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Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015: Will Arbitration Become the Preferred Mode of Alternative Dispute Resolution?

With enhancing ease of doing business in India as its mantra, several measurers have been taken in the recent times to enhance the attractiveness of India as a business destination. The much anticipated amendments to the Indian arbitration law is

By Sharda Balaji about 8 years ago
Regulatory Updates: Company Law, Securities Law, Foreign Exchange Management Law, Taxation Law

Company Law 1) National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) constituted with effect from 1 June 2016: Much awaited NCLT has been constituted, initially, with the aim to set up 11 NCLT benches across New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Gauhati,

By Sharda Balaji about 8 years ago
NovoJuris is still the best at Private Equity

Thank you for your continued support, we have retained our position as the best counsellors in private equity. Source: Venture Intelligence

By Sharda Balaji over 8 years ago
Fraternity’s wishlist for reforming Alternative Investment Funds

The SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012, is fairly new. There has been unprecedented number of deals in 2015 and quite a heavy interest even in early stage angel investments as well. Deal-making hit an all-time high with 1,375 deals

By Sharda Balaji over 8 years ago
Alternative Investment Funds in India: A Brief Introduction

The need for Alternative Investment Funds (“AIFs”) in India was boosted with the surge in venture capital investments. With the identification of the benefits of venture capital investments for the growth of specific sectors, the Government of India started introducing

By Sharda Balaji over 8 years ago
Analysis of Companies Amendment Bill, 2016

The new Companies Act has been in force from 1st April 2014. Many provisions have been extremely hard on the business. The provisions in the Act itself came into picture due to the scams and frauds in some large corporates.

By Sharda Balaji over 8 years ago
Startup India Policy - Update One

Government of India in continuation to the Startup Initiative (read here on announcements to date), as a part of the 19 points Action Plan to empower startups to grow through innovation and design, has now issued a notification dated 17

By Sharda Balaji over 8 years ago
Startup India - announcements of many initiatives

Action Plan on Startup India: A Brief Overview Startup India Action Plan (“Action Plan”), launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 16 January 2016, is part of a flagship initiative of the Government of India for boosting the startup ecosystem

By Sharda Balaji over 8 years ago
Webinar on Goods and Service Tax (GST) on 8th January 2016

Join us for a webinar on Goods and Service Tax (GST) on 8th January at 2pm with Mr. Pritam Mahure, Chartered Accountant, Indirect Tax and GST Professional. Our one and a half hour discussion aims to: Provide an overview of

By Sharda Balaji over 8 years ago
NovoJuris continues to be India's best!

Thank you for your continued patronage, we continue to retain our leadership position as best legal counsellors in private equity. Source: VCCEdge

By Sharda Balaji over 8 years ago
Bankruptcy Bill, 2015

The Government introduced the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Bill, 2015 in Parliament on Monday (21/12/15). The current bankruptcy code in India and contains archaic laws and is spread out over multiple legislations. Due to this, India was ranked as the 136th

By Sharda Balaji over 8 years ago
Publicity Rights in India: Room for Speculation in the Law?

A cartoonist of a well known national daily newspaper sketched a character describing the acting skills of the modern day actresses in Bollywood. One of the popular Bollywood actress found the featured images to be identical with her and got

By Sharda Balaji over 8 years ago