CHANGES TO THE MERGER CONTROL REGIME IN INDIA – COMPETITION LAW UPDATE
Recently the Indian Parliament approved the Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2022 (“Bill”) which introduces significant changes to the Competition Act, 2002 (“Act”).
WINDING UP AIFS SET UP IN THE FORM OF TRUSTS
This paper seeks to outline the grounds for, and compliances involved in winding up of an “alternative investment fund” set up as a trust and discusses a few lacunae in the law in this regard and some common practical issues faced by the fund upon winding up.
TO ‘PERKINS’ OR NOT TO ‘PERKINS’
Recently, a Single Bench of the High Court of Calcutta has delivered a judgment, McLeod Russel India Limited v. Aditya Birla Finance Limited (“McLeod Russel”)[1] in an application under Section 14 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996[2] (“Act”).
THE DIGITAL PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION BILL 2022 – An Analysis
The draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 (“DPDPB”) was released on November 18, 2022 by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MeitY”) for public consultation, pursuant to its withdrawal of the draft Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 (“PDPB 2019”) in August 2022.
SEBI’S PROPOSAL FOR PROVIDING EXITS FROM AIFS – A CRITIQUE
On February 3, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”) issued a consultation paper (“Consultation Paper”) which sought the views of the general public on proposals floated by SEBI for providing options to Alternative Investment Funds (“AIFs”) and their investors to carry forward unliquidated investments of a scheme upon expiry of its tenure …
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RERA REGIME – The Exemption Conundrum
Over the years, since the enactment of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (“RERA”), the authorities constituted under RERA (“Authority(ies)”) have adjudicated on various complex issues stemming therefrom. One such issue revolves around the exemptions available to certain real estate projects[1] from being registered under RERA[2].
Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)
Digital commerce, over decades, has grown exponentially and reshaped the global business environment and the manner in which buyers and sellers across the globe transact with each other, leading to a fairer marketplace for all businesses, including small businesses, across the globe. This exponential increase in digital commerce was further fueled by the advent of …
Fintech Primer – II
Banks and other financial institutions have always been at the forefront of technology usage for their business purposes. This is usually driven by the need to cut costs, make more profits for shareholders and provide better customer service.
NON-FUNGIBLE TOKENS: TRAVERSING THE CRYPTOVERSE
Non-fungible tokens or NFTs, as they are more popularly known, are digital collectible tokens, unique in form (hence non-fungible) which are verified and secured by a blockchain. NFTs provide and represent the authenticity of origin of an underlying work/item, its ownership, scarcity as well as its permanence.
BINDING NON-SIGNATORIES TO ARBITRATION: TRACING THE EVOLUTION OF THE LAW SINCE MTNL V. CANARA BANK
In November, 2019, in our paper titled, ‘Charting the Shifting Paradigms of Binding Non-Signatories to an Arbitration’ [1], we had analysed the issue, whether a party who was not a signatory to an arbitration agreement could also be bound by such an agreement?