by Majmudar & Partners | Feb 3, 2021 | COVID-19, Securities Law
Enforcement action in the US In March 2020, the Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) formed a Coronavirus Steering Committee to actively oversee the monitoring of COVID-19-related misconduct by listed entities. On December 4, 2020, the SEC issued its first...
by Majmudar & Partners | Feb 1, 2021 | Policy & Governance Updates, Tax
Introduction India’s Union Budget (the “Budget”) was announced today (February 1, 2021), and the Finance Bill, 2021 (the “Finance Bill”) was tabled in Parliament. The Finance Bill will be discussed in Parliament before its enactment, and therefore, it is likely that...
by Majmudar & Partners | Dec 9, 2020 | Disputes and Arbitration
Recently, in the case of Dholi Spintex Pvt Ltd v. Louis Dreyfus Company India Pvt Ltd, the Delhi High Court (DHC) held that two Indian parties can agree to a foreign law governing the arbitration. In this case, the DHC relied on GMR Energy Limited vs. Doosan Power...
by Majmudar & Partners | Dec 1, 2020 | Employment Law
Introduction The first Human Immunodeficiency Virus (“HIV”) infection was detected in India in 1986, and currently, India has about 2.3 million people living with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (“AIDS”). AIDS is not only life-threatening but,...
by Majmudar & Partners | Oct 14, 2020 | Employment Law
A concise update describing in detail, how the new employment laws from the recently announced Labour Code by the Government of India affect businesses. Read the full update here.