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Starting a company is only the first step in a long legal journey.

In furtherance to its earlier announcement regarding the launch of 56 new forms under the Companies Act, 2013, the MCA has published 12 notifications introducing amendments to various rules framed under the Act ...

The Annual General Meeting, or AGM, is a yearly gathering of the company's shareholders/members. It is a legal need to have the AGM every year.

This article discusses the key changes introduced in the updated Secretarial Standard on Meetings of the Board of Directors and the Secretarial Standard on General Meetings which are effective from 1 April 2024.

The system, processes or rules by which a company is controlled is known as corporate governance.

The Companies Act, 2013 ("Act") is the principal law in India pertaining to independent directors ("ID"). Accordingly, Section 149(6) of the Act defines an "independent director" as follows...

Section 164 of the Companies Act, 2013 (herewith referred to as the ‘Act') states various disqualifications for appointment of Director in a company.

Directors can be held liable both jointly and collectively, for any and every act, commission or omission which is prejudicial to the interests of the company and violates any of the duties to be discharged by them.

Chanakya, the ancient Indian strategist and author of the Arthashastra, taught that an opponent is overcome through four means: sama (persuasion), dana (inducement), bheda (division) and danda (force). The contest for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is a modern illustration of all four. Netflix made the first offer and signed a merger agreement with WBD, yet Paramount played each of its cards with care.

Ministry of Corporate Affairs ("MCA") recently issued various Circulars and Notifications under the Companies Act, 2013 ("Act") amending certain rules and updating certain timelines...

The doctrine of corporate opportunity flows from the fiduciary duty of the directors towards the company and its shareholders and aims to ensure that there is no conflict between this...

Tightening The Screws On Independent Directors – Assessing The Independence Of Independent Directors

In accordance with Regulation 23(2), (3), and (4) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, prior approval from the audit committee and shareholders ...

Under common law rules and equitable principles, director's duties are largely derived from the law of agency and trusts. Under the law of agency, duties of skill, care and diligence are imposed...

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide its notification dated 7 May 2018 has notified following sections effective from 7 May 2018.

A Company, despite being a legal entity is an artificial person that relies on a group of natural persons, particularly directors, who play a pivotal role in steering it towards its strategic and financial objectives.

Before regulations were put in place, India’s stock market was much less transparent and often seemed like the Wild West. Traders would frequently use the phrase “Bhaav Bada Hai”, which hinted that stock prices were being artificially inflated, usually for personal profit. It wasn’t just a casual remark about market trends; it was a quiet signal that trades were being made to manipulate prices, pushing them far beyond what was actually fair or realistic.