NON-FUNGIBLE TOKENS: TRAVERSING THE CRYPTOVERSE
Non-fungible tokens or NFTs, as they are more popularly known, are digital collectible tokens, unique in form (hence non-fungible) which are verified and secured by a blockchain. NFTs provide and represent the authenticity of origin of an underlying work/item, its ownership, scarcity as well as its permanence.
BINDING NON-SIGNATORIES TO ARBITRATION: TRACING THE EVOLUTION OF THE LAW SINCE MTNL V. CANARA BANK
In November, 2019, in our paper titled, ‘Charting the Shifting Paradigms of Binding Non-Signatories to an Arbitration’ [1], we had analysed the issue, whether a party who was not a signatory to an arbitration agreement could also be bound by such an agreement?
Licks Attorneys promotes two new partners.
Licks Attorneys announced this Monday (November 21) the promotion of two attorneys at law to partners: Ciro Albuquerque and Rodolfo Barreto, both members of the firm since 2015. The news reflects Licks Attorneys’ commitment to recognizing in-house talent and promoting the career development of its members.
SEBI makes changes to regulations for Alternative Investment Funds
Alternative Investment Funds (AIF) are funds acting as privately pooled investment vehicles and are established or incorporated in India as per the provisions of the SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012 as provided and administered by the Securities and Exchanges Board of India (SEBI) which is the official sectoral regulator for AIFs. AIFs aim to …
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No Fine to the Competitors Having a Common WhatsApp Group: Turkish Competition Board’s Decision on the Red Meat Industry
On October 26, 2022, the Turkish Competition Board (“Board”) published its reasoned decision dated June 23, 2022 and numbered 22-28/443-180, upon its preliminary investigation initiated against six undertakings (i.e. Ahmet Tanrıbuyurdu, Emin Helal Et ve Gıda A.Ş., Göktaşlar Et-Et Ürünleri Yan San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti, Namet Gıda Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş., Pınar Entegre ve …
INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE MSME ACT, 2006 AND THE ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION ACT, 1996
In India, most arbitrations are governed by the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“1996 Act”). However, in certain cases, statutes provide for a statutory mechanism of arbitration where the Act may or may not apply [1]. In the case of the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (“MSME Act”), the same provides for …
ELECTRIC VEHICLE INDUSTRY IN INDIA- A Regulatory Overview
To reduce its carbon emissions and give a much-needed boost to the manufacturing and adoption of Electric Vehicles (“EV”), the Government of India, in March 2011, launched the National Mission of Electric Mobility (“Mission”) to promote electric mobility in the country. India also made a firm commitment at the United Nations Climate Change Conference held …
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CERT-IN’S SIX HOUR REPORTING RULE FOR CYBER SECURITY INCIDENTS- Statutory Interpretation and Analysis
Any person affected by a cyber security incident is required to mandatorily report such incident to the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (“CERT-In”) if it is of a specified type. With effect the June 27, 2022, the deadline for such reporting has been fixed at 6 (six) hours of the incident being noticed or being …
GETTING PRIORITIES RIGHT ANALYSIS OF PRIORITY OF PROVIDENT FUND DUES IN RELATION TO A COMPANY UNDERGOING CIRP
The Employees Provident Funds Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (“EPF Act”) was enacted as a statute keeping in mind the Directive Principles of State Policy enshrined under Articles 38 and 43 of the Constitution of India to ensure social security for the employees working in an establishment. Whilst the EPF Act has an in-built mechanism to …
VALUATION OF COMPANIES: A LEGAL ANALYSIS
The issue or transfer of equity shares or other securities invariably involves the valuation of the underlying company. The principles and rules for valuing companies lie at the intersection of law and accounting. Various statutes and regulators are involved in this crucial activity. Company law seeks to ensure that companies do not shortchange their existing …