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Universal Law Publishing Pvt Ltd Australia And India-A Comparative Overview Of The Law And Legal Practice by Shaun Star
This book draws on the many similarities between the Indian and Australian legal systems, while highlighting the vast differences in legal practice. It provides a comparative analysis of a broad range of legal subjects, authored by some of Australia`s and India`s top legal luminaries.
This volume compares many of the significant areas of the respective regulatory regimes to allow the reader to understand the similarities and differences of the legal frameworks.
The first section discusses the respective regulatory frameworks from a macro perspective, comparing constitutional laws, approaches to judicial interpretation and international trade and investment policies.
The second section is of particular relevance to businesspeople and transactional lawyers, focusing on how mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and securities, competition law, tax and intellectual property are regulated.
The third section discusses both jurisdictions` approach to dispute resolution and the fourth section of this volume focuses on environmental law, public health law, the regulation of energy and resources and corporate governance.
This volume will be a useful resource for businesspeople, academics, law students, corporate lawyers and policy makers interested in India, Australia or the Australia-India relationship.
Forewords by
The Honourable Justice Robert French AC
Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia
The Honourable Justice H.L. Dattu
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India
CONTENTS
SECTION 1: A BIG PICTURE PERSPECTIVE
1. Federalism A Selected Comparison
Nicholas Aroney and Khagesh Gautam
2. Comparative Law and the Role of the Judiciary
Douglas McDonald and Arun K. Thiruvengadam
3. Regulation of International Trade in Goods and Services
Brett Williams and R.V. Anuradha
4. Regulation of Foreign Direct Investment
Zeke Solomon AM and Haigreve Khaitan
SECTION 2: DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS
5. Mergers and Acquisitions
Emma Armson and Umakanth Varottil
6. Capital Markets and Securities
Philippa Stone, Adrian Amer, Madhurima Mukherjee and Agnik Bhattacharyya
7. Competition Law-Merger Control
Cyril Shroff, Nisha Kaur Uberoi, Linda Evans and Mihkel Wilding
8. Competition Law-Enforcement Conduct Prohibitions
Pallavi Shroff, Elizabeth Avery and Genevieve Rahman
9. Tax Law
Shreya Rao and Justin Dabner
10. Intellectual Property
Natalie P. Stoianoff and T. Vidya Kumari
SECTION 3: DISPUTE RESOLUTION
11. Litigation and Civil Procedure
Gopal Subramanium and S. Stuart Clark AM
12. Commercial Arbitration
Doug Jones AO
SECTION 4: OTHER SPECIFIC AREAS OF LAW
13. Environmental Law
Pushpa Kumar Lakshmanan, Alice Skipper and Brian Hayes QC
14. Public Health Law and Ethics
Fiona Lander and Anand Grover
15. Corporate Governance and Independent Directors
Shardul S. Shroff and Robert P. Austin
16. The Regulation of the Energy and Resources (Oil and Gas) Sector
Sumanto Basu, Jyotika Khilnani Guha, Stuart MacGregor, Catherine Phillips and Patrick Cranley