Civil Litigation

Strategic representation across commercial disputes, recovery suits, property conflicts, and corporate litigation before all civil courts.

  • Recovery Suits for realization of debts, invoices, and unpaid dues.
  • Suits for Damages arising out of breach of contracts, supply agreements, agency contracts, and service-level failures.
  • Contractual Liability of Companies including disputes relating to nonperformance of corporate contracts, indemnity, guarantees, and shareholder disputes.
  • Matters before Commercial Courts involving high-value commercial transactions under the Commercial Courts Act, 2015.
  • Matters relating to Contracts – Disputes relating to rights and liabilities of parties to the Contract and their enforcement through the Hon’ble Courts of Law.

  • Title disputes, partition suits, and ownership claims
  • Specific performance of property agreements, agreements to sell, or development agreements
  • Eviction, tenancy, and lease-related disputes
  • Encroachment, easementary rights, and injunction matters

  • SARFAESI Act matters including challenges to possession notices, enforcement of security, and borrower-bank disputes
  • RDDBFI Act proceedings before Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRT) and Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunals (DRAT)
  • IBC (Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016) cases including corporate insolvency resolution process, liquidation, and personal guarantor matters before NCLT and NCLAT

  • Trademark infringement, passing off, and opposition proceedings
  • Copyright infringement and royalty disputes
  • Patent revocation, infringement, and licensing disputes
  • Design infringement and trade secret protection
  • Domain name disputes and cyber law related claims

  • Complaints before District, State, and National Consumer Dispute Redressal Commissions (NCDRC)
  • Misleading advertisements, deficiency of services, and product liability cases
  • Labour and Employment disputes including wrongful termination, unfair labour practices, and disputes before Labour Courts, Industrial Tribunals, and under Shops & Establishment Acts

Drafting, vetting, and enforcing contracts in the entertainment sector, including:

  • Film Production Agreement between producers, financiers, and co-producers
  • Deal Memo recording initial terms of engagement with cast and crew
  • Actor/Artist Agreements defining remuneration, performance obligations, and exclusivity
  • Writer’s Agreement and Director’s Agreement securing rights in script and direction
  • Co-Production Agreement governing revenue sharing, territorial rights, and creative control
  • Crew Agreements including cinematographers, editors, choreographers, and technicians
  • Location Agreement securing legal rights for shooting
  • Life Story Rights Agreement for adaptation of biographies or personal stories
  • Music Rights & Licensing Agreements covering synchronization, publishing, and performance rights
  • Distribution Agreement (domestic and international distribution, OTT platforms)
  • Brand Endorsement Agreements with celebrities or influencers for marketing campaigns

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