Living with the times

A lawyer who is not up to date with the current legal and regulatory updates is nothing short of dangerous. Therefore, at NovoJuris Legal, we strive to stay current. We are also strong believers of growth of knowledge through sharing. These articles and blogs help us share our research with the world, so that no one has to reinvent the wheel yet again.

COVID-19 Crisis: Revised FDI norms for neighbouring countries

Like many other countries, India is also trying to curtail opportunistic take-overs due to massive economic slowdown, falling share price/ valuation due to Covid19 pandemic. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, issued a Press Note on 17

By NovoJuris about 2 months ago
COVID-19 Circulars/Notifications

The Governments at both central and state level along with the regulatory bodies, are putting their best efforts for containment of COVID-19 and to overcome the challenges faced by business organizations, employees and various other stakeholders during the lockdown. There

By NovoJuris 3 months ago
Opportunities and Challenges for AIFs in India’s first IFSC, GIFT City, Gujarat.

We are pleased to share with you an article that our Founder Sharda Balaji along with our Associate Avaneesh Satyang contributed to the 2nd volume, Issue 2 of the KNOWLEDGEex Magazine released by Indian Association of Alternative Investment Funds (IAAIF).

By Sharda Balaji about 1 year ago
RBI opens Rupee Interest Rate Derivatives market to Non-Residents for hedging and trading in India

The Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”) on 27 March 2019, announced that a Non-Resident[1] shall be given access to the Rupee Interest Rate Derivative (“IRD”) market in India vide the notification of Non-resident Participation in Rupee Interest Rate Derivatives Market
Draft Enabling Framework for Regulatory Sandbox

In July 2016 the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had setup an inter-regulatory Working Group to look into and report on various aspects relating to fintech. One of the key recommendations of the Working Group was the introduction of an
P2P LENDING IN INDIA: OLD ROADS NEW RULES

P2P LENDING IN INDIA: OLD ROADS NEW RULES Introduction Peer to Peer (“P2P”) lending platforms (the “Platforms”) aims to provide individuals and entities with an alternative source for fulfilling their capital requirements. Whether it is for obtaining capital to run

By Sharda Balaji over 2 years ago
P2P LENDING IN INDIA: OLD ROADS NEW RULES

P2P LENDING IN INDIA: OLD ROADS NEW RULES Introduction Peer to Peer (“P2P”) lending platforms (the “Platforms”) aims to provide individuals and entities with an alternative source for fulfilling their capital requirements. Whether it is for obtaining capital to run

By Sharda Balaji over 2 years ago
RBI to Relax Two-Step Authentication Rule for NFC Enabled Small Card Transactions

In the last year, much was made of the 2 step authentication process mandated by the RBI for all card transactions. Uber, the mobile marketplace for cabs, was in the eye of the storm with its one touch credit card

By Sharda Balaji over 5 years ago
E-Wallets and Mobile Wallets

What are mobile wallets? The widespread use of smart phones and mobile technologies has gradually begun to affect not only our use of products and services, but also how we pay for them. What we are witnessing is the beginning

By Sharda Balaji over 5 years ago
ESOP to employees outside India – Part V of the Series

We’re probably making the startup founder an expert on ESOPs :). Startups who work with us understand our obsession of making them a success. In this post, we’ll discuss about legal aspects of ESOP to employees of the Indian company based

By Sharda Balaji over 8 years ago