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Corporate Amicus

Corporate Amicus covers major developments in the domain of Corporate Law. It includes article(s), statutory updates and news relating to mergers & acquisitions, private equity, real estate, anti-trust and competition law, arbitration, sports law, FEMA, infrastructure and project finance, and general corporate and commercial law. Orders passed by quasi-judicial authorities like National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), NCLAT, Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT), Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT), Electricity Appellate Tribunal and other authorities and courts are also covered in this e-newsletter.

  • Corporate Amicus: December 2022

    Corporate Amicus: December 2022

    The article in this issue of Corporate Amicus discusses workplace investigations in India. It notes that due to subjective nature of the investigations under consideration, there is no set mechanism or strict procedure which needs to be adhered to, for conducting such investigations.

    Read More 01 Dec 2022
  • Corporate Amicus: September 2022

    Corporate Amicus: September 2022

    Focusing on the exporters’ obligations upon non-realization of export payments from erring foreign importers, the article in this issue of Corporate Amicus discusses at length the legal and other remedies available with the exporters where the export transactions are not secured in any manner.

    Read More 09 Nov 2022
  • Corporate Amicus: August 2022

    Corporate Amicus: August 2022

    The article in this issue of Corporate Amicus examines the rationale and thrust of a recent Supreme Court decision in the case of Mahagun Realtors (P) Ltd., wherein the Apex Court has clarified that an amalgamation would not per se invalidate an assessment order issued in the name of the transferor company.

    Read More 09 Nov 2022
  • Corporate Amicus: July 2022

    Corporate Amicus: July 2022

    The article in this issue of Corporate Amicus analyses the recently notified Guidelines for Prevention of Misleading Advertisements and Endorsements for Misleading Advertisements, 2022.

    Read More 07 Nov 2022
  • Corporate Amicus: June 2022

    Corporate Amicus: June 2022

    The article in this issue of Corporate Amicus discusses the yet to be introduced Occupational Safety, Health, and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (‘OSHW Code’) which will subsume 13 central labour legislations including the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act of 1970 (‘CLRA Act’) which governs and regulates the employment of contract labour.

    Read More 04 Nov 2022
  • Corporate Amicus: November 2022

    Corporate Amicus: November 2022

    The first article in this issue of Corporate Amicus analyses a recent decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation & Another v. Sunil Kumar B. and Others.

    Read More 01 Nov 2022
  • Corporate Amicus: October 2022

    Corporate Amicus: October 2022

    The State of Tamil Nadu has recently promulgated an Ordinance Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Ordinance, 2022 for the regulation of online gaming in the State. The Ordinance prohibits online gambling and playing of online games of chance with money or other stakes.

    Read More 01 Oct 2022
  • Corporate Amicus: May 2022

    Corporate Amicus: May 2022

    SEBI has recently constituted a committee to recommend enhancements to Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report (‘BRSR’), rating and investments in Environment, Social and Governance (‘ESG’) practices. The article in this issue of Corporate Amicus notes that though India has no comprehensive legislation concerning ESG disclosures for Indian corporates, National Guidelines on Responsible Business Conduct, 2019 lays down the principles to operate a business in an ethical,...

    Read More 28 Jun 2022
  • Corporate Amicus: April 2022

    Corporate Amicus: April 2022

    The SEBI has on 14 January 2022 notified SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Amendment Regulations, 2022 with respect to changes and obligations that the IPO bound companies have to comply with while filing the Draft Red Herring Prospectuses. The article in this issue of Corporate Amicus seeks to provide an insight on the amendments made under the SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018 and the need to bring such amendments.

    Read More 01 Jun 2022
  • Corporate Amicus: March 2022

    Corporate Amicus: March 2022

    The first article highlights the law on cross border insolvency in India as it stands today. Discussing the need for such insolvency proceedings, the article deliberates upon the four main necessities as prescribed in the Model Law by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law.

    Read More 05 May 2022
  • Corporate Amicus: January 2022

    Corporate Amicus: January 2022

    In India, one set of facts expose an economic offender to prosecution under multiple legislations. In order to fully understand and organize how economic offences are being tackled today, the article in this issue...

    Read More 09 Apr 2022
  • Corporate Amicus: February 2022

    Corporate Amicus: February 2022

    India has seen rapid adoption of crypto or digital currencies for trading and investment purposes. However, there is an uncertainty on the legal status and dealing with the same by the residents. The Bill proposing a sweeping ban has been listed twice in the legislative business of Lok Sabha and while the draft bill is in the dock, the Finance Minister in Budget 2022 has announced taxation of crypto profits.

    Read More 09 Apr 2022