Joslaw (A Division of JOSLAW CONSULTING INDIA PVT. LTD.), one of the Chennai's fastest growing full service business law firms was established by G.D. Joseph in the year 2007 with the vision of providing quality legal services and assistance to international and domestic clients.

Our practice primarily focuses on:

• corporate, commercial and company laws
• Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) regulations
• laws governing joint ventures, foreign collaborations & investments, technology transfer
• mergers & acquisitions

Our advice also includes issues pertaining to:

• real estate - laws and procedures
• intellectual property rights concerning trade marks, designs, patents & copy rights
• information technology laws and procedures
• infrastructure projects
• franchising - laws and procedures
• arbitration and litigation

In addition, we also have substantial experience in negotiating, drafting and vetting of various commercial agreements and contracts apart from dealing with various governmental authorities. We have considerable experience in advising clients on their day-to-day business issues as well.

General Law Practice:

The firm also practices general laws in:

• Chennai High Court
• Sub-ordinate Courts
• Consumer Fora and various other Tribunals in matters concerning Customs and Excise, Transportation Law, Industrial and Labour Disputes, Economic Regulations etc.

The firms' pre-eminence results from its unswerving commitment to quality and integrity and its dedication to the interests of its clients. We adopt an optimistic and constructive approach in all our undertakings and we ensure that our client needs are met and their interests protected.

Cost:

Our basis for charging fees is designed to ensure that the cost to the client represents value for money. A time based charge, set at varied rates according to the experience and seniority of the lawyer working on the matter and the complexity of the case, ensures that the client is charged for the time committed by our lawyers on their matter.

We encourage corporate clients to adopt our annual retainer system, which ensures that they are briefed and consulted regularly throughout the year.

We advise our clients on their legal position with an appreciation that different course of action can have different commercial as well as legal consequences. Our advice is fundamentally practical. Through the alliance of a thorough understanding of your business and a rapid professional response, we seek to achieve pragmatic and profitable solutions to all issues of business law.

A dynamic, forward-thinking firm with an outstanding commitment to client care, our organization is specifically structured, managed and equipped to reflect the requirements of modern business practice.

GOOD PRACTICE IN ACTION

Anticipation:

By thoroughly familiarizing ourselves with the environment in which your business operates – genuinely understanding your aims, objectives and market-place – we aim to help you exploit business or commercial opportunities, which might otherwise be ignored. Covering every ‘angle', we seek to offer ways of avoiding potential legal hazards associated with such opportunities that are both practical and, where necessary, creative. This knowledge of each client's business also enables us to tailor our services to specific needs and budgetary constraints.

Making Things Happen:

Our approach is very much pro-active rather than reactive. We do not wait for instruction, if we feel there is something that clients should be aware of. We always endeavour to drive work through and make things happen, even when other parties drag their heels.

Partner Availability:

We are committed to provide partner contact and supervision in all matters, giving you a combination of experience.

Communication:

We consider it essential that clients are kept fully, regularly and clearly informed of the progress of their cases. This applies even if nothing significant has changed since the last contact because we are, for instance, endeavouring to free a log jam elsewhere in the system. Our own Quality Code demands that letters and telephone calls are answered promptly, costs explained clearly and that we communicate in plain language rather than jargon.

Speed of Response:

For our clients to remain competitive in today's hectic commercial environment, prompt action in all areas is a necessity. The rapid turnaround of your work is, accordingly, one of our key priorities and we always strive to fit in with your timescale rather than our own, working nights or weekends, if the schedule so demands. Our extensive and ongoing investment in modern IT systems, together with our insistence that all professionals are fully trained to benefit from it, further facilitates our achievement of this goal.