Manoj Wadekar & Associates Law Firm has a highly experienced and specialized team to advice clients in diverse legal branches.
Civil Laws:
Manoj Wadekar & Associates has got an efficient team of associates to deal with civil disputes of all nature. We are equipped with an updated library and online references, and also provide consultation, opinions, mediation and guidance for settlement of disputes aswell as for necessary solutions. We look after following civil cases:
- Recovery suits
- Property related disputes
- Real Estate Disputes
- Land matters
- Appeal in District Courts and High Courts
- Writ Petitions
- Injunctions and Declarations
- Section 9 Arbitrations (Injunctions)
Criminal Laws (Economic Corporate Offences):
Our Criminal Wing is dealing with criminal cases and complaints, except the criminal offences of murder, theft, rape or other offences relating to individuals. However, we give our opinion on criminal aspects and possibility of criminal action particularly concerning corporates, other organisations or bodies as well as persons connected with them.
Mumbai High Court:
Manoj Wadekar & Associates have a separate dedicated branch of expert associates for litigations before the Hon’ble High Court Mumbai. We conduct the same through our senior associates having more than 20 years standing practice before the Hon’ble High Court Mumbai and Supreme Court of India. We take up the litigations under following fields before the Hon’ble High Court.
a. Civil Litigations
b. Trust related disputes
c. Arbitrations
d. Criminal and quasi criminal disputes
e. Administrative and constitution Laws.
Corporate Law:
We also deal with litigations relating to commercial disputes including recoveries inter se disputes among shareholders/ directors, working of the company, corporate compliances before National Company Law Tribunal (N.C.L.T.), Commercial courts, Facilitation Council, as well as commercial arbitration.
We also deal with litigations relating to criminal offences to be filed or defended before special courts established under the Companies Act 2013.
We draft various corporate agreements for our client such as:
- Joint Venture Agreements
- Master Service Agreements
- Non Disclosure Agreements
- Vendor Contracts
- Vetting of Third party agreement and contracts
- Management Agreements
- In house support
- Legal Audit
Corporate Social Responsibilities – CSR related work
Manoj Waekar & Associates guide, advise and consult to the corporates as well as Public Trust and NGOs about CSR related work, its compliances, its registration and the further activities as per CSR policy Rules and SEBI guidelines.
National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai(NCLT)
Our Firm through its Mumbai office looks after the litigations and proceedings before NCLT which includes:-
a. Disputes relating to operation and mismanagement.
b. Mergers and acquisitions
c. Insolvency and bankruptcy and all other disputes coming within the ambit of NCLT.
Adv. Neha Wadekar is an expert in Corporate Laws who has done her Masters in Corporate Laws from London has held this vertical. We have been successful in dealing with various litigations relating to various reputed companies and provide them solutions.
Public and Private Trusts and Charitable Organisations:
- Formation and registration of Public Trusts, Charitable Organisations, and N.G.O.s.
- Filing of change report in the office of the Charity Commissioner.
- Formation and registration of Private Trusts and applying for obtaining certification for 12A exemption, 80G exemption, certification under F.C.R.A. (Foreign Contribution Regulation Act) for receiving foreign grants.
- Help and guidance through the Chartered Accountant & taxation related issues for preparation for budgets and audit-reports.
- Filing of the budget and audit reports with the office of the Charity Commissioner.
- Help and guidance for availing of grants and funding by deserving charitable organisations and N.G.O.s.
- Help and guidance in updation of the mandatory requirements of the trusts/ charitable organisations which are not in
- order for many years.
- Guidance with respect to R.T.I. issues and the complaints filed for non-compliances warranting legal action against the trustees.
- Guidance with respect to amendments, purchase and sale of properties and also with respect to disputes inter se between trustees/ directors and also provide guidance about mandatory compliances and their regular updation which are necessary for legal and transparent administration of these associations.
- Consultation and drafting of necessary commercial agreements, conducting agreements, joint ventures, etc. required to be executed by trusts and charitable organisations for doing their activities professionally without violating the restrictions imposed by trust laws and corporate laws.
Private / Family Trust
A need has arisen to form a Private Trust / Family Trust for effective control and management of the business assets for protection of the family interest and personal interest particularly to prevent attachment of personal properties. This is a new emerging field in India which has huge benefits for the corporates and business families since there is no wealth tax attracted to the same unlike other countries. We are experts in (a) registration (b) execution and compliance making (c) litigations relating to private and family Trust.
Charity Commissioner Mumbai
Presently Adv. Neha is heading Mumbai Branches both at Worli and Fort. She looks after Mumbai Charity Commissioner work, High Court, NCLT and Trade Mark.
Mediation & Arbitration:
This section features advice on the resolution of disputes by one or more neutral parties, either an arbitrator or an arbitration panel. Many contracts, agreements including require mandatory arbitration in the event of a dispute.
We assist and represent clients in the resolution of commercial disputes through alternate dispute resolution processes such as mediation, conciliation and arbitration.
The arbitration regime in India is based on the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 and subsequent amendments in the same. We are handling arbitrations and disputes arising out of certain infrastructure / civil construction contracts and other project related contracts representing public sector undertakings, construction and other companies.
We have at our Firm always encourage Arbitration.
Trademark and Copyright:
Manoj Wadekar & Associates provides following services relating to Trade Marks and Copy Rights .
a. registration of Trade Marks and Copy Rights
b. appearance and conducting hearing about objections to registration of Trade marks and Copy Rights.
c. Appeals relating to Trade Mark and Copy Rights registrations.
d. disputes relating to Trade Mark and Copy Rights.
Our Mumbai office has a separate vertical for this work and we have been successful in registration of Trade Mark and Copy Rights to many reputed organizations and companies uptil now.
Commercial Courts & Copyright:
Manoj Wadekar & Associates has a separate team of experts in Corporate Laws and litigations who looks after the disputes before the Commercial Courts as well as facilitation Council of MSME. Our practice includes filing as well as defending commercial suits, mediation proceedings as well as Arbitration Proceedings before facilitation Council of MSME and further execution till recovery of the dues.
Consumer:
We at M/s Manoj Wadekar & Associates Law Firm deal with the matter at different Consumer Forums. We have different panel of lawyers who specially look after consumer court matter.
Our success rate at Consumer court is commendable. We help our client get justice towards wrong happened to them through the forums.
Education Laws:
Manoj Wadekar & Associates has expertise in guidance on educational issues and educational laws.
We provide guidance right from formation of the educational institute, to making it operational by obtaining the necessary recognitions and approvals. Also, we are experts with respect to issues of Right to Education, P.T.A., issues relating to fees, and obtaining minority-status.
We have also undertaken various works relating to disciplinary actions to be initiated against employees under the relevant educational laws. We have been advisors to prestigious educational institutes and have helped to form deemed universities, obtaining status of private university, and frame their bye-laws, code of conduct, statutes, employment-orders etc.
We also solicit our consultation about establishment of educational institutes for running educational programs in collaboration with foreign universities as well as distance-education programs and certificate-courses. Our guidance has been valuable to various institutions while starting these programs, without getting affected by A.I.C.T.E. restrictions.
We also provide guidance about conducting agreements and management-agreements to be executed by institutions for various activities undertaken by them, for their effective running of the same. Consultations arising out of the same, right from educational tribunals till the High Court and the Supreme Court are handled by our expert associates.
Real Estate:
We have extensive experience in handling Real Estate projects. We have been involved in the negotiations and finalization of Project documentation.
Real Estate transactions involve complex ownership structures and high cost.
Besides, the Government’s policy and Press Notes in real estate, construction development, hotels, townships, constructions and infrastructure development activities require careful analysis in order to appropriately structure the transaction. We provide comprehensive legal services to meet the needs of clients who may be Contractors, Developers, Property Managers, or Private Buyers. We also give guidance about RERA compliances and defaults and also deal with litigations to be filed or defended before RERA (Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority).
- Lease and Sale Agreements and deeds
M/s Manoj Wadekar & Associates Law Firm has advised its clients on various aspects including Agreements pertaining to lease, sale and purchase and development Agreements for land, Transactions pertaining to Flats and Apartments including acquiring of property on lease, leave & license and ownership. Our associates have detailed study about land laws, revenue laws, as well as local requirements particularly in Maharashtra for verification of titles and execution of the necessary deeds.
- Title Verification & Stamp Duty Issues
The services offered by M/s Manoj Wadekar & Associates Law Firm range from assistance in identification and investigation of property’s clear marketable title, preparing relevant documentation for securing non encumbrance certificate(s) and adjudication with respect to payment of stamps.
Employment / Labor Laws:
M/s Manoj Wadekar & Associates Law Firm has a highly experienced and specialized team to advice clients on employment laws. Indian corporate sector has recognized the need of having comprehensive staff policy and procedure manuals that contain policies on wide ranging issues including non-discrimination, code of conduct for the employees, strict regulations on insider trading, confidentiality, protection of the employer’s intellectual property. Every commercial activity is liable to implement one or the other enactments in respect of labour laws. We provide clients a distinctive and absolute way to address any labour law related issue.
Our Employment Law practice focuses on:
- Advising on applicability of various labour laws Maharashtra on particular provision under the labor law based on business
- operations.
- Advising on applicability of various labour laws in setting up operations in Maharashtra.
- Advising clients on layoff/termination processes and documentation.
- Drafting wage policy, leave policy, overtime policy etc. for our clients.
- Drafting comprehensive staff policy and procedure manuals for our clients or reviewing.
- Drafting and review of employment contracts (collective/individual) incorporating suitable provisions for intellectual property and non-competition.
- Advising our clients on the tax incidence arising in the hands of their employees in relation to the respective incentive schemes and the withholding tax.
M/s Manoj Wadekar & Associates Law Firm with its associates possesses litigation and dispute resolution capabilities, having acted in labour disputes at different forums. Our services range from resolving industrial disputes to drafting and negotiating collective agreements. In addition, we conduct due diligence for corporate clients and advise on labour and employment matters.
Courts and Tribunals where we appear
- High Court of Mumbai and Aurangabad
- District Court in Pune, Mumbai other Districts of Maharashtra
- NCLT
- DRT & DRAT
- Arbitrations all over India
- Educational Tribunals
- Consumer Court
- NGT
- Facilitation Council
- Commercial Court
- Revenue Courts & Tribunals
- RERA
Mumbai Branches
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