India: Shareholders

最終的に署名済みの株主間契約（SHA）へと移行するすべてのタームシート（条件規定書）には、投資家保護条項が数多く盛り込まれており、書面上は非常に強力な内容に見えます。これらの条項は、双方の弁護士の間で激しく交渉されます。しかしインドでは、創業者との紛争が深刻化し&

Hot on the heels of adoption of the Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Insurance for All, Protection for All) (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Act, 2025 (Amendment Act), the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has begun translating the “Insurance 2.0” reforms into its operating framework. Our coverage of the journey so far is set out in our Ergos dated 9 December 2024, 3 February 2025, 5 September 2025, 18 December 2025, 16 January 2026, 4 February 2026 and 15 June 2026.

The Supreme Court's ruling in Pannalal Bhansali v. Bharti Telecom Ltd. examines the standard of judicial scrutiny applicable to minority exit through capital reduction...

A FOCC refers to an Indian entity that has received foreign investment and is ultimately owned or controlled by persons resident outside India. Although incorporated in India under the Companies Act, such entities are treated differently from domestically owned and controlled Indian companies for the purposes of foreign investment regulation and downstream investment structuring. Consequently, an FOCC, despite being an Indian incorporated entity, is subject to regulatory conditions applicable to foreign investment while undertaking investments into other Indian entities.

The Shareholder Agreement imposes GAAP-compliant monthly reporting on the company. The finance team discovers its inability to comply forty-five days post-close. No party examined the information rights clause...

Starting a business is often associated with registration forms, incorporation documents and compliance procedures. However, successful entrepreneurs increasingly understand that launching a company requires...

Federal Decree-Law No. (20) of 2025 (the "Amendment"), effective 15 October 2025, makes the most substantial changes to the UAE's mainland corporate framework since the Commercial Companies Law (Federal Decree-Law No. (32) of 2021, the "CCL") came into force. It introduces preferred share classes, constitutional exit mechanics, and corporate mobility with continuity of legal personality into the onshore limited liability company – structural features that, until now, were primarily associated with DIFC / AD

The Bombay High Court in its decision in Saravana Prasad vs. Endemol India Private Limited & Anr with Innovative Film Academy Pvt. Ltd. vs. Endemol Indi Private Limited & Anr., inter alia held that Section 2(62) of the Companies Act, 2013, defines a One Person Company as a company which has only one person as a member.

Company law in India establishes the legal architecture governing the incorporation, functioning, and regulation of corporate entities. A foundational principle underpinning this framework...