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The legal protection provided to creditors to enforce their contracts with debtors is central to the functioning of credit markets. These include the rights afforded to lenders in bankruptcy,...

Under the new Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India has a statutory responsibility to collect, maintain, and disseminate data about the new insolvency and...

India experienced a major structural change with the enactment of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (‘IBC’). On some measures, thelaw has been quite successful. For instance, the overall...

While corporate social responsibility (CSR) was for a long time considered a voluntary matter, to be exercised by companies in the interests of stakeholders, it is increasingly acquiring legal status...

Addressing entrenched inequality is a pressing matter in India. It appears to acquire special urgency every five years, when a general election beckons. If 2013 saw the enactment of a mandatory...

India has experienced a dramatic increase in consumer Internet shopping due to its convenience and the myriad choices of the Internet. Further, India enjoys a rapidly developing economy, rising...

In May of 2016, India adopted a regime for personal insolvencies and bankruptcies as part of a comprehensive Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. The Code's provisions for commercial debtors have been in...

An illiquid asset may lead to reduced returns and increased redemptions in a money-market mutual fund, where one of the major risks is the inability of the issuer of an instrument (commercial papers...

A company’s authorised share capital is the total amount of capital that the company is allowed to issue or allot. In India, the Companies Act, 2013 (the “Act”) provides a statutory definition of...

On November 8, 2016, the Indian government made a surprise announcement that certain currency notes (representing 86% of the currency then in circulation) would no longer be legal tender (although...

Should the promoter (owner) of an insolvent company be allowed to buy back its assets or business through another company at a steep discount? This question has been at the heart of contemporary...

In recent times, cybersecurity has been among the foremost of issues that global financial regulators have sought to address. In attempting to do so, several distinct approaches have emerged. These...

In a recent paper, I examine the largely emasculated role of corporate boards of directors in effectively discharging their fiduciary obligations of promoting and protecting the interests especially...

A vast literature on firms’ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activity has emerged in recent years across a number of scholarly disciplines, including law, economics, management, accounting, and...

The first draft of the Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill (2016) ('Bill') was released by the Ministry of Finance of the Indian Government on 28th September, 2016. Along with the draft...

An existential (but problematic) question in company law relates to the very purpose for which companies are incorporated and managed. Are companies to be run solely for the purpose of maximizing the...

In the wake of financing shortages resulting from the global financial crisis in 2008, crowdfunding emerged as an alternative capital raising mechanism, particularly for start-up companies. As an...

At a time when India is coming to grips with a Fintech revolution characterized by sprawling innovations and a new breed of ever-enthusiastic entrepreneurs, one would expect the regulatory response...

Due diligence is a quintessential step in a share acquisition transaction. It is the process by which the acquirer conducts a detailed inquiry into the affairs of the target before it decides whether...

The robustness of a country’s judicial system is a crucial determinant of its ability to attract foreign investment. Inefficiencies would lead to ‘exported litigation’ whereby, in order to resolve...