Tax - India
What the team is known for
TLC Legal is headquartered in Mumbai and holds a solid position in the tax law market in India. The team works on both advisory and litigation matters, including issues relating to excise duties, service tax and customs. The team advises a range of clients, including those within the power and retail spaces. Sterlite Technologies, Reliance Jio Infocomm and VVF India are clients.
Strengths
"The TLC team is comprised of both experienced and young talents, which always helps in profound replies to queries."
"The firm is well aware of commercial realities and business practices. They have wide experience across sectors."
Work highlights
TLC Legal represented Reliance Industries in a tribunal in regard to whether imported reformate should be classified under the customs tariff as motor spirit/gasoline, and thus attract a very high rate of duty, or as aromatic hydrocarbon mixture, thus attracting a very low rate of duty.
Notable practitioners
Vipin Jain leads the TLC Legal team from the firm's office in Mumbai and handles indirect tax matters concerning taxes such as customs duty, GST and service tax. Jain has experience in litigious matters before the CESTAT, the High Courts and the Supreme Court. "Vipin is a very knowledgeable lawyer, erudite in his understanding and crisp in communications. He's very likeable and affable too."
