Renewable Energy
The firm provides Legal Consultancy services to the various Renewable Energy Projects, which includes but not limited Wind Energy, Solar Energy, Hybrid, Bagas etc. In this team of J & L assist its client in resolving various issues and disputes relating to project activities, land, legal and other ROW issues. In a short span of time, the Firm has marked their presence in Renewable Energy Sector with their dedication, competence, expert advice and effective solutions in matters as to project, land and legal.
Our role is not just limited to title search but we remain with our client from initial clearance of title till project finance, happy to share that we have successfully assisted different lender counsels and completed more than 50 project finance for our various clients
J&L Contribution in Renewable Energy:
We are one of Law Firms who is been associated with India’s top Independent Power Producer ReNew Power since 2012 till today. We have completed our legal due diligence for ReNew Power in Maharashtra for its various projects in Budh, Welturi, Vaspeth, Jath, Kavaldara, Patoda, etc. which is having total capacity of more than 1 GW. Recently we have successfully completed an upcoming site of ReNew at Solapur of 300 MW and other projects are in pipeline.
In our long association with ReNew Power J&L is known for achieving targets within or before the given deadlines. Also, J&L is known for providing legal assistance with all know-how of project activities.
Current Project:
Our recent various ventures are with the leading power generating companies Renew Power, O2 Power, Vibrant Energy, Suzlon Energy, Inox Wind, Tata Power, Hinduja Renewables, Jindal India Renewables, Bright Night Power, Enfinity Global, Zelestra Energy etc. Also we are working with the renowned Real Estate Projects. We have emerged as specialized solutions provider in land acquisitions for power projects, real estate, consultancy and excellent solution provider for investigation of marketable title, alternative solution that can be looked at which in turn has been financially beneficial for Our Clients in various land related issues. We have conducted the Due Diligence of around 700MW for the Wind Energy Projects and 1GW for the Solar Energy Projects of Our Client across the State of Maharashtra specifically in Beed, Sangli Satara, Solapur, Nagpur, Akola, Parbhani, Nanded, Yavatmal, Chandrapur, Latur, Chatrapati Sambhaji Nagar and Osmanabad Districts. Also, we have provided the support in drafting various types of documents such as Sale Deed, Easement Deed, Agreement to Sell, Power of Attorney, Crop Compensation Agreement, Extra Payment Agreement, Consent Deeds, Co-ordination Agreement etc. If the situation demands we also visit the concern project site to resolve the legal issues. This has not only helped Our Clients in meeting deadlines but also helped them with the legal compliance & avoid future litigations.
We are also simultaneously handling Litigations and Revenue Matters arising at the various stages of the project in the Court of Law.
Litigation Management
The Firm’s Litigation practice is focused on Individual and Corporate/Commercial Disputes including but not limited to Contractual Disputes, Consumer Disputes, Family Law Disputes, Debt Recovery Cases, Labour Management Disputes etc.
We deal with the cases of almost all streams of law. We are equipped to handle litigation of almost all sectors viz. Banking, Telecom, Insurance, Infrastructure Companies, Power and Energy Sector, Manufacturing Units, Trading Sector, Transport Companies, FMCG Companies, Marketing Industry etc.
We handle matters before the Courts of Law, Quasi-Judicial Authorities, and Tribunals. We represent a variety of clients, including but not limited to Individuals, Domestic and Multinational Corporations (MNCs), etc.
Arbitration
Arbitration is one of Alternative dispute resolution system it not only save the time but also money. We the team of J & L LLP introduce this most interesting topic of Arbitration Act, the object of which is to provide quick redressal to commercial dispute by Private Arbitration. Quick decision of any commercial dispute is necessary for smooth functioning of business and industry. We believe on it. It helps our clients to solve their disputes. We are empanelled as Arbitrator to leading Finance Organization, also we conduct arbitration proceeding and execution of Arbitration Award.
Legal Documentation
The Firm’s Legal Documentation service includes drafting of various types of Deeds, Contracts, Agreements, Documents Analysis, Vetting and Reviewing etc as per the requirements of Client.
We provide expeditious and cost effective services in Legal Documentations to various Individuals and Corporations as per the need of their projects and also assure that the work is completed within the given deadlines. Our team ensures in-depth analysis of contract terms, its impact on interest of our client, look into whether business objectives of our client are meet with or not.
Legal Consultancy
The Firm provide consultancy services to individuals and Corporations. The Firm renders legal advise on day-to-day legal issues concerning commercial & business affairs on legal structuring of commercial arrangement, corporate legal affairs, commercial contracts and documentation. We also provide remote legal assistance through Tele-conferencing, Emails or Social media.
Land and Legal Services
In matters of Land Acquisition our team assist our client in procurement of all kinds of lands viz. Commercial, Industrial or Agricultural lands from reliable sources as per the need of Clients. In this we look the entire business of land acquisition along with its allotment and conversion etc. as managed services. Also the team has expertise in coordinating with various land agencies for the purpose of proper and speedy procurement of land.
We not only assist our client in land acquisition but also look into the legality of the each and every land parcel through its Title & Search investigation (This is very important but most tedious and time consuming activity and needs expertise. For this we have to look into the proper revenue record and title deeds, conduct searches at the Registration Offices for the last 30 years. Here we investigate the title till we reach “Root of the Title” and form a proper chain of the owners of respective land parcel. Once we ascertain the marketability of the land/property Owners title, we advice our clients to proceed further in the matter), make scrutiny of relevant revenue record that include 7/12 extract, Mutations entry, Sanad, Local Governing authorities and permissions that are required, also any other compliance required as per any Statute or local law. We also make our best endeavour to provide solutions that are required for disputed or critical properties as per the need of our clients.
Legal Audit
Today almost all the business activities, project needs either investment or has to borrow funds from the lenders. During this process many corporations has to face legality of their business activities. For this we provide legal audit, in this we check the policies of the particular business and look into whether all required permissions are obtained or not, also check is there any violation or contravention of any Statutory provision or any Government order. Also we make our best efforts to remedy the legal defects by providing proper solutions. We inspect all required deeds, documents and verify if they have been properly executed and registered. At the completion of legal audit we make a proper closure report specifying legality of the project. The ‘legal audit’ is very helpful for our client/s to raise loans from the Banks / Financial Institutions.
Retainer Services
Today all business houses, companies and professionals require regular legal services on various issues on day today basis including consultation, issuing notices, responding to legal notices, responding to show cause notice from statutory authorities, drafting of contracts, vetting of contracts, amending the contracts, employment related issues, statutory compliances etc., As per our experience the in house legal team of the Companies our burdened with many other responsibility, hence fails to take prompt action on such a day today issue and also it is not possible to hire a resource for each such activity and if the clients go to individual lawyers they do not get experts in different disciplines of law under one roof. We have overcome with this issue of many corporations. The Firm offers retainer legal services to Business houses, Companies and Professionals on retainer or contact basis. We deal with all type of complex legal issues and provide proper solutions. This has been the upcoming trend with many companies to hire retainer services as they are effective and cost saving.
Legal Outsourcing Projects
The firm provides Legal Outsourcing Services to various legal firms, companies, solo practitioners, Attorneys within and outside India. The legal outsourcing work includes but not limited to the following:
- Litigation Support
- Legal Documentation
- Legal Research
Corporate and Commercial Law
The firm has also marked its presence in various services under Corporate and Commercial laws. For these services J & L with its legal expertise are also associated with the Company Secretary Professionals. In this firm provides various services such as
- Formation of Company & Limited Liability Partnership.
- Compliances under Company & LLP Law.
- Consultancy in FEMA & FDI related issues.
- Secretarial Compliance Certificate for Companies with paid-up capital between Rs.10 Lacs to 5 Crores as required by the Companies Act, 1956.
- Certification of documents related to ECBs
- E-filing of various returns & forms.
- Annual Filling of the E forms in normal and in XBRL mode.
- Maintenance of Statutory Registers and Minutes.
- Filing of various petitions under Company Law and various other issues.
- Compliances under Listing Agreement.
- Certifying the Forms required to be filed under the Companies Act, 1956
- Conducting Board / General Meetings with prior notice, if required by the client.
- Preparation and Certification of Search Report of various matters of Company Law
- Preparation of documents for shifting of registered office of the company form one ROC to another ROC within same State and one state to another state.
- Preparation and filing of Documents for striking of name of the Company and winding up of the Company.