement agencies to ensure focused solutions for IP infringement. Mr. Khan regularly appears in contentious matters before various courts throughout India and has been representing some of the major Indian and International brands.

Question and Answer: 12:31pm - 12:45pm

SESSION II: 12:46PM - 01:30PM | CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT OF IPR (IMPORTANCE OF CUSTOMS IN PROTECTING THE INTERESTS OF THE BRAND HOLDERS)

Resource Person: Mr. Manish Biala, Partner, Anand and Anand (Head of Customs Practice)

Mr. Manish Biala is a commerce graduate from the Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce, Delhi and thereafter completed his LLB at Delhi University. Mr. Biala is currently a Partner in the litigation department where he heads the Customs Enforcement team.

Over the time Mr. Biala has developed and active and rigorous customs enforcement practice and has curbed the entry of various counterfeit products in the Indian Markets. He has an expertise in customs enforcement and recordation and has worked with various luxury brands on Customs Matters throughout India. Before joining Anand and Anand, he was an independent legal practitioner with a criminal law bar practice for almost four years. He regularly appears in contentious matters before various India Courts and customs offices and has been representing major Indian and International brands.

Question and Answer: 01:31pm � 01:45pm

REGISTRATION PROCESS

Interested ones are informed to write email to research@symlaw.edu.in and register.

VENUE

Moot Court Hall,
Third Floor,
Symbiosis Law School,
NOIDA

CONTACT PERSON

Dr. Meenakshi Kaul,
Assistant Professor & Head - Academic Initiatives,
Research and Publication Cell
Email: research@symlaw.edu.in

Mr. Ashutosh Upadhyay
Associate,
Anand and Anand
Email: ashutosh@anandandanand.com

ROUTE MAP

• New Delhi Railway Station to SLS-Noida
• Ghaziabad Railway Station to SLS-Noida
• Indira Gandhi international Airport to SLS-Noida

SEMINAR ON \'INTRODUCTION TO THE REGULATION OF PUBLIC COMPANY M&A IN EUROPE (THE TAKEOVER DIRECTIVE, THE UK TAKEOVER CODE ETC.): FEBRUARY 14, 2017

INTRODUCTION

We are delighted to inform that Research and Publication Cell has organised Seminar on Introduction to the Regulation of Public Company M&A in Europe (the Takeover Directive, the UK Takeover Code etc.) by Mr. Peter King, Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges on February 14, 2017 in Moot Court Hall, Third Floor, SLS-NOIDA. The timings are 10:00am -" 12:30pm.

Mr. Peter has over 30 years of experience across a wide range of industries, transaction types and geographies, with a particular interest in India. His principal areas of work include cross-border M&A and equity capital markets, with a particular industry focus on the financial services, mining, information technology and utilities sectors.

Mr. Peter has particular expertise advising boards of directors on corporate governance and related issues, including the U.K. Bribery Act 2010 and is a regular speaker at conferences and seminars on matters such as the U.K. Takeover Code, London listing rules and anti-corruption programmes. Mr. Peter is co-chair of the firm-�s Pro Bono Committee, a trustee of several U.K. charities, a director of the Salvation Army International and was a founder, together with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, of the Tutu Foundation UK.

Mr. Peter is consistently highly ranked throughout the legal directories for Corporate/M&A and Equity Capital Markets. Chambers UK 2015 describes him as -�client-focused, practical and commercial\" -�\"an expert in his field\" who is \"highly responsive and delivers results.\" Mr. Peter is also recognised as a -�Leading Lawyer-� for Equity Capital Markets in IFLR 1000 UK 2015, recommended for Equity Capital Markets & M&A in Legal 500 UK 2014 and selected to the 2014 London Super Lawyers list for his M&A expertise.

Mr. Peter-�s representative experience includes: HNA Group in its CHF 2.73 billion ($2.8 billion) acquisition of Swissport, the world-�s largest ground and cargo handling company, from PAI Partners; Access Industries in its £410 million final cash offer for all of the shares that it does not already own of Perform Group; Volution Group in its initial public offering and listing on the London Stock Exchange; Edwards Group in its IPO and subsequent takeover by Atlas Copco; The Access Industries, Alfa and Renova Consortium in the $28 billion sale of their stake in Russian oil joint venture TNK-BP, to state-owned oil company Rosneft; CEZ in its cross-border consent solicitation; GDF Suez in its £6.39 billion acquisition of U.K.-based International Power; HIT Entertainment in its sale to Mattel Inc.; C. R. Bard in its acquisition of Clearstream Technologies; Environmental Resources Management in its acquisition of a majority stake by Charterhouse Capital Partners; Deutsche Bank and ING Securities as joint bookrunners in the sale by Vattenfall of its shares in Enea; Alior Bank in its newly issued share offering; and Several multi-national companies on developing procedures to comply with the U.K. Bribery Act (including businesses based outside the U.K.)

REGISTRATION PROCESS

Interested ones are informed to write email to research@symlaw.edu.inresearch@symlaw.edu.in and register.

VENUE

Moot Court Hall,
Third Floor,
Symbiosis Law School,
NOIDA

CONTACT PERSON

Dr. Meenakshi Kaul,
Assistant Professor & Head -" Academic Initiatives,
Research and Publication Cell

Mr. Saurabh Chandra,
Assistant Professor & Head -" Administration,
Research and Publication Cell

SEMINAR ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS IN FLIGHT: PROTECTION OF REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS IN INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW: IN ASSOCIATION WITH SCHOOL OF LAW, UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS, UK: FEBRUARY 07, 2017

INTRODUCTION

Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA in association with School of Law, University of Leeds, UK has organised a Seminar on the Rights of Persons in Flight: Protection of Refugees and Migrants in International Human Rights Law on February 07, 2017 between 10:00am -" 12:15pm.

BACKGROUND

What kind of legal protections do refugees and migrants enjoy under international human rights law? The flight of people from one country to another gives rise to different forms of national and international regulation depending on legal distinctions between migrants, refugees and internally displaced people, irregular and regular migrants, and civilians and non-civilians. This presentation will critically discuss those distinctions and assess the compatibility of some of their interpretations with international human rights law and international humanitarian law. International courts and human rights mechanisms have recognised the non-static nature of various concepts central to international refugee law, such as -persecution- and membership in particular -social groups-. Nevertheless, conceptual progress can be disrupted by certain recent bi-lateral and multi-lateral agreements, including between the EU and third countries that show a significant degree of flexibility towards blanket returns of refugees to third countries. To the extent that blanket returns jeopardize effective protection of the rights of refugee populations, their compatibility with fundamental principles of international human rights law and international refugee law, such as the principle of non-refoulement, is questionable.

Dr. Ilias Trispiotis, Lecturer in Law, School of Law, University of Leeds

Dr. Ilias joined the School of Law in September 2014. He holds a PhD and LLM (distinction) from University College London (UCL) Faculty of Laws, an LLB from the University of Athens and a PGCE in Teaching and Learning in Higher and Professional Education from the UCL Institute of Education. His research expertise covers international and European human rights law, equality law, public law and legal theory. His work has appeared in leading academic journals, such as the Cambridge Law Journal, the Human Rights Law Review, the Columbia Journal of European Law, and the European Human Rights Law Review. Additionally, he is a co-investigator in a major EU Commission DG Justice Action Grant (JUST/2015/RRAC/AG) on countering Islamophobia through the development of counter-narratives in several EU Member States. Before joining Leeds he had been a Visiting Scholar at Harvard Law School and a Teaching Fellow at UCL Laws. Since March 2014 he has been a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy.

His research interests lie in the fields of discrimination law, international and comparative human rights law, legal theory, and law and religion. Further research areas include EU law, comparative constitutional law, and political philosophy.

Dr. Ilias\'s key publications include: Trispiotis I, -Two Interpretations of \"Living Together\" in European Human Rights Law-�, Cambridge Law Journal, 75.3 (2016), 580-607; Trispiotis I, -Discrimination and civil partnerships: Taking \'legal\' out of legal recognition-�, Human Rights Law Review, 14.2 (2014), 343-358; Trispiotis I, -Alternative Lifestyles\' and Unlawful Discrimination: the Limits of Religious Freedom in Bull v Hall-�, European Human Rights Law Review, 14.1 (2014), 39-48; Trispiotis I, -The Duty to Respect Religious Feelings: Insights from European Human Rights Law-�, The Columbia Journal of European Law, 19.3 (2013), 499-552; Trispiotis I, -Lights, Camera, Action: The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights on Lautsi v Italy-�, Education Law Journal, 12.3 (2011), 41-50

Mr. Ravi Hemadri, Director, Development and Justice Initiative

Mr. Ravi Hemadri is Director at Development and Justice Initiative. Development And Justice Initiative (DAJI) is registered in New Delhi as a public charitable Trust and works mainly with urban poor, migrant workers, refugees and displaced people. It is particularly concerned with rights and safety of children, women, and elderly, differently abled people, Dalits, Minorities and Indigenous Peoples. DAJI also provides support to people-led advocacy initiatives and campaigns on bio-cultural heritage, farmers-� rights and environment.

Mr. Ravi has over 25 years of experience in research and advocacy on the rights of Adivasis, Dalits, women, migrants and refugees. He has worked with farmers and workers in different states of India. He was a Director from 2004 -� 2010 of The Other Media, Delhi, an organisation that works on human rights, refugee rights and peace issues. He is currently the Director of Development And Justice Initiative, New Delhi.

Mr. Sai Prasad, Assistant Professor, Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA

After obtaining his undergraduate degree in law from Karnataka University (Dharwad), Saiprasad went on to pursue his studies in human rights law at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore from where he specialised in the subject and received an LL.M. Following this Saiprasad was associated with several Indian Civil society groups in various capacities. Saiprasad qualified the UGC-NET in 2013. Before joining SLS Noida Saiprasad was Faculty of Law at Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Vizag.

Over the years Saiprasad has contributed to the following areas of research: Law and Pedagogy; Law, Public Policy & Civil Society; Child Rights (Law and Practice); Critical review of Panchayati Raj Legislation and analysis of case law; The 73rd Constitutional Amendment; member of the research team on a joint UNDP-Government of India project; Civil society initiatives and creating research programs specifically directed at issues of conflict, peace building and reconciliation through civil society platforms in the North East and J&K
Research and compilation of data on the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, and other extra-ordinary legislation applicable to the North East and Kashmir

Besides the research activities Saiprasad has been engaged in campaign efforts of the following: Pakistan-India People-�s Forum for Peace and Democracy (PIPFPD); International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal; Women against Militarization Campaign; Rapporteur for the Conference on Conflict in Sri Lanka organized by The Other Media, between February to March 2009, Delhi.

His areas of interest are international law/practice and theory, human rights law/practice and theory, feminist theory/ jurisprudence, public law /theory, law and anthropology, culture and law, law and political sociology etc.

REGISTRATION PROCESS

Interested ones are informed to write email to research@symlaw.edu.inresearch@symlaw.edu.in and register.

VENUE

Moot Court Hall,
Third Floor,
Symbiosis Law School,
NOIDA

CONTACT PERSON

Dr. Meenakshi Kaul,
Assistant Professor & Head -" Academic Initiatives,
Research and Publication Cell

Mr. Saurabh Chandra,
Assistant Professor & Head -" Administration,
Research and Publication Cell

SEMINAR ON \'COMPETITION POLICY: WHAT IS THE CORRECT BALANCE OF LAW AND ECONOMICS?\'- NOVEMBER 11, 2016

INTRODUCTION

Competition Law in India is an evolving area and relatively young. There is a need for academicians, practising economists and competition enforcers to come together to discuss emerging issues, specifically relevant to the Indian context. Moreover, anti-competitive practices of Enterprises can lead to penalties as high as 3 times annual profit or 10% of annual turnover for each year of non-compliance!

In this background, Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA has organised Seminar on \'Competition Policy: What is the Correct Balance of Law and Economics?\' by Emeritus Professor Richard Whish QC (Hon), Kings College London on November 11, 2016. The timings are 10:00am -" 12:00noon.

Emeritus Professor Richard Whish is a legal academic and author. He is a qualified solicitor and was in legal practice in London from 1989 to 1998. He was admitted in 1977. He has been recommended for his contribution to competition law and policy, in the UK, the European Union and in many other countries with competition laws throughout the world. Professor Whish has published many books and articles on competition law, and contributed to many others. In particular he is the co-author of Competition Law, 7th edition 2012.

Professor Whish has advised various Governments and competition authorities on competition law and policy, and has had an influence on the development of various competition laws and on soft law guidance. His nomination also focuses on his contribution to the development of many postgraduate courses on competition law and policy at King-�s College London, where he is now Emeritus Professor, having been a Professor of Law there from 1991 to 2013.

For many years he was also a Visiting Professor of Law at the College of Europe in Bruges. Professor Whish was a member of the Advisory Panel of the Director General of Fair Trading from 2001 to 2003, and a non-executive director of the Board of the Office of Fair Trading from 2003 to 2009. He was also a member of the Board of the Singapore Energy Markets Authority from 2005 to 2011.

In 2014 Professor Whish was appointed Queen\'s Counsel Honoris Causa. The award is made to lawyers who have made a major contribution to the law of England & Wales outside practice in the courts.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• All In-house counsels and legal practitioners, academics interested in the field of Competition Law,
• Enterprises dealing with competition issues and its compliance,
• Those who are interested in participating in a very vibrant discussion!

REGISTRATION PROCESS

Pl. register yourself by writing email to research@symlaw.edu.inresearch@symlaw.edu.in on or before November 09, 2016.

VENUE

Moot Court Hall,
Third Floor,
Symbiosis Law School,
NOIDA

CONTACT PERSON

Dr. Meenakshi Kaul,
Assistant Professor & Head -" Academic Initiatives,
Research and Publication Cell

Mr. Saurabh Chandra,
Assistant Professor & Head -" Administration,
Research and Publication Cell

ROUTE MAP

• New Delhi Railway Station to SLS-Noida
• Ghaziabad Railway Station to SLS-Noida
• Indira Gandhi international Airport to SLS-Noida

SEMINAR ON BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS: NOVEMBER 07, 2016

INTRODUCTION

Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA has organised a Seminar on -Business and Human Rights- on November 07, 2016 by Mr. Kevin Smith. The timings are 12:30pm -" 02:00pm.

OVERVIEW

-�Human rights law-� has long been the responsibility of states. However, we only need to look at the headlines, from Bhopal to Rana Plaza, to see how businesses can and do have an impact on human rights through their activities. What are the obligations of businesses in relation to human rights? Where are these set out, and how can they be enforced? How can businesses make amends when they are shown to, or believe they may have, negatively impacted the human rights of their stakeholders?

These questions are the subject of considerable ongoing debate, and they raise critical issues for lawyers, both as advisors to businesses and in the context of managing their own firms. Doing -�the right thing-� need not carry a financial cost, though: rather, for lawyers and businesspeople alike, a knowledge of this subject area can be a valuable commercial asset: there is a compelling -�business case-� for business and human rights.

This lecture is aimed at any students interested in commercial law, human rights, or the intersection and relationship between the two.

LECTURE OUTLINE

The Seminar will consist of three parts:

1. a brief history and background to the -�Three Pillar Framework-� and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights;
2. a discussion of the Three Pillars and the Guiding Principles, including a focus on current trends in the area and the obligation to provide remedy and a discussion of relevant case studies; and
3. an argument for the -�business case-� for Business and Human Rights, and an explanation of why every commercial lawyer ought to know about this.

Mr. Kevin Smith recently left Clifford Chance LLP-�s litigation group, after four years practising in London. Alongside a general commercial litigation practice, Kevin specialised in Public International Law, and advised a range of multinational companies on Business and Human Rights issues. He has presented internationally on this subject, including leading training on behalf of the charity Advocates for International Development in India and Kenya in 2016.

In 2017, Mr. Kevin will join Farris, Vaughn, Wills & Murphy LLP in his hometown of Vancouver, Canada, where his practice will include constitutional and public law matters, including in the areas of human rights, aboriginal, and environmental law.

Mr. Kevin completed his undergraduate degree at Princeton University, and his law degree at Oxford.

REGISTRATION PROCESS

Pl. register yourself by writing email to research@symlaw.edu.in on or before November 06, 2016.

VENUE

Moot Court Hall,
Third Floor,
Symbiosis Law School,
NOIDA

CONTACT PERSON

Dr. Meenakshi Kaul,
Assistant Professor & Head -" Academic Initiatives,
Research and Publication Cell

Ms. Devdatta Mukherjee,
Assistant Professor &
Head -" International Cell

Ms. Sukanya Singha,
Assistant Professor,
Symbiosis Law School,
NOIDA

ROUTE MAP

• New Delhi Railway Station to SLS-Noida
• Ghaziabad Railway Station to SLS-Noida
• Indira Gandhi international Airport to SLS-Noida

SEMINAR ON WILD LIFE PROTECTION AND RELATED LAWS AND THE RELEASE OF BOOK (RESEARCH REPORT) TITLED \'AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ON IMPLEMENTATION OF WILDLIFE PROTECTION LAWS\': OCTOBER 08, 2016

INTRODUCTION

We, at Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA, initiated a -Research Project (Empirical Study)-, titled as -An Empirical Study on Implementation of Wild-life Protection Laws- in September, 2014 with the objective to look into the judicial approach, along-with approach of prosecution agencies, towards wild-life protection.

The research team comprises of Dr. Madhuker Sharma, Assistant Professor & Project Coordinator and Research Associates including Ms. Akshiptika Verma, Ms. Apurva Bhardwaj, Mr. Deepankar Mishra, Ms. Dipshi Swara, Mr. Shrayansh Niranjan, Ms. Sumbul Khare, & Mr. Yashaswee Sarkhel, Learners of Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA.

We have collected information on wildlife offenses, filed before District Courts as well as Forest Divisions all over the India, for the period 1990-2010. For this purpose, we had travelled across India as well filed applications, under the Right to Information Act, 2005 before almost five hundred District Courts. We succeeded in collecting such information from around 300 District Courts & Forest Divisions. We further collected similar data from Wild-life Control Bureau, and the O/o Chief Wildlife Warden of various States.

We are delighted to inform you that the -Research Project (Empirical Study)-, titled as -An Empirical Study on Implementation of Wild-life Protection Laws- is compiled and will be released by Hon-ble Mr. Justice Shiva Kirti Singh, Judge, the Supreme Court of India on Sunday, October 08, 2016.

Hon-�ble Mr. Justice Shiva Kirti Singh, Judge, the Supreme Court of India

Hon-�ble Mr. Justice Shiva Kirti Singh completed schooling from Sainik School Tilaiya, Graduation in Political Science from Patna College, Post Graduation from Patna University and LL.B. from Patna Law College, all in First Division.

Hon-�ble Mr. Justice Shiva Kirti Singh enrolled as an Advocate on March 17, 1977 and was designated as -Senior Advocate-� on January 17, 1990. He practiced in Patna High Court in Civil, Criminal, Service and Constitutional matters and also served as counsel for Bihar State Electricity Board for several years.

Hon-�ble Mr. Justice Shiva Kirti Singh was Elevated as Permanent Judge of Patna High Court on Dec 29, 1998 and was appointed as Acting Chief Justice of Patna High Court in May 2009 for about four months, again in September 2009 for about same period and for the third time in May 2010 for a lesser period. He was appointed as Executive Chairman of Bihar State Legal Services Authority from Mar 07, 2006 to Oct 16, 2012.

Hon-�ble Mr. Justice Shiva Kirti Singh was transferred to Allahabad High Court and took oath on October 17, 2012. He was appointed as Acting Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court on November 20, 2012 and as Chief Justice on February 04, 2013.

Hon-�ble Mr. Justice Shiva Kirti Singh was elevated to Supreme Court on September 19, 2013.

SCHEDULE OF THE WORKSHOP

REGISTRATION PROCESS

Interested learners are informed to download the registration form so attached herewith and submit the form with required details in person to Mr. Saurabh Chandra, Head -" Administration, Research and Publication, Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA. One can also email the completed registration form by email to research@symlaw.edu.inresearch@symlaw.edu.in and register. Registration is open till October 02, 2016.

Click to view the Registration Form

CONTACT PERSON

Dr. Madhuker Sharma,
Assistant Professor &
Project Coordinator
(An Empirical Study on Implementation of Wild-life Protection Laws)
Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA

Dr. Meenakshi Kaul,
Assistant Professor &
Head -" Academic Initiatives,
Research and Publication Cell
Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA

Mr. Saurabh Chandra,
Assistant Professor &
Head -" Administration,
Research and Publication Cell
Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA

Email: research@symlaw.edu.inresearch@symlaw.edu.in

SEMINAR ON BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS: OCTOBER 07, 2016

INTRODUCTION

Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA is delighted to inform that it is associated with the Knowledge Series -" an initiative of Alumni of King-s College London as -Exclusive Academic Partner-. This initiative aims at organising discussions, seminars and conferences on topical issues in respective fields of work to foster continued learning and stimulate research and development, as our contribution to nation building.

You are invited to attend the Seminar on Competition Law & Its Interfaces with Enterprise, as part of the Knowledge Series, organised on October 05, 2016 at India International Centre.

HIGHLIGHTS

Competition Law in India is an evolving area and relatively young. There is a need for academicians, practising economists and competition enforcers to come together to discuss emerging issues, specifically relevant to the Indian context.

Moreover, anti-competitive practices of Enterprises can lead to penalties as high as 3 times annual profit or 10% of annual turnover for each year of non-compliance!

This conference is not only to bring together practitioners and scholars to debate on contemporary issues but also an opportunity for business owners and leaders to understand the law, its implications and best practices for compliance.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

i. All In-house counsels and legal practitioners, academics interested in the field of Competition Law,
ii. Enterprises dealing with competition issues and it\'s compliance,
iii. Those who are interested in participating in a very vibrant discussion!

The event is not restricted to King\'s Alumni on popular demand.

VENUE

Indian International Center, 40 Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi

SCHEDULE OF THE WORKSHOP

CONTACT PERSON

(LIMITED SEATS, PRE -" REGISTRATION COMPULSORY)

Dr. Meenakshi Kaul,
Assistant Professor & Head -" Academic Initiatives,
Research and Publication Cell

Mr. Saurabh Chandra,
Assistant Professor & Head -" Administration,
Research and Publication Cell

Email: research@symlaw.edu.inresearch@symlaw.edu.in
Email: kcladelhi@gmail.comkcladelhi@gmail.com

SEMINAR ON BREXIT: POST EFERENDUM LEGAL ​I​MPLICATIONS AND ​K​EY ​C​ONSIDERATIONS’: SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

INTRODUCTION

Research and Publication Cell has organised Seminar on -Brexit: Post -�R-�eferendum -�L-�legal -�I-�mplications and -�K-�ey -�C-�onsiderations-- by Mr. Peter King, Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges on September 15, 2016. The timings are 11:00am -" 12:30pm.

Mr. Peter has over 30 years of experience across a wide range of industries, transaction types and geographies, with a particular interest in India. His principal areas of work include cross-border M&A and equity capital markets, with a particular industry focus on the financial services, mining, information technology and utilities sectors.

Mr. Peter has particular expertise advising boards of directors on corporate governance and related issues, including the U.K. Bribery Act 2010 and is a regular speaker at conferences and seminars on matters such as the U.K. Takeover Code, London listing rules and anti-corruption programmes. Mr. Peter is co-chair of the firm-�s Pro Bono Committee, a trustee of several U.K. charities, a director of the Salvation Army International and was a founder, together with Archbishop Desmond Tutu, of the Tutu Foundation UK.

Mr. Peter is consistently highly ranked throughout the legal directories for Corporate/M&A and Equity Capital Markets. Chambers UK 2015 describes him as -�client-focused, practical and commercial\" -�\"an expert in his field\" who is \"highly responsive and delivers results.\" Mr. Peter is also recognised as a -�Leading Lawyer-� for Equity Capital Markets in IFLR 1000 UK 2015, recommended for Equity Capital Markets & M&A in Legal 500 UK 2014 and selected to the 2014 London Super Lawyers list for his M&A expertise.

Mr. Peter-�s representative experience includes: HNA Group in its CHF 2.73 billion ($2.8 billion) acquisition of Swissport, the world-�s largest ground and cargo handling company, from PAI Partners; Access Industries in its £410 million final cash offer for all of the shares that it does not already own of Perform Group; Volution Group in its initial public offering and listing on the London Stock Exchange; Edwards Group in its IPO and subsequent takeover by Atlas Copco; The Access Industries, Alfa and Renova Consortium in the $28 billion sale of their stake in Russian oil joint venture TNK-BP, to state-owned oil company Rosneft; CEZ in its cross-border consent solicitation; GDF Suez in its £6.39 billion acquisition of U.K.-based International Power; HIT Entertainment in its sale to Mattel Inc.; C. R. Bard in its acquisition of Clearstream Technologies; Environmental Resources Management in its acquisition of a majority stake by Charterhouse Capital Partners; Deutsche Bank and ING Securities as joint bookrunners in the sale by Vattenfall of its shares in Enea; Alior Bank in its newly issued share offering; and Several multi-national companies on developing procedures to comply with the U.K. Bribery Act (including businesses based outside the U.K.)

SCHEDULE OF THE WORKSHOP

REGISTRATION PROCESS

Interested ones are informed to write email to research@symlaw.edu.inresearch@symlaw.edu.in and register.

CONTACT PERSON

Dr. Meenakshi Kaul,
Assistant Professor,
Head -" Academic Initiatives, Research and Publication,
Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA

And

Mr. Saurabh Chandra,
Assistant Professor,
Head -" Administration, Research and Publication,
Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA

Email: research@symlaw.edu.inresearch@symlaw.edu.in

SEMINAR ON CONSTITUTIONAL BASIS OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW IN THE USA’: SEPTEMBER 09, 2016

INTRODUCTION

Research and Publication Cell has organised Seminar on -Constitutional Basis of Administrative Law in the USA- by Mr. Jud Mathews, Assistant Professor of Law and Affiliate Professor, School of International Affairs, Penn State Law, the Pennsylvania State University, USA on September 09, 2016. The timings are 01:45pm -" 03:00pm.

Mr. Jud Mathews

Mr. Jud Mathews is Assistant Professor of Law and Affiliate Professor, School of International Affairs at Penn State Law, the Pennsylvania State University, USA.

Mr. Jud Mathews is Ph.D. in Political Science - Yale University (2015), J.D. - Yale Law School (2005), and MA (International Relations) -" Yale University (2005).
At Penn State Law, he teaches Civil Procedure, Administrative Law, Constitutional Interpretation State and Local Government Law. Prior to joining Penn State Law, Mr. Jud Mathews was a visiting assistant professor at the University of Illinois College of Law. After law school, he worked as a law clerk for Judge Guido Calabresi on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Mr. Jud Mathews\' scholarship brings a comparative and interdisciplinary approach to questions of public law. He has written extensively about techniques of constitutional rights adjudication, in the United States and in other jurisdictions, and in particular about proportionality review. His scholarship in administrative law has explored the political economy of judicial deference doctrines and the connections between administrative law and democratic theory. He is currently working on a book titled Making Rights Horizontal: Constitutions, Private Law, and Judicial Power, which is a cross-national study of how constitutional rights shape the legal relations of private parties.

Mr. Jud Mathews has several publications to his name, which include: Minimally Democratic Administrative Law, 68 Admin. L. Rev. (forthcoming 2016); Searching for Proportionality in U.S. Administrative Law, in The Judge and the Proportionate Use of Discretion (Routledge, 2015); \"Strategic Delegation, Discretion, and Deference: Explaining the Comparative Law of Administrative Review,\" 62 Am. J. Comp. L. 101 (2014) (with Nuno Garoupa); \"Deference Lotteries,\" 91 Tex. L. Rev. 1349 (2013); All Things in Proportion? American Rights Review and the Problem of Balancing, 60 Emory L.J. 797 (2011) (with Alec Stone Sweet); -�Proportionality Balancing and Global Constitutionalism,-� 47 Colum. J. Transat\'l L. 72 (2008) (with Alec Stone Sweet).

REGISTRATION PROCESS

Interested ones are informed to write email to research@symlaw.edu.inresearch@symlaw.edu.in and register.

VENUE

Moot Court Hall,
Third Floor, Academic Block
Symbiosis Law School,
NOIDA

CONTACT PERSON

Dr. Meenakshi Kaul,
Assistant Professor,
Head -" Academic Initiatives, Research and Publication,
Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA

And

Mr. Saurabh Chandra,
Assistant Professor,
Head -" Administration, Research and Publication,
Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA

Email: research@symlaw.edu.inresearch@symlaw.edu.in

SEMINAR ON MOOTING: JULY 10, 2016

INTRODUCTION

Mooting as an activity aims to inculcate and improve the research, presentation and argument talent into students so as to equip the budding pleaders with all the court room etiquettes, research experience and advocacy skills. We are pleased to inform you all that Moot Court Society, Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA has organised Seminar on Mooting for beginners as well as for the experienced ones on July 10, 2016 in Moot Court Hall.

FOR BEGINNERS

Schedule: 09:00am - 12:00 noon

The seminar proposes to begin by providing a broad overview of mooting and give an introduction to oral and written pleadings as well as the format of the competition. It will be followed up by a power-point presentation on oral pleadings. Lastly, questions would be welcomed from the audience so as to address any particular queries that the students may have. If time permits, a small session with two pleaders out of volunteers from the audience may also be carried out.

Objective: a) To provide students with a broad overview of mooting as a competition and as a co-curricular activity; b) To provide an introduction to oral submissions; c) To welcome students to ask questions so as to remove inhibitions to mooting

FOR EXPERIENCED PARTICIPANTS

Schedule: 12:01pm - 03:00pm

The seminar would begin by a power-point presentation on written pleadings. This will be followed by an interactive session where the participants would be encouraged to ask specific queries. Questions would be encouraged not only on the format of pleadings but also on questions of strategy, logistics, research techniques etc.

Objective: a) To provide students with a detailed presentation on written submissions b) To provide a platform to encourage students to put their own mooting experiences in perspective vis a vis other participants c) To attempt to answer an specific questions that they may have

Mr. Joel, Advocate, The Supreme Court of India

Mr. Joel's educational qualifications include: M.Sc. in Law and Finance from the University of Oxford (2015-2016); BBA. LL.B., Symbiosis Law School, Pune (2005-10); Associate Company Secretary, Institute of Company Secretaries of India (2012). He is pursuing M.A.(Psychology) from Indira Gandhi National Open University (Specializing in Clinical Psychology). He has completed Diploma in Arbitration, Conciliation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Systems (2009) and Diploma in International Business Laws and Corporate Laws in India (2008) from Symbiosis International University and Diploma in Cyber Laws from Asian School of Cyber Laws & Mumbai University with Distinction (2007). He has to his credit Microsoft Intellectual Property Scholarship Programe (2009).

Mr. Joel's professional experience included working with Chambers of Mr. Sidharth Luthra, Senior Advocate (August 2015 onwards), Intellective Law Offices, Delhi (April 2011 - September 2014), Lakshmi Kumaran & Sridharan, Delhi (June 2010 - April 2011) and N V Gopal and Co. Pune (October 2008 - April 2010).

Mr. Joel has publications to his name including: Article on 'Arbitrability of Disputes relating to Oppression and Mismanagement' published in Corporate Law Adviser, [2013] 113 CLA (Mag.) 33; Article on 'Transaction Value of Imported Goods: Zero-Sum Games' published on Taxindiaonline.com and available at http://www.taxindiaonline.com/RC2/inside2.php3?filename=bnews_detail.php3&newsid=15264. He has presented papers at conferences, seminars which include: paper on 'Revisiting the Constitutionality of the Crime of Adultery in India' at the Second International Conference of the South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology held at Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu from 11th-13th, January, 2013.

Mr. Joel is an avid mooter. He was part of the SLS Pune team (speaker) that represented India at the 50th Annual Shearman and Sterling International Rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition held at Washington DC, USA in March, 2009 and has brought several laurels to SLS Pune in several Moot Court Competition at National and International Level.

CONTACT PERSON

Ms. Megha Nagpal,
Head, Moot Court Society,
Symbiosis Law School, NOIDA
Email: mootcourt@symlaw.edu.inmootcourt@symlaw.edu.in

SEMINAR ON \"RESEARCH, WRITING AND PUBLICATION\": DECEMBER 15, 2012

INTRODUCTION

Research not only generates useful insight and confidence but also acts as stimulant for academic growth. Sound conceptual understanding of various research methods, research instruments, tools and techniques is an essential prerequisite in conducting empirical research.

For undergoing high quality research and writing good research papers, one requires to collect, interpret and logically document the information. The art of drawing coherent conclusions, supported by appropriate research tools and reference citation is vital for quality research work. To cater these interests, Research and Publication Cell has organized a day Seminar on 'Research, Writing and Publication' on December 15, 2012. The key objective of this Seminar is to enable the researchers: To formulate a research proposal; to develop suitable Research Methods & Data Analytical Tools; to draw better conclusions from the analysis; to write a good Research Paper and publish it.

Professor Phil Thomas was educated at the universities of Cardiff, Aberystwyth and Michigan. He has held academic positions at the universities of Yale, Dar es Salaam, and Lusaka. In addition, he has been a visiting professor in a number of law schools including, Oslo, Utrecht, Prague, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong and Macquarie. External examinerships held include the universities of Birmingham, Makerere, Nairobi, Leeds Metropolitan, Oxford Brooks, Warwick, Ulster and Leicester. He retired after spending 36 years in this Law School. The University acknowledged his contribution by awarding him the prestigious title of Emeritus Professor of Law. He returned to the School as a consultant. He completed his consultancy in April 2010. Currently, he is a Visiting Professor at HELP University College, Kuala Lumpur, Symbiosis University, Pune, and also at the London College of Legal Studies, Dhaka. His research was focused in the area of socio legal studies and he is a founding member, and former executive committee member of the Socio Legal Studies Association. In addition, he is the founding and remains the editor of the Journal of Law and Society, based at Cardiff Law School. It is a leading international socio legal journal. His many publications and books include \"How to Lecture\" published in 2000, and \"Discriminating Lawyers\" Cavendish, 2000. In 2005 \"The Human Rights Act: A Success Story?\" was published followed by \"Effective Legal Research\" in 2006. His latest article is \"Legal Education: Then and Now\" [Law Teacher, no. 3, 2006]. He is widely published and his work has been translated into Spanish, Japanese, French and Czech.

His list of publications includes: Thomas PA 2004. The Human Rights Act 1998: An Impact Study in South Wales. Cardiff: Cardiff Law School. pp. 90. ISBN 0-9516976-6-8; Thomas PA 2003. 9/11: USA and UK. Fordam Law Journal pp. 1193-1233; Thomas PA 2002. 9/11: A view from Abroad. Boston Review 27(6)pp. 15ISSN 0734 236; Thomas PA 2002. Legislative responses to terrorism. In: P Scraton. eds. Beyond September 11: An anthology of dissent. Pluto, pp. 93-101; Thomas PA 2002. Poverty, Privilege and Access to the Legal Profession. The Welsh Journal of Education pp. 95-106. ISSN 0957 297X; Thomas PA 2002. September 11 and Good Governance. Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly 53 pp. 368-390. ISSN 0029 3105; Thomas PA and Arora A 2002. Tracing the Access of the Underprivileged into the Legal Profession. - Report for the Lord Chancellor\'s Department pp. 91; Thomas PA 2001. Dam and Be Damned. Planet: The Welsh Internationalist December pp. 38-43. ISSN 0048 4288; Thomas PA and Knowles J 2001. How to use a Law Library. London: Sweet and Maxwell. pp. 294. ISBN 0 421 744 103; Thomas PA 2001. The Human Rights Act: Ready, Steady, Go. International Journal of Legal Education 35(3)pp. 360-375.; Campbell ID and Thomas PA 2001. WC Hohfeld, Fundamental Legal Conceptions. Aldershot: Dartmouth. pp. xxx+112. ISBN 1 85521668 X; Costigan R and Thomas PA 2000. Anonymous Witnesses. Northern Ireland Legal Quaterly 51(2)pp. 326-358. ISSN 0029 3105; Thomas PA 2000. Discriminating Lawyers. London: Cavendish Publishing. pp. 271. ISBN 1 85941 6039; Thomas PA 2000. Introduction. In: Thomas, PA. eds. Discriminating Lawyers. London: Cavendish Publishing, pp. 9-19. ISBN 1 85941 6039; Thomas PA 2000. Investing in a Legal Career in Wales. Cambrian Law Review 31 ISSN 0884 8328; Rees A and Thomas PA 2000. Law Students - Getting in and Getting on. In: Thomas, PA. eds. Discriminating Lawyers. London: Cavendish Publishing, pp. 19-40. ISBN 1 85941 6039; Rees A, Thomas PA and Todd Pauline 2000. Law Students - Investing in the future. Cardiff: Cardiff Law School,; Rees A and Thomas PA 2000. Law Students: Getting in and getting on. In: Discriminating Lawyers. London: Cavendish Publishing, pp. 19-40. ISBN 1 85941 603 9; Thomas PA 2000. Learning About Law Lecturing. Coventry: NCLE University of Warwick. pp. 69. ISBN 1 902730 06 2; Thomas PA 2000. Making the Grade: The Pressure on University Students. Planet: The Welsh Internationalist 143 pp. 23-29. ISSN 0048 4288; Thomas PA 2000. Pressure on University Students. Planet 143 pp. 23-28. ISSN 0048 4288; Thomas PA and Wheeler S 2000. Socio Legal Studies. In: Hayton, D. eds. Law\'s Future. Hart Publishing, pp. 267-280. ISBN 1 84113 100 8; Thomas PA and Wheeler S 2000. Socio-Legal Studies. In: Laws Future. Oxford: Hart Publishers, pp. 267-280. ISBN 1 84113 100 8; Rees A and Thomas PA 2000. Welsh Law Schools and Tomorrows Lawyers. Cambrian Law Review pp. 73-89. ISSN 0884 8328.

REGISTRATION PROCESS

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CONTACT PERSON

P. S: Kindly share the information with your colleagues and other acquaintances. The candidates are requested to email a confirmation to deepa@symlaw.edu.in filling the attached registration form by December 13, 2012. In case of any query, please contact Prof. Deepa A. Panwar, Seminar Coordinator. (Email: deepa@symlaw.edu.in)