Lawyers, litigants & judges normalize adjournments & matter 'not reaching'. But, can we estimate the probabilities of getting an actual hearing once a case is filed, using case data? @PavithraM_, @karthikssays, Susan T & I give this a shot 🧵 1/n
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Using a sample of abt.600 cases disposed of by the Bombay HC, NCLT & DRT, we find that <50% of the hearings conducted in disposed of cases are 'substantive' hearings, i.e. hearings where some arguments on the merits of the case are actually heard. 2/n

Co-authored an article on why India's decision to suspend its bankruptcy law in its entirety will harm the very firms that it seeks to protect. We suggest 3 key measures to make bankruptcy law work to our advantage in a pandemic. 1/n
bloombergquint.com/opinion/covid-… Key intuition is that bankruptcy law allows a debtor time & a negotiating platform to restructure its debts. A possible fresh start. It offers creditors transparency and equal treatment vis-a-vis similarly placed creditors.2/n

@SandeepParekh Fantastic thread. @threadreader, please unroll. 1/3 @SandeepParekh @ThreadReader As archaic as these thought experiments may sound, these and some others like the "trolley problem" - a trolley is about to kill 5 ppl, but you can save them by diverting it & killing 1, what will you do - are critical for how we code for stuff like driver-less cars, etc. 2/3