Introduction The principle that a company is a legal person distinct from its members is among the most venerable and consequential doctrines in corporate law. Since the House of Lords’
Introduction The introduction of the One Person Company (OPC) as a distinct corporate form under the Companies Act, 2013 was heralded as a transformative moment for India’s entrepreneurial landscape. For
Introduction The category of information that confers an unfair trading advantage has always been broader than the category of information that the law regulates as insider information. Classical insider trading
Introduction The question of director liability in the context of Indian corporate groups is one where legal doctrine, regulatory expectation, and commercial reality have diverged most visibly. India’s largest enterprises
Introduction The independent director is the cornerstone of modern corporate governance architecture. The premise is straightforward: a board that includes directors with no financial, professional, or personal relationship to the
Introduction The emergence of mandatory environmental, social, and governance disclosure as a legal requirement for Indian listed companies represents one of the most significant expansions of corporate reporting obligations since
Introduction Related party transactions occupy a uniquely contested space in corporate governance theory. On one hand, transactions between a company and its promoters, subsidiaries, or affiliates may be commercially necessary
Introduction The terms of service governing digital platforms and software-as-a-service products have become among the most read and least understood contractual instruments in contemporary commercial life. More significantly, they are
Introduction The enforceability of post-employment restrictions in India represents one of the most practically consequential and judicially unsettled areas of Indian contract law. The technology sector’s explosive growth, the proliferation
Introduction Few provisions of Indian contract law have generated as sustained and contested a body of litigation as Section 74 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872. The question of when