Commercial Law

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SHIFTING PARADIGM OF MATERIALITY REGULATIONS: FROM PRESCRIPTIVE TO PRINCIPLE BASED

In this post, the authors attempts to analyse the trend adopted by SEBI as provided in Regulation 30 with respect to disclosure of material event requirements against the backdrop of June 2023 amendments and suggestions proposed in the consultation paper released in December 2023. This piece is aimed at exploringthe meaning of materiality by taking reference from foreign jurisprudence, comparing the approaches adopted by Security Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and SEBI for regulation of disclosure of material information andanalysing the nature of proposed amendment in the consultation paper.

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Problems of the Cosmos: Issues persisting in the laws of the Outer Space in an Era of Commercialisation

In this article, the author talks about various treaties and conventions regulating activities in the Outer Space and recommends changes to these old laws to allow them to better cater to needs of increasingly commercialised world.

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Covid 19 Aid FCRA Amendment

FCRA Amendments And COVID-19 Aid Drive: An Impact Based Analysis

In this article, the authors provide an impact based analysis of the recent Amendements of the FCRA, examining their effects on NGOs attempting to facilitate vaccination and ensure supply of medicines and essential commodities. In doing so, the authors also attempt to to bring out how the amended FCRA could be used as a legislative tool to keep a check on the PM CARES Fund.

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UK Supreme Court Sevilleja v Marex Financial Ltd

Case Comment: Sevilleja v. Marex Financial Ltd [2020] UKSC 31

In this post, the author comments upon the recent landmark decision of the UK Supreme Court in Sevilleja v. Marex Financial Ltd., wherein the Court significantly curbed the scope of the “reflective loss” principle that had been steadily expanding for several decades.

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