It's been an interesting year-end for us. In the first quarter of 2007, we have had the privilege to contribute legal support to Norwegian major Orkla's acquisition of the respected southern food brand 'MTR' and at the same time, help Wolfensohn LLC acquire equity in Indian retail brand 'FabIndia'. These are both sunrise sectors for foreign equity and we feel a sense of achievement in closing these deals.

This time, on the topical end of the legal landscape, we look at the law on doctor's civil liabilities in medical malpractice cases in Making Doctors Pay. 

On the other end of the spectrum, in Workman v/s Professional, we look at the judgment of the Supreme Court arising out of bizarre circumstances where advocate Mr. Shyam Prakash Srivastava managed to keep his law officers job for 21 long years claiming he was a workman!

In addition, in Prosecuting Politicians, we look at another recent judgment of the Supreme Court setting out the legal framework in which politicians may be prosecuted for their misdeeds. 

Finally, it will be my privilege to address another two-day workshop on Understanding Commercial Contracts in Bangalore on May 11^th and 12^th, 2007 and I hope to see some of you there.

Ranjeev C Dubey

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