Business Law and Corporate Law

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in India has traditionally been perceived as a mechanism of redistributive welfare, focused on education, healthcare, sanitation, and poverty alleviation etc. environmental protection...

The Securities and Exchange Board of India ("SEBI") has notified the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2025 on 8 September 2025...

As per Section 2(20) of the Companies Act, 2013, a "company" refers to an entity incorporated and registered under this Act or any prior company law. The word "company" originates from the Latin com (together) and panis (bread), symbolising a collective of individuals united by a shared purpose.

A commercial paper is an unsecured, short-term debt instrument (promissory note) typically issued by large, high-credit-rated corporations, banks, and financial institutions, often to finance short-term needs like payroll and inventory, as a cost-effective alternative to a loan.

SEBI by way of circular dated 05.02.2026, has introduced enhanced compliance requirements in the framework for creation and invocation of pledge of securities through the depository system as prescribed under Paragraph 4.13 of the SEBI Master Circular for Depositories dated 03.12.2024.

Reserve Bank of India by way of notification dated 10.02.2026 issued the Draft RBI (Non-Banking Financial Companies – Registration, Exemptions and Framework for Scale Based Regulation) Amendment Directions, 2026 to amend the ...

A commercial paper is an unsecured, short-term debt instrument (promissory note) typically issued by large, high-credit-rated corporations, banks, and financial institutions, often to finance short-term needs like payroll and inventory, as a cost-effective alternative to a loan.

SEBI by way of circular dated 05.02.2026, has introduced enhanced compliance requirements in the framework for creation and invocation of pledge of securities through the depository system as prescribed under Paragraph 4.13 of the SEBI Master Circular for Depositories dated 03.12.2024.

The February 2026 edition of Fox & Mandal's newsletter examines the FEMA (Guarantees) Regulations, 2026; joint insolvency proceedings; RBI's ‘high quality' infrastructure lending framework; IT Rules addressing AI and deepfakes; the restructured HVDLE framework; India's new shipbuilding schemes; and other changes in India's corporate, capital markets, infrastructure, insolvency, and banking sectors.

In January 2026, India and the EU formalized a landmark deal as their Free Trade Agreement finally matured. This marked a strategic change in direction for many businesses.

The business landscape today looks fundamentally different from what it did a decade ago. Startups and growth-stage companies are no longer operating within protected niches; ...

While recent judicial precedents have significantly expanded the scope of shareholder inspection and access rights (particularly in the context of activist shareholders, and oppression and mismanagement actions), the legislative framework for shareholder inspection rights under Indian Company Law remains largely ineffective and inadequate.