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Limited Liability Partnership: A Case For Calibrated Liberalisation Of Foreign Investment
Foreign investment in Indian limited liability partnerships faces significant restrictions compared to companies, requiring both 100% FDI under automatic route and no performance conditions. This asymmetrical treatment excludes LLPs from sectors like construction and industrial parks, despite their structural capability to meet operational requirements. The article examines whether these blanket restrictions serve legitimate regulatory purposes or unnecessarily curtail capital access for a flexible business
India Commercial
DL
DSK Legal
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RBI Upper Layer NBFC Rules 2026, ₹1 Lakh Crore Threshold, Mandatory Listing And Compliance
The Reserve Bank of India’s Scale Based Regulation (“SBR”) framework has fundamentally changed the way India regulates its largest non-banking financial companies (“NBFCs”). What began in 2021 as a framework built around size, complexity, interconnectedness, and systemic importance has evolved into a substantially more predictable regime following the RBI’s June 2026 amendments.
India Commercial
KS
King, Stubb & Kasiva
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Due Diligence Failures In Mergers & Acquisitions: Legal Liabilities, Buyer Protection Mechanisms And Enforcement Of Contractual Safeguards
Mergers and acquisitions have become a defining instrument of corporate expansion, enabling enterprises to enter new markets, enhance technological capabilities, scale rapidly and consolidate sectoral influence. Behind every successful M&A lies a foundation of investigative scrutiny known as due diligence, which determines whether an acquisition is financially sound or legally fatal. In principle, due diligence serves as a comprehensive diagnostic mechanism through which the acquirer evaluates the financial, regulatory, legal, commercial and operational standing of the target company.
India Commercial
ML
MZM Legal
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RBI Upper Layer NBFC Rules 2026, ₹1 Lakh Crore Threshold, Mandatory Listing And Compliance
The Reserve Bank of India’s Scale Based Regulation (“SBR”) framework has fundamentally changed the way India regulates its largest non-banking financial companies (“NBFCs”). What began in 2021 as a framework built around size, complexity, interconnectedness, and systemic importance has evolved into a substantially more predictable regime following the RBI’s June 2026 amendments.
India Commercial
KS
King, Stubb & Kasiva
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Greenwashing In India: Laws, Regulations And Compliance Risks For Businesses
Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) considerations have increasingly become an important component of corporate decision-making, investor assessments and brand positioning in India. As businesses seek to demonstrate their environmental credentials, terms such as “green”, “eco-friendly”, “sustainable”, “carbon neutral” and “environmentally friendly” are increasingly used in advertising, product packaging, corporate communications and sustainability disclosures.
India Environment
KS
King, Stubb & Kasiva
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Due Diligence Failures In Mergers & Acquisitions: Legal Liabilities, Buyer Protection Mechanisms And Enforcement Of Contractual Safeguards
Mergers and acquisitions have become a defining instrument of corporate expansion, enabling enterprises to enter new markets, enhance technological capabilities, scale rapidly and consolidate sectoral influence. Behind every successful M&A lies a foundation of investigative scrutiny known as due diligence, which determines whether an acquisition is financially sound or legally fatal. In principle, due diligence serves as a comprehensive diagnostic mechanism through which the acquirer evaluates the financial, regulatory, legal, commercial and operational standing of the target company.
India Commercial
ML
MZM Legal
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FCRA Amendment Rules, 2026: India Revamps The FCRA Regime
India's Ministry of Home Affairs has introduced sweeping amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act framework through the 2026 Amendment Rules, fundamentally transforming how NGOs and not-for-profits receive and utilize foreign funding. These changes establish purpose-specific and geography-specific registration requirements, enhanced disclosure obligations including ultimate donor identification, and objective benchmarks for organizational activity. Will these reforms strengthen accountability
India Government
AP
AZB & Partners
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Trade Remedies – Examining The Growing Trend Of Non-imposition By The Ministry Of Finance
India's trade-remedy framework is experiencing a significant shift as the Ministry of Finance increasingly declines to impose anti-dumping duties despite affirmative findings by the investigating authority. What factors are driving this departure from decades of consistent implementation, and what are the implications for domestic manufacturers and India's broader industrial policy?
India International
LS
Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
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Limited Liability Partnership: A Case For Calibrated Liberalisation Of Foreign Investment
Foreign investment in Indian limited liability partnerships faces significant restrictions compared to companies, requiring both 100% FDI under automatic route and no performance conditions. This asymmetrical treatment excludes LLPs from sectors like construction and industrial parks, despite their structural capability to meet operational requirements. The article examines whether these blanket restrictions serve legitimate regulatory purposes or unnecessarily curtail capital access for a flexible business
India Commercial
DL
DSK Legal
Article
RBI Upper Layer NBFC Rules 2026, ₹1 Lakh Crore Threshold, Mandatory Listing And Compliance
The Reserve Bank of India’s Scale Based Regulation (“SBR”) framework has fundamentally changed the way India regulates its largest non-banking financial companies (“NBFCs”). What began in 2021 as a framework built around size, complexity, interconnectedness, and systemic importance has evolved into a substantially more predictable regime following the RBI’s June 2026 amendments.
India Commercial
KS
King, Stubb & Kasiva
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Article
Limited Liability Partnership: A Case For Calibrated Liberalisation Of Foreign Investment
Foreign investment in Indian limited liability partnerships faces significant restrictions compared to companies, requiring both 100% FDI under automatic route and no performance conditions. This asymmetrical treatment excludes LLPs from sectors like construction and industrial parks, despite their structural capability to meet operational requirements. The article examines whether these blanket restrictions serve legitimate regulatory purposes or unnecessarily curtail capital access for a flexible business
India Commercial
DL
DSK Legal
Article
RBI Upper Layer NBFC Rules 2026, ₹1 Lakh Crore Threshold, Mandatory Listing And Compliance
The Reserve Bank of India’s Scale Based Regulation (“SBR”) framework has fundamentally changed the way India regulates its largest non-banking financial companies (“NBFCs”). What began in 2021 as a framework built around size, complexity, interconnectedness, and systemic importance has evolved into a substantially more predictable regime following the RBI’s June 2026 amendments.
India Commercial
KS
King, Stubb & Kasiva
Article
Greenwashing In India: Laws, Regulations And Compliance Risks For Businesses
Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) considerations have increasingly become an important component of corporate decision-making, investor assessments and brand positioning in India. As businesses seek to demonstrate their environmental credentials, terms such as “green”, “eco-friendly”, “sustainable”, “carbon neutral” and “environmentally friendly” are increasingly used in advertising, product packaging, corporate communications and sustainability disclosures.
India Environment
KS
King, Stubb & Kasiva
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