Legally ‘Messi’ (Messy)… the new doctrine of ‘legal blackout’
Covid 19 has created unprecedented situations and the sports world has not remained untouched with its far-reaching impact. Covid 19 and resultant lockdowns and restrictions resulted into and created a certain ‘blackout period’ - during which literally nothing happened. Several
National Policy on Biofuels 2018: A laudable effort to promote Greener Fuels
India is one of the fastest growing economies in the country with an ever-increasing requirement of energy consumption. Since, India is largely dependent on import of non-renewable sources of energy to fulfil its energy requirements, which not translates into huge
IBC cannot be resorted to revive time barred debts…..
Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code v. Limitation Act The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 (“Ordinance”) assented to by the President of India on June 6, 2018 has, inter-alia, provided much needed clarity on the issue of applicability of the provision
National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy, 2018 – A Snapshot
The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Government of India (“MNRE”) issued the National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy (“NWSH Policy”) on May 14, 2018. The key provisions of the NWSH Policy are as follows: The key objective of the NWSH Policy is
Crypto currencies are not my currencies….. as yet…..
(Originally published on LikedIn on October 12, 2017) There has been a lot of hullabaloo on crypto currencies (Bitcoin, Ethereum etc.) and related ICOs in last few weeks. I got intrigued and decided to read and understand more on crypto currencies.
DECODING AN INVESTMENT TERM SHEET….
(Originally published on August 21, 2017 on LinkedIn) The idea behind this post is provide basic knowledge about investment term-sheets without getting into associated legalese. The first investment term sheet is nothing short of an achievement for a business venture and being
Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code: Ominous or Opportune?
(Originally published on June 14, 2017 on LinkedIn) The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ("IBC") came into force late last year. No matter how ominous the name may sound, the IBC has the potential of being a game changer in whole
Commoditizing Legal Services, Disruptive or Dangerous?
(Originally published on December 9, 2016 on LinkedIn) In last few months I have come across at least 4 - 5 'legal-tech' / 'tech-legal' start-ups which are attempting to imbibe technology in legal services. While some of them are focussing on
India Calling: A look at legal & regulatory regime relating to investment in India
India, a land of opportunities, is one of the few countries in the world which has demonstrated a sustained economic growth despite a not-so-good global economic scenario. India is blessed with two of the most important factors for economic growth