New legal help for NI firms investing in India

Northern Ireland companies investing in India are to receive fresh legal help, it was announced today.

Protection of intellectual property and the enforcement of contracts will be covered following a deal by Caldwell and Robinson lawyers in Derry to help local exporters.

Partner Philip Gilliland said: “What the deal means to Northern Ireland companies is direct access through Caldwell and Robinson to expert legal advice in areas that could be crucially important to successful business in India, such as Intellectual Property Protection, enforcement of contracts, sales and distribution agreements, business start up and partnering agreements.

“In addition, Indian companies interested in setting up in Northern Ireland can access our expert services through our new partner in Bangalore.

“We have considerable interest in Northern Ireland as a European location among Indian technology businesses.”

The practice has been helped by the British government's enterprise development agency Invest NI to team up with a Bangalore legal firm to help the North's exporters with any legal problems they may find in India.

The link-up with Indian solicitors Narosuppa Doraswamy Raja follows Caldwell and Robinson’s participation in a recent Invest NI trade mission to India and has been assisted by the agency’s trade team in Mumbai.