--- title: "Practice Areas: Cyber, Business Law & Litigation, Ernakulam" description: "Nine practice areas, Ernakulam: cyber and IT Act, DPDP, business, banking and IPR, and drafting, with litigation in the Kerala High Court and Ernakulam courts." url: "https://advaslam.com/practice/" image: "https://advaslam.com/og.png" --- Practice # Practice areas: cyber, technology & business law, and litigation I am an advocate enrolled with the Bar Council of Kerala, with an office at High Court Junction, Ernakulam. My practice centres on cyber, technology and business law: IT Act and cyber crime, DPDP data protection, and commercial, banking, IP and tax matters. It carries those matters, and the criminal, civil, family and service cases that sit alongside them, into the High Court of Kerala and the courts at Ernakulam. Each area page sets out the matters it covers, the law that applies and the forum that hears them. ## Cyber, technology & business law Cyber fraud and IT Act cases, DPDP compliance, commercial, banking, IP and tax matters, and the contracts and notices behind them, for individuals and businesses. Cyber cell to High Court ### [Cyber crime & IT Act matters](https://advaslam.com/practice/cyber-crime/) UPI and investment fraud, account freeze and lien, sextortion and deepfakes, takedowns, bail and quash, for complainants and the accused. [Practice area →](https://advaslam.com/practice/cyber-crime/) [120 matter types →](https://advaslam.com/practice/cyber-crime/matters/) Advisory & compliance ### [Data protection & DPDP compliance](https://advaslam.com/practice/data-protection/) DPDP Act notices, consent, children's and HR data, vendor contracts, breach response and Board complaints; most duties apply from May 2027. [Practice area →](https://advaslam.com/practice/data-protection/) [90 matter types →](https://advaslam.com/practice/data-protection/matters/) Advisory & Ernakulam courts ### [Business, banking & IPR](https://advaslam.com/practice/business-banking-ipr/) Contracts and company matters, cheque-bounce and MSME recovery, SARFAESI objections, trademarks, patents and copyright, arbitration and tax. [Practice area →](https://advaslam.com/practice/business-banking-ipr/) [105 matter types →](https://advaslam.com/practice/business-banking-ipr/matters/) Remote · Kerala & abroad ### [Legal drafting & documents](https://advaslam.com/practice/drafting/) Legal notices and replies, agreements, pleadings, bail and quash petitions, affidavits and opinions, drafted remotely in Word and PDF. [Practice area →](https://advaslam.com/practice/drafting/) [41 matter types →](https://advaslam.com/practice/drafting/matters/) ## Courts & litigation The court work these matters lead to, and the criminal, writ, civil, property, consumer, family and service cases taken up alongside them, before the High Court of Kerala and the courts at Ernakulam. Magistrate to High Court ### [Criminal law: bail, quash & appeals](https://advaslam.com/practice/criminal/) Bail and anticipatory bail, special-statute bail, quash and discharge, criminal appeals and revisions, and police and detention writs. [Practice area →](https://advaslam.com/practice/criminal/) [46 matter types →](https://advaslam.com/practice/criminal/matters/) High Court of Kerala ### [High Court writs & procedure](https://advaslam.com/practice/high-court-litigation/) Article 226 writs, OP(C) under Article 227, writ appeals, contempt, review and caveat before the High Court of Kerala. [Practice area →](https://advaslam.com/practice/high-court-litigation/) [38 matter types →](https://advaslam.com/practice/high-court-litigation/matters/) Civil courts & commissions ### [Civil, property & consumer matters](https://advaslam.com/practice/civil-consumer/) Civil suits, appeals and execution, property, rent control, RERA, land-revenue writs, MACT appeals and consumer complaints in Ernakulam. [Practice area →](https://advaslam.com/practice/civil-consumer/) [99 matter types →](https://advaslam.com/practice/civil-consumer/matters/) Family Court, Ernakulam ### [Family & succession](https://advaslam.com/practice/family-succession/) Divorce, maintenance and domestic-violence cases, custody and guardianship, matrimonial appeals, wills, probate and succession certificates in Ernakulam. [Practice area →](https://advaslam.com/practice/family-succession/) [32 matter types →](https://advaslam.com/practice/family-succession/matters/) KAT/CAT drafting · High Court ### [Service & labour matters](https://advaslam.com/practice/service-labour/) Original Applications to the KAT and CAT drafted; OP(KAT)/OP(CAT) and writs on pension, pay and discipline; retrenchment disputes, labour awards and POSH complaints. [Practice area →](https://advaslam.com/practice/service-labour/) [19 matter types →](https://advaslam.com/practice/service-labour/matters/) [All 590 matter types on one page →](https://advaslam.com/practice/matters/) Often looked for: [SARFAESI notices, OTS and bank auctions](https://advaslam.com/practice/business-banking-ipr/matters/sarfaesi-drt-banking/) · [bank account freeze after a cyber complaint](https://advaslam.com/practice/cyber-crime/matters/freeze-lien-mule-ncrp/) · [agreements — drafting and review](https://advaslam.com/practice/drafting/matters/agreements/) · [partner and shareholder disputes](https://advaslam.com/practice/business-banking-ipr/matters/formation-governance-contracts/#section-partner-shareholder-and-director-disputes) · [AI governance and compliance](https://advaslam.com/practice/data-protection/matters/ai-governance/) ## Which courts do I appear before? - High Court of Kerala - District & Sessions Courts, Ernakulam - Sub Courts and Munsiff Courts, Ernakulam (including Rent Control Courts) - Family Court, Ernakulam - Chief Judicial Magistrate and Judicial First Class Magistrate Courts, Ernakulam - Commercial Court, Ernakulam - Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Ernakulam - Labour Court and Industrial Tribunal, Ernakulam - District and State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions - K-RERA and the Real Estate Appellate Tribunal - Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council - Income Tax Appellate Tribunal and GST Appellate Tribunal - Data Protection Board of India and TDSAT ## What is outside this practice? Appearance before the Kerala and Central Administrative Tribunals (the Original Application is drafted here, and the OP(KAT) or OP(CAT) is handled in the High Court), the DRT and DRAT, the NCLT and NCLAT, and the ESI and PF authorities is referred to counsel who practise there, as are matters in courts outside Kerala. If you are unsure which area fits, the [procedure guides](https://advaslam.com/guides/) and the [articles](https://advaslam.com/writing/) set out the common situations, and the [contact page](https://advaslam.com/contact/) lists how to reach the office. Contact [WhatsApp](https://wa.me/919497240215?text=Hello%2C%20I%20found%20advaslam.com%20and%20would%20like%20to%20discuss%20a%20matter.) 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