Tag: corporate law
August 28, 2024
Corporate Law | General Corporate Advisory
Corporate Law | General Corporate Advisory
REGULATORY UPDATE – SEBI AMENDMENTS TO AIF REGULA...
The Securities and Exchange Board of India ("SEBI") has enacted significant amendments to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012, through the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Alternative Investment Funds) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2024. ......
December 15, 2021
Corporate Law | General Corporate Advisory
Corporate Law | General Corporate Advisory
The Welcome Concept of Start-up LLPs and Small LLPs
Limited Liability Partnerships ("LLPs") are flexible legal entities that enable partners to benefit from a joint, collaborative initiative whilst reducing their liability for the actions or inactions of the other partners. This structure combines the benefits of a partnership firm and a company in that it limits the liability of partners to their contribution and constitutes a separate legal entity like a company; while also operating based on an agreement and leaving the partners to mutually decide the nuances of the business, like the internal managerial structure. ......
November 3, 2021
Corporate Law | General Corporate Advisory
Corporate Law | General Corporate Advisory
ESOPS: WHAT THEY ARE, WHOM THEY’RE FOR AND HOW TH...
Under the Companies Act, 2013 ("Act"), Employee Stock Option Plans (or "ESOPs") are plans primarily designed to have the employees invest in the stock of the employer sponsoring the same. They form part of the employees’ remuneration structure and are usually unaccompanied by any upfront costs. ......
November 22, 2018
Dispute Resolution / Arbitration
Dispute Resolution / Arbitration
Stamp Duty on Foreign Arbitral Award
In a recent decision, the Supreme Court of India in M/S Shriram EPC Limited vs Rioglass Solar Sa has ruled that it is not necessary for a foreign arbitral award to be stamped. This judgement has put to rest an issue on which various High Courts of India had given differing opinions. ...
October 3, 2018
Corporate Law | General Corporate Advisory
Corporate Law | General Corporate Advisory
Amendments to the Negotiable Instruments Act
The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 ("Act") was implemented with the intention of amending the law related to promissory notes, bills of exchange and cheques. The Act has been amended time and again to ensure and enhance the trust in negotiable instruments. In furtherance to this, an amendment to the Act has been passed by introducing the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2017 which was given the Presidential assent on the 2nd of August 2018, making the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Act, 2018 ("Amendment Act") come into existence. In furtherance to the assent, the Amendment Act has become effective from the 1st of September 2018, after being notified in the official gazette....
Drafting deepfake defences: comments on India’s proposed amendments to the IT Rules
On October 22, 2025, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology ("MeitY") proposed significant amendments ("Proposed Amendments") to the Information...
Formulation fight: Amgen case tests patentability of biopharmaceuticals in India
In a high-stakes case, the Madras High Court examines whether Amgen's specific formulation is non-obvious and patentable, and whether the prior art guides...
Implementation of India’s Four Labour Codes: Key Changes and the Road Ahead
On November 21, 2025, the Ministry of Labour and Employment issued notifications operationalizing substantial portions of India's four labour codes...
The Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025: A New Digital Frontier
The Ministry of Information and Technology (“MeitY”) on Thursday, November 13, 2025 notified the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 (the “DPDP Rules”), framed under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (the “DPDP Act”).
Indemnity and Limitation of Liability Clauses: Strategic Risk Allocation in Commercial Con...
In the world of commercial contracts, astute risk management is paramount. Among the arsenal of legal tools and safeguards available to parties, the indemnity and limitation...
RBI Opens the Doors to Bank-Funded M&A’s: Boosting Domestic Acquisition Financi...
Recently, the Reserve Bank of India ("RBI") Governor, Mr. Sanjay Malhotra underscored the importance of enabling Indian banks to finance acquisitions by domestic corporates...
Government Sahyog in Tightening Takedowns
In 2021, the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 ("IT Intermediary Rules") were notified in furtherance of the Central Government's power to make rules...
Data Clean Rooms: The Future of Privacy-Compliant Data Collaboration
As organisations grapple with increasingly stringent privacy and data protection laws, the concept of the Data Clean Room (“DCR“) has emerged as a transformative solution that enables collaboration without compromising compliance.
The power of transition phrases in Indian patent drafting: the ‘Frimline’ Ruli...
Transition phrases are crucial in patent drafting for they define the scope of a claim. Choosing the correct phrase can impact what rights an applicant can enforce, as determined by the Delhi High Court recently, in Frimline v. K-Smatco
Representations, Warranties and Covenants: What are the consequences of breach?
Representations, Warranties and Covenants clauses are included in all commercial contracts. Traditionally, the nomenclature has not been clearly delineated, and representation and warranties are grouped together in a manner that often led them to be viewed as synonymous terms.
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