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NCLT Held That A Petition Under Section 7 Is Not Maintainable Against A Corporate Guarantor In The Absence Of A Valid Invocation Of The Guarantee

The National Company Law Tribunal, Kochi Bench ("NCLT") through its judgement dated 21.11.2025 in Arthan Finance Private Limited vs Inditrade Capital Limited...

India Commercial

Sagus Legal

India's New Privacy Law Is Here: What You Need To Know

At long last, on November 13, 2025, India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) released the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules...

SR

McDermott Will & Schulte

Transacting With Hollow Companies: The Futility Of Insolvency Proceedings And How Businesses Can Protect Themselves

Asset-light structures may be commercially efficient, but they are legally fragile. With no minimum asset requirement under the Companies Act, 2013, companies across sectors increasingly operate...

India Insolvency

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BTG Advaya

Understanding The Definition Of Loss In M&A Transactions From A Seller's Perspective

In modern M&A transactions, post-closing risk is shaped less by abstract legal doctrines and more by the precision of contractual drafting.

India Commercial

LegaLogic

F&M Arbitration Playbook

India Litigation

Fox & Mandal

The Judicial Stance On Contractual Bars And Pendente Lite Interest In Arbitration

India Litigation

OA

Obhan & Associates

How Dismissed Whistleblower Complaints Become Prosecution Evidence

India Employment

AA

Agama Law Associates

Does Reliance On The Defendant's Registered Office And An Exclusive Jurisdiction Clause Confer Jurisdiction In Commercial Suits?

India Commercial

DL

DSK Legal

Limitation Of Rights vs. Limitation Of Claims: Enforceability Of Time Caps In M&A Transaction Documents

India Commercial

DL

DSK Legal

From Offshore To Onshore: The Rise Of Reverse Flipping In India's Startup Landscape

India Commercial

LegaLogic

How To Execute A Leave & Licence Agreement In Mumbai: Legal Requirements & Common Mistakes

India Real Estate

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Mansukhlal Hiralal & Co.

Consideration Structuring And Working Capital Adjustments In Cross-Border M&A Transactions Under Indian Law

India Commercial

LegaLogic

Litigation-Proof Cross-Border Tax & FDI Structuring Strategies: A Practical India Entry Playbook For Mid-Sized Groups

R & D Law Chambers LLP

Legal Update: MCA Relaxes Directors' KYC Compliance And Eases Exit For Government Companies

India Commercial

MH

Mansukhlal Hiralal & Co.

Recent Developments In India's Corporate & Commercial Laws - Highlights | 2025

India Commercial

Fox & Mandal

Facing An Enforcement Directorate (ED) Investigation? Here's What You Must Know

India Compliance

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

The Independent Director Conundrum In India

India Commercial

LP

Legitpro Law

Consent Managers Are India's Next Big Opportunity: Here's The FAQ You Need

AP

AK & Partners

India Rolls Out CNAP In 2026: Official Caller Name Display To Fight Spam, Powered By KYC Databases And Privacy Opt-Out

India Media & IT

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

F&M - Dispute Resolution & ADR - Highlights 2025

As 2025 draws to a close, we reflect on a landmark year for Dispute Resolution & ADR in India through this curated roundup of 15 decisions rendered by the Supreme Court of India and various High Courts that have left an indelible mark on India's legal landscape.

India Litigation

Fox & Mandal

Material Adverse Change (Mac) Clauses And The $3 Billion Tiffany vs. Lvmh Dispute: When Every Word Counts

Funny how something as massive as a billion-dollar merger can hang on a line or two buried deep in a contract. Not the headlines. Not the handshake photos. Just a clause most people skip over—until everything hinges on it.

India Commercial

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

From Process To Proof: Audit Committee Architecture, Securities-Grade Drafting, And Disclosure That Deters RPT Litigation

Pre-IPO reorganisation work does not end with forensic RPT analysis and valuation-backed restructuring.

India Commercial

AA

Agama Law Associates

Term Sheet Enforcement & Deal-Making Risks: Key Legal Insights From The OYO-Zostel Case

The enforceability of term sheets in Indian commercial transactions has emerged as a nuanced legal question with far-reaching industry ramifications.

India Commercial

AP

AK & Partners

Supreme Court Of India Reaffirms Party Autonomy And The "Legitimate Interest" Test In Commercial Arbitrations

Worldwide Litigation

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JSA

Personality Rights And The Bachchan Cases: A New Chapter In Indian Jurisprudence

India Technology

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S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Strategic Governance Under RBI's (Commercial Banks – Undertaking Of Financial Services) Directions, 2025: Essential Insights For Investors And Promoters

India Commercial

AP

AK & Partners

India's CSR Regime Set To Expand: Key Proposals Under The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2025

India Commercial

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Acuity Law

RBI's 2025 Amendment Directions On Financial Services By Scheduled Commercial Banks

Saga Legal

Supreme Court: Forfeiture Of Deposit In Private Sale Under IBC Valid; Section 74 Contract Act Inapplicable

India Commercial

AP

Argus Partners

AKP Banking & Finance Digest January 05, 2026

AP

AK & Partners

Landmark Judgments In Arbitration (2025)

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Drafting Change In Law Clauses In Commercial Contracts For India's Dynamic Regulatory Environment

India Commercial

LegaLogic

Key Amendments To The SEBI (Foreign Portfolio Investor) Regulations, 2019

India Commercial

AC

Aurtus Consulting LLP

F&M - Dispute Resolution & ADR - Highlights 2025

As 2025 draws to a close, we reflect on a landmark year for Dispute Resolution & ADR in India through this curated roundup of 15 decisions rendered by the Supreme Court of India and various High Courts that have left an indelible mark on India's legal landscape.

India Litigation

Fox & Mandal

Landmark Judgments In Arbitration (2025)

The Supreme Court decided on the issue of whether an unsigned arbitration agreement could bind parties based on their conduct and correspondence.

India Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Drafting Change In Law Clauses In Commercial Contracts For India's Dynamic Regulatory Environment

Businesses in India increasingly operate in a regulatory environment where legal, policy and supervisory frameworks evolve frequently, often without transitional buffers and often with material financial consequences.

India Commercial

LegaLogic

Key Amendments To The SEBI (Foreign Portfolio Investor) Regulations, 2019

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (‘SEBI'), through a notification1 dated 1 December 2025 has made certain significant amendments to the SEBI (Foreign Portfolio Investors) Regulations, 2019.

India Commercial

AC

Aurtus Consulting LLP

Minority Squeeze-Out Under Indian Company Law: Balancing Majority Control And Minority Protection

India Commercial

CP

Corporate Professionals

F&M - Dispute Resolution & ADR - Highlights 2025

As 2025 draws to a close, we reflect on a landmark year for Dispute Resolution & ADR in India through this curated roundup of 15 decisions rendered by the Supreme Court of India and various High Courts that have left an indelible mark on India's legal landscape.

India Litigation

Fox & Mandal

A One-Stop Shop For The IBC Amendment Bill Of 2025 - Legal Update & Analysis Of The IBC's Next Turning Point

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025, marks a decisive inflection point in India's insolvency regime.

India Insolvency

MA

Metalegal Advocates

Xiaomi Technology India Pvt Ltd vs. Principal Commissioner Of Customs [Customs Appeal No 40085/2024]

/s Xiaomi India Private Limited ('The Appellant') is a subsidiary company of M/s Xiaomi Singapore Pte Limited and is engaged in the business of distribution and trading...

India Commercial

AC

Aurtus Consulting LLP

Redevelopment Laws In Mumbai Explained: Rights Of Tenants, Societies & Developers

Urban redevelopment has become a defining feature of Mumbai's real estate landscape. Ageing buildings, structural risks and space constraints have made redevelopment inevitable across residential, commercial and mixed-use...

India Real Estate

MH

Mansukhlal Hiralal & Co.

RBI (Commercial Banks – Undertaking Of Financial Services) (Amendment) Directions, 2025

AP

Argus Partners

Section 245 Derivative Suits: Independence, Good Faith, And The Governance Paper Trail That Wins Dismissals

India Commercial

AA

Agama Law Associates

Arbitral Award Granting Higher Rate Of Interest Isn't Against Public Policy Of India: Supreme Court

India Litigation

Trinity Chambers

Ticking Clocks And Legal Knots Is Time Really Of The Essence In Construction Contracts?

India Real Estate

KC

Kochhar & Co.

The India Story - A Growth Powerhouse For Global Investments

India Commercial

LP

Legitpro Law

ODR In India 2030: A General Counsel's Playbook For Moving From Litigation To Automation

India Litigation

LP

Legitpro Law

Novation, Settlement, And Guarantee Obligations: A Study Of NCLAT's Recent Judgment

India Commercial

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Anhad Law

Shareholder Disputes And Oppression And Mismanagement In Family-owned Companies – Key Considerations

India Commercial

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Pinac Law

Redefining Small: MCA Introduces Higher Capital & Turnover Limits

India Commercial

BA

BTG Advaya

Smart Legal Collaboration: How Real-Time Data Integration Transforms Legal Decision-Making

Worldwide Technology

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Melento

Dematerialised Shares And Stamp Duty: When Federal Disputes Burden Corporate India

India Commercial

CP

Corporate Professionals

NCLAT Upheld That Termination Of Contract For Performance Default Is Not Barred By Moratorium Under Section 14 Of IBC

India Commercial

Sagus Legal

Game, Set And Match Monthly – November 2025

India Media & IT

DL

DSK Legal

SEBI And IFSCA Regulatory Framework For Blended Finance

AP

AZB & Partners

"Sadharan" But Not Disparaging: Court Shuts Down Emami's Challenge To Dabur's Ad

India Media & IT

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

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Contractual Rigidity vs. Business Viability: Supreme Court's Message To Insurers In Light Of Soham Shipping Private Limited vs M/S. New India Assurance Company Limited & Anr. (Podcast)

AP

AK & Partners

Supreme Court Clarifies Section 14(1)(d) Of IBC | CoC's Commercial Wisdom Upheld (Video)

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

[Live] Regulatory Framework For Doing Business In Indonesia And India: Opportunities And Challenges (Video)

HS

Hammurabi & Solomon

Q&A On Industry Standards On Minimum Information To Be Provided For Approval Of RPT (Video)

CP

Corporate Professionals

Road To IPO: Essential Strategies For SMEs (Video)

AA

Agama Law Associates

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