The evolution of semiconductor economics has been shaped by Moore's Law, the empirical observation that transistor density on integrated circuits doubles approximately every 2 (two) years, enabling continuous improvements in performance and cost efficiency.

A liquidation preference right is a preferential right provided to financial investors, generally to secure their equity finance investments. Such a right (in its various forms)...

On December 17, 2021, the Competition Commission of India ("CCI") passed an order1 penalising Investcorp India Asset Managers Private Limited ("Investcorp") for failing to notify its acquisition...

The Reserve Bank of India ("RBI") by way of notification dated June 7, 2023 ("Notification") has expanded the scope of the Trade Receivables Discounting System...

On 17th September 2019, the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry notified the Patent (Amendment) Rules, 2019.

Grant of a patent gives the patentee exclusive rights to prevent others from developing, using, or selling the patented product or process without authorization.

"Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind?" – this very famous question was posed by Greek philosopher Socrates, to his followers. In essence, he impressed on his followers...

A short excerpt on the recent judgment of a five-member special bench of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, wherein it held that the NCLAT has the power to recall its own orders on sufficient grounds...

In our earlier news alert , we had discussed the dispensations granted by SEBI from certain crucial regulatory compliances applicable to public offerings and rights issues in India, in an effort to hot-wire fund raising activity ...

The Securities and Exchange Board of India ("SEBI") has recently started issuing observations to Initial Public Offering ("IPO") bound companies to ensure that the disclosures...

The Ministry of Labour and Employment (the "MoLE") has introduced 4 labour codes in a bid to revamp labour laws related legislations in India.

The Indian banking sector has been a vital driver of the country's economic growth, providing financial support to individuals, businesses, and the government.

India's legislative changes have opened doors for cross-border mergers however navigating the complexities, particularly the legal, regulatory and tax hurdles...

The Companies Act, 2013, by way of Section 230(11) and Section 230(12) had for the first time made provision for takeover of minority shareholders by majority shareholders of a company and extended the concept of takeover ...

COVID 19 is 2020's juggernaut - a black swan that has disrupted life like we have never known before.

The terminology ‘Externalisation', ‘Offshoring' or ‘Flipping' have become common parlance in the Indian start-up ecosystem. For more than a decade now, these terms are known to denote a process...

In 2020, the government of Haryana proposed the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Bill, 2020 which provided a specific quota for the local people in private sector jobs that offer a salary of less than INR 50,000 a month.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India ("SEBI") in its meeting of the board members held on June 28, 2023 ("Board Meeting") has approved a slew of significant proposals...

With the advent of the RERA in the year 2016, a lot has been written about the promoters in terms of their responsibility under RERA but rarely has the focus shifted to the homebuyers who are equal stakeholders in a real estate transaction.

Inspection, search and seizure, summons, prosecution, and arrest provisions are placed in tax legislations in order to tackle tax evaders and protect government revenues...