Welcome to the latest edition of the Fox & Mandal Dispute Resolution & ADR Newsletter. In this edition, we examine the impact of various judgments rendered by the Supreme Court of India, High Courts and tribunals on the dispute resolution and ADR ecosystem in the country.

Delayed projects are a commercial reality in infrastructure contracts, often caused by factors solely attributable to the employer, such as late site handover, delayed approvals, and design changes. These delays increase the contractor's costs and frequently postpone payments due under Running Account (RA) bills, which themselves depend on certifications and approvals controlled by the employer.

Welcome to the latest edition of Fox & Mandal's newsletter highlighting recent developments in India's corporate & commercial laws. In this edition, we examine key aspects of various legal and regulatory changes in the Corporate, Capital Markets, Insolvency, Competition and Real Estate sectors and their impact on the business ecosystem in the country.

India's banking industry has seen rapid digital transformation in recent years, which has resulted in increased use of e-signatures and e-stamping for loan documents.

The November 2025 edition of Fox & Mandal's newsletter examines reforms to the external commercial borrowing framework; Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025; SEBI's revisions to the RPT framework; RBI approval for enforcing damages awarded in a crossborder investment dispute; Undertaking by RPs for restitution of ED-attached assets; REIAs to directly sign PPAs with developers; and other changes in India's corporate, capital markets, infrastructure, insolvency, and banking sectors.

The May 2025 edition of Fox & Mandal's newsletter examines RBI's guidelines on digital lending; validity of retrospective environmental clearance for infrastructure projects; using input tax credit as GST appeal pre-deposit; Singapore's recognition of CIRP under the Model Law; co-investment vehicle in alternative investing; UGC's framework for recognising foreign qualifications; and other regulatory changes in India's corporate, capital markets, real estate, insolvency, and banking sectors.

Rent control legislation in India traces its roots to an earlier era characterised by a welfare state seeking to address acute housing shortages, wartime inflation, large-scale urban migration, unreasonable evictions, and rack-renting.

The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) is rapidly transforming the deal-making landscape.

A commercial paper is an unsecured, short-term debt instrument (promissory note) typically issued by large, high-credit-rated corporations, banks, and financial institutions, often to finance short-term needs like payroll and inventory, as a cost-effective alternative to a loan.

The February 2025 edition of Fox & Mandal's Dispute Resolution & ADR newsletter examines the sub-classification within the class of operational creditors in a resolution plan; arbitrability of disputes under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016; whether funds collected for the commission of a scheduled offence are ‘proceeds of crime'; extension of limitation when the 30-day condonable period to challenge an arbitral award falls on a court holiday; and other recent judgments.

The March 2025 edition of Fox & Mandal's Dispute Resolution & ADR newsletter analyses the salient aspects of the 7th edition of Arbitration Rules issued by SIAC in 2025; adjudication of inextricably linked disputes along with the main ‘commercial dispute' under the Commercial Courts Act, 2015; the effect of merely labelling a power of attorney as 'irrevocable' without creating an interest in the agency; and other recent judgments.

‘The June 2025 edition of Fox & Mandal's newsletter examines SEBI's proposed changes to the regulatory framework for FPIs investing in sovereign bonds; lifting of restrictions on FPIs in the corporate debt market; necessity of establishing time value of money under IBC; priority of RERA obligations over conflicting mortgage arrangements; enhanced EPR compliance for plastic reuse and recycling; and other changes in India's corporate, capital markets, real estate, insolvency, and banking sectors.'

The February 2026 edition of Fox & Mandal's Dispute Resolution & ADR Newsletter analyses the interplay of the GAAR framework with the treaty benefits under Section 90(2A) of the Income Tax Act, 1961; right of a defaulting party to rely on clause barring escalation and idle costs; appropriate Court for seeking extension of arbitration timeline; CoC's power to determine mode of sale of non-core assets; and other recent judgments of the Supreme Court of India and various High Courts.

The June 2025 edition of Fox & Mandal's Dispute Resolution & ADR Newsletter analyses the initiation of insolvency in case of a mutual set-off; validity of "ex post facto" Environmental Clearance; bar to Section 9 interim relief for MSMEs during conciliation; validity of service bond clauses; the rights of the solvent members in consortium-led projects when one member faces insolvency; and other recent judgments of the Supreme Court of India, High Courts, and Tribunals.

In the March edition of Realty Bytes, a newsletter jointly curated with CREDAI-WB, we analyse prevalent real estate topics, including rights of the agent in a power of attorney; navigating insolvency in the real estate sector; the doctrine of lis pendens in the transfer of immovable property; overview of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976, and other recent topical developments in the West Bengal real estate ecosystem.

The January 2025 edition of Fox & Mandal's Dispute Resolution & ADR newsletter examines the scope for an arbitral tribunal to clarify its award after lapse of the period prescribed for such purpose; continuation of assessment proceedings by statutory authorities during CIRP and liquidation; guidelines for interim release of vehicles seized under the NDPS Act for carrying contraband; and other recent decisions of the Supreme Court, various High Courts and Tribunals.

The November 2025 edition of Fox & Mandal's Dispute Resolution & ADR Newsletter analyses the test for exemption from pre-suit mediation for IPR infringement; disqualification of an arbitrator for having previously adjudicated an identical clause; insolvency initiation by cumulative redeemable preference shareholders; key features of speculative investment; and other recent judgments of the Supreme Court of India and various High Courts.

Welcome to the latest edition of Fox & Mandal's newsletter highlighting recent developments in India's corporate & commercial laws. In this edition, we examine key aspects of various legal and regulatory changes in the Corporate, Capital Markets, Insolvency, Competition and Real Estate sectors and their impact on the business ecosystem in the country.

India's K-12 education sector is projected to grow at a CAGR of 10.7%, reaching USD 125.8 billion by FY32.

The September 2025 edition of Fox & Mandal's Dispute Resolution & ADR Newsletter analyses the validity of an unsigned arbitration agreement; jurisdiction of NCLT to adjudicate on fraud integral to oppression and mismanagement; enforceability of non-money consumer fora orders passed between 2003 and 2020; prevalence of exclusive jurisdiction clause over any contractual or subsequent designation of the seat; and other recent judgments of the Supreme Court of India and various High Courts.