Contracts and agreements
This area concerns written agreements between businesses and between individuals: preparing them, reviewing terms before signature, and the disputes that follow when an agreement is broken.
The practice covers
- Commercial agreements: supply and purchase terms, service, consultancy, distribution and non-disclosure agreements
- Review of payment, termination, indemnity, limitation of liability and dispute resolution clauses before signature
- Stamp duty and registration requirements for agreements executed in Maharashtra
- Delayed payments to micro and small enterprises under the MSMED Act
- Breach of contract: legal notices, recovery proceedings and arbitration
Laws most often involved
- Indian Contract Act, 1872
- Specific Relief Act, 1963
- Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958
- Registration Act, 1908
- Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
- Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006
Where such matters are heard
- Civil courts and commercial courts
- Arbitral tribunals
- Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Councils
Courts at Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Thane.
Further reading
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