India: Public Order

In the recent times, there has been a growing trend of lodging frivolous FIR's in otherwise purely commercial disputes with an intent to harass and intimidate the opposite party i.e., the company, its directors and/or its key managerial personnel.

In an age where a reel or a telegram forward can sell you the next big stock pick SEBI is drawing a clear line. With scams on YouTube, Instagram and Telegram promising guaranteed returns and secret trading tips, the regulator is stepping in to clean up the digital space.

As part of our continued coverage on global developments in white collar crime and corporate investigations, we are pleased to share the latest update in this edition of our Bulletin.

Despite the tightening of legal and regulatory obligations and the implementation of a robust corporate governance framework, corporate frauds continue to occur.

In the interplay of corporate governance and law, the principle of vicarious liability is an often discussed and contentious subject.

Corporate criminal liability (CCL) denotes the extent to which a corporate entity may be guilty of the criminal acts committed by the members constituting that entity.

The Supreme Court has held that, since the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) falls within the domain of public law, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) or the National Company Law Tribunal...

Case Name: Gayatri Balasamy v. M/s ISG Novasoft Technologies Limited (with several connected civil appeals) arising out of S.L.P (C) Nos. 15336-15337 of 2021.

India has a well-established statutory, administrative and judicial framework for criminal trials. Indian Penal laws are primarily governed...