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Authored by Sankalp Mirani, LLM, GNLU Gandhinagar, & Reyanshi Bansal, Student, MNLU Mumbai. Introduction There is a deep structural imbalance in the world's standard-setting system. Standard-essential patents (SEPs) are patents that cover technologies that are essential for complying with industry standards including 4G, 5G, Wi-Fi, and high-efficiency video coding, and are massively dominated by a handful of multinational companies located in net-exporting, highly developed c

Authored by Arshabh Dev Singh & Neetya Shah, from MNLU Mumbai. Introduction One of the bedrock concepts in international law is that of territorial jurisdiction, but the advent of cyberspace has made this concept significantly more complex. Generally, traditional international law has been based on the premise that a State has a defined territorial jurisdiction. But cyberspace is not so constrained. Data can be transferred between several jurisdictions in a matter of seconds

the Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 (hereinafter "the Bill") was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 23rd March, 2026, as part of the Government of India's continuing effort to improve the ease of doing business. The Bill proposes an exhaustive set of amendments to the Companies Act, 2013, and the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008, with the stated objective of making India a globally preferred destination for investment, corporate restructuring, and capital formation.

Introduction Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has held great promise for a commercial legal practice, promising unprecedented efficiency. However, with the rapidly growing number of technologies, there are more and more risks of structural damage. The Supreme Court of India has recently considered the issue of AI generated "hallucinations" getting recorded in court. The Bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe in Pooja Ramesh Singh v. Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd

Introduction The legal landscape of the Indian real estate sector is currently defined by the intersectional roles of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA) and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC). With the growing number of insolvency declarations against major developers, the protection of homebuyers (allottees) has emerged as a primary concern. This overlap has created substantial conflicts regarding the priority of allottees' claims, the

Authored by Shriyans Bansal, pursuing B.A LLB (Hons.) from Institute of Law, Nirma University. Introduction The securities market in India has become systematically important and dominantly retail in aspects and is now the center of risk transfer and price discovery. It leads us to a well-known case which occurred in 2012 amidst the streets of London and one of the questions most frequently posed today as to how we keep liquidity without introducing the failure modes that

Written by Anjali Singh, the author is a law student currently pursing BBA.LLB from Symbiosis Law School, Pune Introduction With Artificial Intelligence taking the world by storm, it warrants all-comprehensive evaluation of legislations to ensure contemporary compliances. In the realm of competitive practices, AI poses new challenges in the form of AI based pricing algorithms and enforcement. The Competition Commission of India Chief at the 10th National Conference on Econo

Authored by Aryan Birewar, Associate, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Lex Consult & Sakshi Singh, Associate, Corporate and M&A at Argus Partners. Introduction On July 02, 2025, the Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”) notified the RBI (Prepayment Charges on Loans) Directions, 2025, (“Directions”) prohibiting the levying of prepayment charges on floating-rate loans sanctioned or renewed on or after January 01, 2026. Prepayment charges refer to the charges imposed by regulated en

Written by Neha Joshi and Manognya Eleswarapu, the authors are law students currently pursuing BA.LLB from Symbiosis Law School, Pune. Introduction Amidst the rising foreign capital inflow into the Indian Banking sector, the Government of India is actively considering the proposal to increase the Foreign Direct Investment ( FDI ) limit in Public Sector Banks ( PSBs ) from the existing 20% to 49%. This stringent statutory restriction on the FDI limit, through the government

Introduction Arbitration in India has undergone a marked transformation over the past three decades. Once perceived as an ancillary or alternative mechanism, it has now emerged as a central pillar of commercial dispute resolution. This transition is not accidental; it reflects a deliberate legislative and judicial effort to promote efficiency, finality, and party autonomy. 1 The enactment of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“the Act"), signalled a conscious break

Written by Shivank Duseja, the author is a law student currently pursuing BBA LLB (Hons.) from Symbiosis Law School, Pune State Bank of India v. Union of India and Ors. Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: Mr. Justice P.S. Narasimha and Shri Justice A.S. Chandurkar. Date: February 13, 2026 SUMMARY OF FACTS The Aircel Group entities Aircel Limited, Aircel Cellular Limited and Dishnet Wireless Limited (collectively, the corporate debtors) were granted telecom licences by the

Written by Bhavya Gupta and Ritika Jain, the authors are law students currently pursuing BA.LLB from Symbiosis Law School, Pune. Introduction According to International Monetary Fund, money laundering accounts for 2-5% of total global GDP per annum, the concerned numbers are worrisome indicating the increased proliferation of illicit financial flows, resulting in distorting of investment flows, destabilizes financial markets, erodes the tax base and undermine the macroec

Written by Kapuganti Bharath, the author is a law student currently pursuing BA.LLB from Symbiosis Law School, Pune The Indian quick commerce is a fast-growing industry that has reached 64,000 crore ($7.47 billion) in FY25 and is expected to grow three times in FY28. As organizations in the Indian quick commerce sector continue to develop growth strategies using regulatory arbitrage to take advantage of foreign direct investment regulation, labor economics and operations, t

The Indian start-up economy has experienced exponential growth over the last decade, characterised with thousands of new ventures emerging across key sectors, including technology and healthcare.

[1] Written by Kaanan Bhatia, the author is a law student currently pursuing LLB from Sushant University Introduction [2] In today’s global economy where businesses thrive by operating cross borders entering into complex commercial agreements, there has been a rapid increase in cross border disputes. Disputes involving cross jurisdictions are therefore complex, requiring an understanding of both domestic and international legal frameworks along with a lot of money and t