List of questions- Khaitan & Co.

Interview (Round 1) dated 22.6.2017-

Panel (Bombay)- Gahan Singh (Partner-Energy & Infrastructure) and Armin Bodhanwala
(HR- Assistant Director)

1. What happens on breach of contract?

2. Difference between damages and indemnity?
3. Are damages punitive?
4. Can you limit the extent of liability in a claim for damages, the way you do for
indemnity?
5. What happens on a breach of warranties? Does it only trigger an indemnity clause?
6. Recent commercial issue that has interested you.
7. Are there any provisions of a non-binding term sheet that can be binding? (CV)
8. What is a non-binding term sheet? What is the next step after execution of a term
sheet? (CV)
9. Can you have a governing law provision in a term sheet? If it is non-binding, then
what is the point of a governing law provision?
10. What is the remedy for breach of a non-binding term sheet?
11. Give me 5 new updates under the 2015 amendment of the Indian Arbitration Act.
12. Difference between seat and venue of arbitration?
13. Can third parties be included in arbitration? Group of companies doctrine (CV)
14. Interim reliefs?
15. Public Policy? (CV)
16. What us the holding of BALCO and BHATIA?
17. How can agricultural land be converted into commercial land and what is the period
for government sanction and registration?
18. What is a pending ROFO
19. Do you want to do a LLM?
20. Tell us a little about yourself
21. What do your parents do?
22. What is the scheme of compensation under the new Land Acquisition Act?
23. Why do you think due diligence is important in the acquisition of new property?
24. What is the structure of LLP? Minimum persons required to form a LLP? (CV)
25. What does perpetual succession in LLP mean? (CV)
26. How does winding up take place under the IBC?
27. What are the recent amendments to the Maternity Benefits Act? (CV)
28. Why did you choose to do the K.K.Luthra Moot?

Interview (Round 2) dated 06.12.2017-

Panel (Bombay)- Anshul Prakash (Partner-Corporate Law 1) and Armin Bodhanwala (HR-
Assistant Director)

1. Tell us a little bit about yourself.

2. What type of internships have you done so far?
3. Are you sure you would want to pursue corporate law and not go into litigation?
Why?
4. What is the nature of work you have done at internships? Drafting, research, due
diligence.
5. What subjects are you interested in?
6. Can you have a binding term sheet? (CV)
7. What are pre-emptive rights?
8. What do you think about the Maharashtra Shops and Establishments Act 2017? Is it
an improvement on the 2948 Act? How? (CV)
9. Maternity benefits, sexual harassment, gender justice (CV)
10. Is a franchise agreement exclusive? (CV)
11. How did you review exit options in SHA? Recommendations for valuation clause,
confidentiality etc? (CV)
12. Why have you undertaken these credit courses?
13. What is a negotiation tournament? How is it different from a moot?
14. What do your parents do?
15. What location would you prefer?
16. Do you have any questions for us?