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From representations and warranties disputes to fraud, earn-outs, mediation and investment arbitration, panellists at the International Arbitration Centre’s Eurasia Arbitration Week 2026 discussed why cross-border M&A disputes arise and how businesses can better structure transactions to prevent and resolve them.
The Regional Director, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, held that the absence of a registered trade mark does not bar an existing company from seeking rectification of a later company’s identical or deceptively similar name under Section 16(1)(a), Companies Act, 2013, and directed the respondent company to change its name within 3 months.
With several petitions concerning rectification of the Register of Members pending before it, the Lahore High Court has directed Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan to explain how membership records are created, maintained, altered, and rectified under the Companies Act, 2017.
The seminar will be addressed by Koji Kanazawa, Katsuya Hongyo, Takashi Oguchi, Jun Niizawa, Ronald Kaloostian and Yui Mimura from Chuo Sogo LPC, and Ashutosh Gupta and Saurav Bhaumik from Fox & Mandal.
Launched at the FICCI Next-Gen Forensics Conference, the paper examines India’s fraud investigation framework and the growing challenges of technology-enabled financial crime
Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 was introduced in Lok Sabha to propose wide-ranging reforms to the Companies Act, 2013 and the LLP Act, 2008, focusing on decriminalisation, ease of doing business, improved governance, and compliance rationalisation.
This roundup highlights key 2025 corporate and commercial law developments from Adani’s HDIL resolution and Vedanta’s demerger setback to SEBI’s insider trading penalties, Google’s CCI settlement, and the pump-and-dump ban involving actor Arshad Warsi.
SEBI has notified governance provisions for Market Infrastructure Institutions to strengthen oversight.
SEBI’s simplifies disclosure requirements for Related Party Transactions to ease compliance.
MCA expand fast-track merger eligibility and introduce new compliance forms and procedures for smoother regulatory approvals under Companies Act 2013.
China’s upcoming September parliamentary session is poised to advance major reforms in public safety, environmental law, insolvency, and international cooperation, marking a pivotal moment in its governance and policy evolution.
The theme for the summit is Evolving Paradigms in Corporate Governance: Navigating AI, ESG, and Board Accountability in the Digital Era.
Participants completing this three-months course, including successfully complete the course requirements, including assessments and assignments, will be awarded a certificate of completion.
The NCLT gave the first right to buy shares to the petitioners and then the Deccan Group. If neither party purchased the other’s shares, the NCLT would consider winding up the company under Section 242(1)(b) of the Companies Act.
by Pooja Singhania*, Priya Venkatesan** and Advyay Goyal***
The Regulations define components relevant to the corporate governance regulation of Approved Exchanges, Clearing Houses, Licensed Trade Repositories, and Holding Companies considering security futures.
About RGNUL The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Punjab, was established by the State Legislature of Punjab by passing the
About RGNUL Financial and Mercantile Law Review: RGNUL Financial and Mercantile Law Review (RFMLR) is a bi-annual, student-run, double-blind peer-reviewed law journal
About Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Punjab, was established by the State Legislature