Delhi High Court: Indian parties free to choose foreign law to govern arbitration between them
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...
Protectionism in the COVID-19 era: a step back for the global economy
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread economic uncertainty globally, and coupled with the US-China trade war, has caused countries to adopt...
Can HIV positive individuals be terminated?
Introduction The first Human Immunodeficiency Virus (“HIV”) infection was detected in India in 1986, and currently, India has about 2.3...
RBI panel issues recommendations to private sector banks in India
On November 20, 2020, the internal working group of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released its report listing out some recommendations for changes...
Share swap mergers in India: an option during the COVID-19 pandemic
Over the past couple of decades, stock-for-stock mergers have only accounted for 20% of the total M&A activity in the United States. On the...
Government of India issues press release that liberalizes FDI in defence sector
On September 17, 2020, the Indian government issued a press note to inter alia liberalize the cap for foreign direct investment (“FDI”) in the...