Carbon taxes and cross-border trade: greening trade with taxes?

Charanya is a Partner specialising in Tax and Disputes (Commercial and Regulatory) at Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan (LKS). She is an Advocate on Record with the Supreme Court of India. In her career spanning over 15 years, Charanya has handled high stakes and controversial disputes in areas such as tax, arbitration, regulatory and anti-trust. She has extensive experience in the areas of Customs, Goods & Services Tax as well as Pre-GST tax laws where she regularly argues cases before various tax tribunals, High Courts and the Supreme Court of India. Her clients include leading automotive, FMCG, pharmaceutical, infrastructure, e-commerce, e-gaming, energy, and oil & gas companies. Charanya has also worked in the Chamber of K K Venugopal, the former Attorney General of India. While at the Chamber of Mr. Venugopal, she has worked on a wide range of subjects, ranging from constitutional law, arbitration, and competition law. She has also assisted the Attorney General in landmark cases such as the inclusion of the right to privacy as a fundamental right and the challenge to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. She has assisted him in advising various public sector undertakings and government ministries, including the Ministry of Information & Technology, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Ministry of Railways. Charanya also handles disputes before various regulatory bodies including the Competition Commission of India. She represents India on the Cartel Committee of the Asia Competition Association. She has advised clients extensively on Data Protection and is assisting them in transitioning their businesses to be compliant with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act. She is also a professional Indian Classical vocalist and performs at select events across India. Charanya has been recognized as an Asian Legal Business amongst Top 15 Southeast Asia Litigator 2023, top 50 disputes lawyers in Asia and India Rising Star for 2022 and Legal 500 Asia Pacific as Next Generation Partner in 2019 & 2020 and amongst top 15 dispute resolution lawyers in India and by Asian Legal Business.

International trade and customs lawyer in Brussels concentrating in trade remedies (anti-dumping measures, countervailing measures and safeguards), customs laws and investigations, sanctions, export and import controls, and carbon trading and border adjustment. Member of the Editorial Board of the Global Trade and Customs Journal (Kluwer) Steering Committee of the Customs Law Academy of the University of Liège. Lecturer in Antwerp and Liège. Who's Who Legal, Trade & Customs (2018-2022), Global Elite Thought Leaders Chambers Global and Europe, International Trade/WTO, Europe/Belgium (2011-2022) Legal 500 EMEA, Customs, Trade, WTO & Anti-Dumping (2013-2022) Best Lawyers in Belgium, Trade Law (2018-2022), European Union Law (2022) Lexology, Client Choice Award, EU International Trade (2017) Chambers 2022: reputed for his expertise in trade remedy matters, including before the WTO. A client describes his work as "very high quality, precise and detailed." Chambers 2020: attracts attention predominantly for his trade law litigation practice, which includes domestic proceedings brought against national customs authorities and any subsequent CJEU referrals. He has notable experience in the co-ordination of customs recovery actions across multiple EU member states. "He is very impressive and absolutely knows his way round the law," states one interviewee. Chambers 2019: Clients particularly appreciate his "very good communication skills." One source further notes: "Melin is very good at making things very understandable to laypersons." 2018: Sources single him out for his knowledge of anti-dumping, noting that "he immediately knows what the issues are" and "always immediately has an opinion and ideas to further analyse the issues." 2016: "Yves Melin is especially experienced in the field of trade remedies and customs law. Commentators are "very impressed" with his advice regarding anti-dumping issues”" Legal 500 2015: he “is ‘energetic, responsive, knowledgeable and friendly’” Chambers 2015: he “is very good at explaining the very complex technical details of anti-dumping in a straightforward way.” Chambers 2014: “Market sources, value his ability to "make the inexplicable seem explicable." 2013: “commended for his skill and experience in the trade arena.” 2012: he “is fantastic, and highlights the issues we are dealing with immediately.’” 2011: he "is praised for his 'speedy responses, integrity and flexibility.'"

Dr Akhil Prasad is a Citizen of India and has been recently granted a Global Talent (subclass 858) Visa by the Government of Australia. Akhil is a Board Member, Group General Counsel and Company Secretary with Boeing India and is based at New Delhi. In past, he has held offices as Head of Legal and Company Secretary with Fidelity Worldwide Investment (2007 to 2013); Director India Legal Affairs & Company Secretary of The Walt Disney Company India (2005 to 2007); as Senior Attorney & Company Secretary of General Motors India (2003 to 2005); and as Assistant General Manager Legal with Electrolux Kelvinator (2000 to 2002). Prior to these assignments, he has also worked with the legal teams in Modicorp Group (including Modi Xerox and Graphtech India from 1995 to 2000). Akhil has about over 28 years’ experience as an In-house Counsel and has worked with legal teams spread across different countries. Akhil has been nominated among the Included among Top General Counsels in India by Forbes India and Top 100 India In-house Counsel by Business World for 2022, 2020, Team Power List 2019 India by Legal 500; GC Power List 2018 India, Team Power List 2017 India by Legal 500, GC Power List 2016 India by Legal 500; 100 Legal Luminaries of India by Lexis Nexis; and among the Finest India In-house Counsels by Indian Corporate Counsel Association. He has also been appointed as member Editorial Board of Asia Business Law Journal www.vantageasia.com and International In-house Counsel Journal www.iicj.net/editorial-board both of which are international journals. Akhil has been nominated to the Corporate Law Committee of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry. Nominated as a Jury Member for 30 under 30 by BW Legal World – 2021. Nominated as a Jury Member - ALB India Law Awards 2021. Akhil has enrolled as a student for Australian Legal Studies with the Legal Profession Admission Board, New South Wales (“LPAB-NSW”), Australia. Akhil holds a Doctorate in Law (LL.D), Doctorate in Commerce (Ph.D); is a post graduate in Law (LL.M); is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (FCS) and the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, UK (FCIS); is a non-practicing Solicitor of England & Wales; has done the Master of Laws (Honors) program in US laws (LL.M US) with the Northwestern University, Chicago and Certificate in Business Administration program from Instituto de Empressa, Madrid, Spain (IE); took leadership training under the program “Leaders Shaping Our Future”, conducted by Boeing Leadership Center, USA and most recently completed Wharton Advanced Management Program. Akhil, therefore, has legal expertise in India, UK and the US. Akhil holds professional memberships with the Institute of Company Secretaries of India; the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, UK; the Law Society, UK; Indian Council of Arbitration, India; FACT Panel of Arbitrators & Conciliators, India.