Business Law and Corporate Law

Delaware corporate law is renowned for its balance between flexibility in business arrangements and the fundamental principles of fiduciary accountability.

An essential part of Corporate Governance is voting rights, which is an appanage for shareholders in exercising their rights to impact decisions taken by a company's...

As proxy filing deadlines approach, reports from proxy advisory firms become increasingly influential. Investors frequently rely on these firms to inform their voting decisions, believing their guidance promotes effective corporate governance and long-term shareholder value.

Under section 275 of the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance, if during the winding-up of a company liquidators discover that the business was carried...

The Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 which was passed in the Lok Sabha on December 3, 2024, introduces several critical changes to existing banking laws in India, aiming to modernize and streamline the banking sector.

Never come across the term Decentralised Autonomous Organisation ("DAO") before? You're not alone, but as of 13 January 2025, these virtual organisations...

On May 9, 2012, the SEC announced an enforcement action against Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA Ltd.

Right now, without your knowledge, your company could be a defendant in a lawsuit seeking tens of millions of dollars in penalties.

SEC enforcement actions often include allegations that corporate officers affirmatively misled a company’s outside auditors as part of a scheme to commit and perpetuate an accounting fraud.

Recent tragic events in motorsport, with the deaths of Dan Wheldon and Marco Simoncelli in IndyCar and MotoGP respectively, have brought into focus the role event organisers and venue owners play in ensuring the safety of those participating in sporting events and where liability rests when accidents do occur.

In Overland Leasing Group, LLC, two New York-based accounting firms that issued independent audit reports for a company were sued for malpractice and negligent misrepresentation.

Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings Ltd has lost an appeal against conviction for corporate manslaughter. The BBC reports that the Court also upheld the company’s £385,000 fine at the Court of Appeal in London last week.