ArticleIndian Bonds – Let It FlowThe Reserve Bank of India ("RBI"), on 10 February 2022, increased limits under the voluntary retention route ("VRR")...IndiaFinance and BankingZBA
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ArticlePersonal Guarantor Insolvency Is Not Dependent On The Status Of Insolvent Corporate Debtor Status – Clarity For Lenders ActionsThe Supreme Court has refused to interfere with the order passed by the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) in SBI v. Mahendra Kumar Jajodia and has upheld...IndiaInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringZBA
ArticleWill The Gates Open? Liberalised End Use Of Proceeds For Indian Companies Raising Foreign DebtAs we are midway through 2019, the Indian economy despite landslide election victory by the National Democratic Alliance has challenges.IndiaFinance and BankingZBA
ArticleRBI Proposals In Light Of The Current Global FrameworkIn recent times, the value of the Indian rupee has seen massive depreciation as a result of rising crude oil prices and the current geopolitical situation. IndiaCorporate/Commercial LawZBA
ArticleInfrastructure Debt Funds - Tax Efficient Zero Coupon Bonds Now EffectiveOn 6 April 2022, the Central Board of Direct Taxes has changed the Income-tax Rules, 1962, as amended (IT Rules) to enable infrastructure debt funds as companies ("IDFs")...IndiaFinance and BankingZBA
ArticlePersonal Guarantor Insolvency And Appropriate Adjudicating Authority – Need For ClarityFiling of personal insolvency against a personal guarantor is to be filed before the same NCLT as the corporate debtor. IndiaInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringZBA
ArticleGujarat High Court Refuses Arrest Of Vessel At First InstanceIn Navigation Key Inc. vs. MV Manticore, the Gujarat High Court ("Court") in a recent judgement refused to arrest the vessel on finding that there was no concluded/binding fixture/ charter party.IndiaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationZBA
ArticleEnforcement Of Foreign Arbitral Awards In India: Reviewing TrendsThis article discusses the legal issues arising in the course of enforcement of foreign awards in India. TIndiaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationZBA
ArticleUnderstanding Philadelphia Zoning LawMoving a project through the Philadelphia zoning process can seem like a daunting task, even after Philadelphia entirely revamped its zoning code. United StatesReal Estate and ConstructionPepper Hamilton LLP
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ArticleEnforcing Timelines In Commercial Litigation- Forfeiture Of Defendant's Right To File Written StatementIn its recent judgement in Sportking India Limited vs. Owners and Parties Interested in the Vessel M.V. Marintrust 1 and Ors...IndiaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationZBA
ArticleDeceitful Conduct May Be A Basis For Denial Of An Area VarianceThe Appellate Division held that under certain circumstances a zoning board may consider deceitful conduct by an applicant in reaching a determination to deny an area variance. United StatesReal Estate and ConstructionSilverberg Zalantis LLP
ArticleIBBI Amends CIRP Regulations - A Booster Dose For Resolution Process?IBBI amended IBBI (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) Regulations, 2016 (CIRP Regulations) on 16 September 2022 to attract investors and market participants in resolution...IndiaInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringZBA
ArticleNew Indian Admiralty Act – Missed Opportunity?The much-awaited Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Act, 2017 ("Act") is being brought into force from 1st April 2018. IndiaTransportZBA
ArticleHousing Advisory: DHCD Denies Town Planned Production "Safe Harbor" Under New 40B RegulationsIn a ruling significant because it applies a brand new regulatory procedure, the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development has ruled that the Town of Wareham is not entitled to deny or condition a developer’s comprehensive permit under the Planned Production “safe harbor.” United StatesReal Estate and ConstructionMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
ArticleBank Guarantees Furnished To CourtA Division Bench of the Madras High Court, in Banque Cantonale De Geneve vs. Owners and Parties Interested in the Vessel M V Polaris Galaxy by its recent judgement and order of 13 July 2021, provided much needed guidance ...IndiaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationZBA
ArticleBombay High Court Judgment On Pledge Of Shares In World Crest Advisors LLP v. Yes Bank Limited- A Concern For Financial Creditors Under IBC?A division bench (headed by the Hon'ble Justice G.S.Patel) of the Bombay High Court in World Crest Advisors LLP v. Yes Bank Limited1 ("World Crest Judgment") refused to...IndiaCorporate/Commercial LawZBA
ArticleWilful Defaulters And Intervention Of Courts: Should There Be A Lakshman Rekha?The Business Standard on 25 November 2021 reported that the outstanding amount owed by willful defaulters to the Indian Banking system increased to a staggering amount of Rs. 62,970 since the beginning of the pandemic. IndiaFinance and BankingZBA
ArticleCode Of Conduct For CoC: Caging The Commercial Wisdom?The increasingly large haircuts that creditors are taking under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code) has alarmed stakeholders and government alike. IndiaInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringZBA