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Plain-English guides to the clauses, stamp duties and traps inside India's most-used legal documents.
Employment Agreement in India: 7 Clauses That Protect the Company
The clauses an Indian employment agreement needs beyond salary and title, and the mistakes in free appointment letter formats.
Legal Notice for Payment Recovery: Process, Cost and Timeline in India
How a payment recovery legal notice works in India, what it must say, what it costs, and what happens after it is served.
MSA vs SOW: The Difference, and Why Agencies Need Both
The master service agreement carries the legal terms once; each statement of work carries the project. Here is how the pair works.
Founders’ Agreement Format India: What a Real One Contains
What an Indian founders agreement actually contains, why free formats fail in court, and what proper drafting costs.
Stamp duty on rent agreements, state by state
Why the same 11-month agreement costs different amounts in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru, and what actually determines the number.
A DPDP-compliant privacy policy: the checklist
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act changed what an Indian privacy policy must actually say. Most policies have not caught up.
Founders’ Agreement: the 9 clauses that matter
Equity is the easy part. Vesting, deadlock and leaver terms are where founder relationships are actually protected.