Crisis Litigation Strategy and Media Management

The AIB Roast case was a clear lesson in crisis management. A seemingly minor issue can quickly escalate into a registered FIR with the threat of arrest. My experience shows that the first step is always to understand the longevity of a legal threat versus the short life of a news cycle.

In a crisis involving cognizable offences, the immediate priorities are quashing the FIR and securing interim relief to prevent arrest. If these measures fail, a strategy for anticipatory bail must be ready. This is the tactical legal work that protects individuals and companies from immediate harm.

This analysis of obscenity law, in light of the AIB case, shows my approach to challenging outdated legal precedents. I argue for proportionate civil law remedies over broad, tasteless, and often misused criminal provisions that can harm a company's reputation.

In today's landscape, protecting legally privileged information is paramount. I advise clients on the critical importance of strong encryption to safeguard against government surveillance and corporate espionage, ensuring that our legal strategies and sensitive business data remain confidential.

The Pegasus revelations confirmed that illegal hacking is a real threat to constitutional authorities, lawyers, and corporate leaders. My immediate analysis focused on the government's admission and the severe implications for legal privilege and democratic processes.

To those who claim "nothing to hide," I argue that everyone has something to protect, especially legally privileged facts and strategies. In a corporate dispute, you do not want the opposing side, whether government or a competitor, to have access to your confidential legal counsel.

Using the Bhopal gas disaster litigation as an example, I question the transparency of political funding and its potential influence on legal outcomes. Protecting a company from external pressures, including political ones, is a key facet of corporate liability defense.

This hypothetical illustrates how personal information, if hacked, can be used to compromise the judiciary. For a corporation, the risk is that sensitive information could be used by the government, the largest litigator in our courts, to gain an unfair advantage in a legal dispute.

The Pegasus case is evidence of the state apparatus being weaponized, hacking away at justice and the intimate decision making of key players. I am furious about such breaches because they fundamentally undermine the rule of law that protects every business and citizen.