India’s new Labour Codes have fundamentally changed the way employers structure compensation. Salary structures that traditionally relied on allowance-heavy components to manage statutory obligations are unlikely to remain viable under the new regime.

Every M&A lawyer has, at some point, sat across the table from opposing counsel arguing over a single clause for far longer than its word count would suggest is reasonable. More often than not, that clause is indemnity. It rarely makes headlines the way valuation or deal structure does, but ask any dealmaker what actually gets fought over in the last mile of negotiations, and the answer is almost always the same - who bears the loss when things go wrong and how much of it.

Founders raising seed capital have increasingly reached for the Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE). Introduced by Y Combinator in 2013, the SAFE was designed to solve a practical problem: how can founders raise early capital without engaging in lengthy negotiations over valuation, investor rights, liquidation preferences, or governance structures?

In modern M&A transactions, post-closing risk is shaped less by abstract legal doctrines and more by the precision of contractual drafting.

The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 ("PoSH Act") mandates the constitution of an Internal Committee ("IC") as the primary statutory mechanism for preventing, prohibiting, and redressing instances of sexual harassment in the workplace.

With the advent of major E-commerce platforms and companies, customers have now shifted their focus from traditional market shopping to virtual shopping.

In May 2018, boardrooms across Europe discovered that their biggest data protection risk was not hackers, but their contracts. The General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) did not just change privacy policies. It rewired supply chains. Vendor agreements were reopened. Liability caps were renegotiated.

The Maharashtra Land Revenue Code (Second Amendment) Act, 2025 abolishes the annual non agricultural (NA) tax and replaces it with a one-time premium payable on conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural use in Maharashtra.

Non-compliance under the law does not always result from intentional wrongdoing.

Every good business has some kind of story behind it, like real innovation. Sometimes it starts with a breakthrough invention, other times it’s more like a recognisable brand identity, proprietary software, or an iconic product layout.

Fashion is not just about clothes. It is a dynamic creative world including textiles, shoes, jewellery, accessories and brand image. This has grown rapidly in India, driven by global exposure and digital platforms.

In many companies, board meeting minutes are often treated as routine records prepared after every meeting. However, in practice, these minutes can become one of the most important documents in corporate litigation, regulatory investigations, or governance disputes. In modern corporate governance, board minutes serve a dual function

The Supreme Court of India delivered a landmark judgment on March 10, 2026, in Pannalal Bhansali v. Bharti Telecom Limited & Ors...

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) considerations are increasingly influencing investment decision-making across global capital markets, including venture capital and private equity transactions.

The Reserve Bank of India ("RBI") was established under the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 ("RBI Act") to act as India's central monetary authority, regulate the issuance of bank notes, maintain reserves to secure monetary stability in India, regulate the monetary policy framework, and operate the currency and credit system to the country's advantage.

The article examines the near-automatic judicial treatment of exit documentation rights in Indian employment law and traces how the Bombay High Court's ruling in Bharat Aviation Pvt. Ltd. and Ors. v. Rahul Sudhindra Soni marks the emergence of a new doctrine - the consequential document doctrine, under which such entitlements are conditioned on a lawful and complete exit from employment.

This article examines the emergence of "competitive denial M&A" a revolutionary acquisition strategy exemplified by Anthropic’s $300 million acquisition of Stainless in May 2026, where the target company was purchased primarily to deny competitors access to shared infrastructure rather than to achieve traditional synergies.

In Indian M&A transactions, Compulsorily Convertible Debentures (“CCD”) often sit quietly in the capital structure until they don’t convert. While they may initially appear as debt, their eventual conversion into equity means they can significantly reshape ownership, control, and valuation. This dual nature makes CCDs one of the most critical instruments to diligence. In private equity and venture capital transactions, CCDs are widely used for their flexibility in structuring valuation and aligning with foreign investment regulations.

In most commercial contracts, particularly M&A and shareholders’ agreements, indemnity clauses are subject to significant negotiation. Parties debate triggers, caps, survival periods, baskets, and carve outs. Yet, in practice, one element that often receives less explicit attention ends up doing much of the economic work, the definition of “Loss”.

Indian and Global Business, focusing on India market/operations, now have a finite 18-month window to move from high-level policy discussions to demonstrable and operational compliance.