Business Law and Corporate Law

The law relating to guarantees under the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (“Contract Act”), particularly Sections 133 and 139, has long been subject to interpretational complexities.

Due to the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East, many supply chain contracts are in disarray. The Strait of Hormuz has been cordoned off, through which approximately 20% of global petroleum liquids transit daily, driving up war-risk premiums and energy prices.

The Reserve Bank of India has issued the Reserve Bank of India (Setting Up of Wholly Owned Subsidiaries by Foreign Banks) Amendment Guidelines, 2026, vide reference number RBI/DOR/2025-26/233 dated March 10, 2026...

Starting a company is only the first step in a long legal journey.

Imagine you are a founder of a company you built from scratch. Over the years, you diluted your shareholding through successive funding rounds, stepped back from day-to-day operations, brought in a professional CEO, and reconstituted the board with independent directors.

Non-compliance under the law does not always result from intentional wrongdoing.

Starting a company is only the first step in a long legal journey.

The Variable Capital Company (‘VCC') model was first conceptualised in Singapore through the Variable Capital Companies Act, 2018. VCC model is a unique corporate structure tailored to support...

In a significant step toward modernizing India's cross-border transactions framework, the Reserve Bank of India ("RBI")...

In April 2020, amid concerns regarding opportunistic acquisitions during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (“DPIIT”), Government of India, issued Press Note 3 (2020 Series) (“PN3 2020”). PN3 2020 fundamentally altered India’s foreign direct investment (“FDI”) framework by requiring government approval for investments originating from countries sharing land border with India.

After the Union Cabinet approved changes to the rules governing investments from nations that share a land border with India on March 10, 2026, India’s foreign investment framework went through a significant recalibration.

Press Note 3 (2020 Series) ("PN3"), issued by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade ("DPIIT") on 17 April 2020, was introduced in response to the economic disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.