R & D Law Chambers LLP is a cross-border legal practice based in Ahmedabad, advising on Indian law for businesses in India and internationally. The firm’s lawyers hold professional qualifications in India and England and Wales, publish in international legal and tax journals, and speak on cross-border tax and arbitration. The items below are a record of published work, speaking engagements and professional credentials. |
Professional qualifications and registrations
Ravish Bhatt, Managing Partner
- Advocate, Bar Council of Gujarat, Enrolment No. G/504/2008
- Solicitors Regulation Authority, England and Wales (non-practising), Registration No. 492 477
- ADIT, Chartered Institute of Taxation, London
Consultants to the firm
- Khanjan Chhaya, Chartered Accountant, member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). Empanelled with the Reserve Bank of India for statutory audits of nationalised banks and regional rural banks, and with the Comptroller and Auditor General for statutory audits of public sector undertakings.
- Vinit Nagar and Arkam Shaikh, company secretarial background, consulted by the firm on company law matters.
Published work: international journals
Publication | Work |
|---|---|
International Tax Review | “Tiger Global ruling in India: scope, limits and risks” (April 2026) and “Tiger Global risk in India: managing exposure across the lifecycle” (May 2026), by Ravish Bhatt. Author profile maintained at internationaltaxreview.com. |
Mondaq | Firm author profile publishing on Indian tax, arbitration and corporate law. |
Lexology | Republished analysis on Indian tax and corporate law, including work co-authored with Dhruvil Singh Rathore. |
CAclubindia | “Amount received under a settlement or decree may not be taxable under the Income Tax Act 1961”, by Adv. Ravish Bhatt, ADIT, CIOT. |
Speaking engagements
Institution | Engagement |
|---|---|
Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT), London | ADIT India Network Webinar, “Taxation of cross-border transactions in India: the post-Tiger Global era”, with Bhavya Bansal Goyal and Nemin Shah. Recording available in the CIOT ADIT past webinars archive. |
Firm research and articles
The firm publishes long-form analysis on Indian law across seven practice pillars: international arbitration, international tax, commercial contracts, EPC and FIDIC contracts, NCLT and insolvency, income tax litigation, and company and corporate law. Recent work includes the three-part series on cross-border arbitration with Indian parties, covering arbitration clause drafting, enforcement of foreign awards, and the public policy objection under Section 48(2)(b) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996.
The full library is available in the firm’s Law Guides and Articles section.