Legal Consumer Matters

1. Legal Functions

a. Product Litigations

• Independently handling litigations including conducting analysis, evaluation and defence of any legal dispute on behalf of the company on various courts, forums, tribunals, corporations commissions and other judicial bodies that may be required from time to time.
• Ensuring that the company is represented by capable lawyers for legal cases all over India
• Assisting in handling alternate dispute resolution including proceedings under abritrations and mediations
• Briefing advocates on records of the company before different courts, forums, authorities etc as required all over the country.
• Attending hearings and/ or briefings advocates on records of the company before different courts, forums, authorities etc as required all over the country.
• Independently drafting legal replies, para wise comments for product claims in coordination with various brands
• Assisting in developing the monthly reporting system and ensuring dissemination of the same to the brands for inputs on legal cases
• Endeavouring and assisting the brands wherever required in researching settlements in the cases filed before various forums or courts involving disputes and preparing necessary documentation for the same
• Assisting in handling criminal complaints filed by customers, vendors, etc before police authorities/ criminal courts
• On case to case basis, advising brands on critical customer issues and vetting of communications including Non- disclosure Agreement to/ with such customers

b. General/ Miscellaneous

• Legal Metrology
• Analysis of the violation alleged in the notice received from the Legal Metrology department and ensuring that the matter is resolved either through compounding or through legal proceedings
• Coordinating with the internal departments as well as the consultants in connection with the notices received from the Legal Metrology department
• Liaising with Legal Metrology department and filing of nominations
• Advising internal departments on the legal metrology topics
• Miscellaneous
• EMS coordinator, advisory to EMS committee, research, advisory and support in projects
• Giving advice to internal departments as may be required on a day to day basis for quick resolution of legal issues
• Handling product marketing and IPR queries from business teams
• Discussing financial risks associated with the litigations and legal cases with the statutory auditors.
• Independently handle drafting of various contracts, agreements & other legal documents, supervise agreement portal
• Supervising and guiding legal intern, paralegal and officer legal activities. Get documents franked or notarized wherever required at the respective offices
• Legal Metrology Notices and litigations
• Maintain and update litigation MIS