Indian Courts and Arbitration in 2025: Reinforcing Judicial Restraint in Arbitral Proceedings
Introduction The arbitration landscape in India has often been critiqued for the extent of judicial intervention in the arbitral process. Despite reforms such as the 2015 amendments to the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“Arbitration Act”) designed to limit challenges to arbitral awards, instances of judicial intervention persist. These include the Supreme Court’s exercise of …
Indian Subsidiaries in the Transaction Perimeter: Key Issues in Cross-Border M&A
Authored By: Moksha Bhat (Partner) and Shreya Bhukhmaria (Associate) Introduction As one of the world’s fastest-growing major economies, India is increasingly becoming an important jurisdictional touchpoint for cross-border M&A deals. The focus of this note is on instances where there is an indirect acquisition of an Indian subsidiary on account of a transaction that …
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COMING BACK HOME Reverse Flips Gain Momentum
Authored by – Moksha Bhat, Managing Partner at AP & Partners, And co-authored by – Udit Kapoor, Associate, AP & Partner Introduction Over the past decade, India has become a major start-up hub and now has the third largest number of unicorns—companies valued over USD 1 billion. This growth has been spurred in large measure …
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AI through the lens of Competition Law
Authored by Lagna Panda, partner AP & Partners AI-related technologies and products are evolving more rapidly than one can imagine. The hype around generative AI (GenAI)¾which was quite short-lived¾is now giving way to agentic AI. The developments in the AI industry have attracted interest and intrigue of antitrust regulators. A few antitrust regulators have initiated …