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Call for Papers: CRMD Journal on Economic and Financial Crisis
[The following call for papers is posted on behalf of the Centre of Risk Management and Derivatives at NLU Jodhpur] The Centre of Risk Management and Derivatives (CRMD) at NLUJ works on macroeconomic and development issues and problems in capital and money markets that lead to collapse of economic and financial systems in the form…
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Pledges in the Context of Insider Trading Regulations – Part 1
[The following guest post is contributed by Vinod Kothari and Abhirup Ghosh of Vinod Kothari & Co.] There are several lurking questions in context of insider trading regulations. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”) on 24 August 2015 issued a Guidance Note on the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 (“Guidance Note”)…
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Journal on Corporate Law & Governance: Revised Call for Submissions (revised deadline with some changes)
Vide an earlier post, the details of the call for papers for Journal on Corporate Law & Governance were published. The Editorial Board of the Journal has informed that they have made some changes and also extended the deadline for submission of papers and requested that the following revised guidelines be posted:- JOURNAL ON CORPORATE…
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Guest Post: Arbitrability of Fraud in India
(The following guest post is contributed by Pulkit Sharma, Advocate, Bombay High Court) The 246th Law Commission Report observes that “The issue of arbitrability of fraud has arisen on numerous occasions and there exist conflicting decisions of the Apex Court on this issue”. The Law Commission has intended to remedy this by way of amendments…
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P&H High Court Upholds Mauritius Tax Residency Certificate
The issue of whether the grant of a tax residency certificate by the authorities in Mauritius would enable a company situated there to claim the benefit of the double taxation avoidance treaty between India and Mauritius was decided favourably by the Supreme Court in Union of India v. Azadi Bachao Andolan, (2004) 10 SCC 1.…
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SEBI Consultation: Forfeiture of Shares and Impact on Takeover Regulations
SEBI has issued a Discussion Paper on “Review of policy relating to forfeiture of partly paid-up shares – Amendments to SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011”. The paper opens with references to partly-paid shares and forfeiture of unpaid capital as provided under the Companies Act, 2013. Essentially, in case of partly paid…
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SEBI’s Guidance Note on Insider Trading Regulations
After the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 (the “Regulations”) were issued that came into effect on May 15, 2015, SEBI received several requests from companies and their advisors on certain operational issues that came to the fore in the implementation of the Regulations. In order to address those, SEBI issued a Guidance Note…
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Supreme Court on Section 42 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
[The following guest post is contributed by Pulkit Sharma, Advocate, Bombay High Court] The Supreme Court has in the case of State of W.B. v Associated Contractors ((2015) 1 SCC 32) considered the applicability of Section 42 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“Act”) to applications not made before a “court” as defined under…
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NLUJ Law Review: Call for Submissions
[The following announcement is posted on behalf of the NLUJ Law Review] The NLUJ Law Review invites original and previously unpublished manuscripts for Volume 3, Issue 2 from academicians, practitioners and students. The remit of the Review is designed to include both short and long works to provide an opportunity for the members of the…
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Improving the Regulatory Framework Governing Masala Bonds
[The following post is contributed by Dhanush. M, a 5th year student at the Jindal Global Law School] “Masala bonds” refers to rupee denominated bonds issued in offshore capital markets which would be offered and settled in US dollars to raise Indian rupees from international investors for infrastructure financing in India. Masala bonds could prove…
