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Accounting Standards

• New! Depreciation rates for Infrastucture Concession Agreements, Amendments to Schedule XIV, by Vinod Kothari, 20th April 2012

Directors

• New format for quarterly disclosures amendment to Clause 41,by Nivedita Shanker, 18th April 2012
• Role & Responsibility of Non Executive Directors & Role of Audit Committee, Presentation by Vinod Kothari, 21st January, 2012
• The cushioned crown of thorns: Liabilities of Independent Directors  in light of MCA Circular by Nidhi Ladha, 30th April, 2011
• Transaction in immovable property-Whether covered under section 297?-Nidhi Ladha, 16th April, 2011
• Article on Fees Paid to Professional Directors: Whether Central Government approval required for every case? [Analysis of Proviso to Section 309 (1)], Aditi Jhunjhunwala, 27th , 2011
• Article on Independent Directors: Moving towards a commoditized director by Vinod Kothari, 27 September, 2010
• Role and responsibilities of independent directors by Vinod Kothari

Corporate Governance

• Highlights:Corporate Governance-whether successful?In light of a recent report by AZB & Partners, Hunt Partners and PWC, by Nidhi Ladha & Abhijit Nagee, 2nd May, 2012
• Presentation on Companies Bill 2011, Aditi Jhujhunwala, 27th February, 2012
• Article on Maintaining Companies in India: How do Foreign Subsidiaries hold meetings in India, Aditi Jhunjhunwala, 19th January, 2012
• Presentation on Role of CS under Companies Bill, 2011, Siddhartth Kolhapure, 14th January, 2012
• Note on Companies Bill 2011-Highlights, Aditi Jhunjhunwala, 16th December, 2011
• Note on Corporate Governance Voluntary Guidelines, 26th December, 2009
• Note on Corporate Social Responsibility Voluntary Guidelines, 26th December, 2009
• CII's draft Corporate Governance Code, 5th December, 2009

Amendments in MCA

• Note on Filing of Returns by Contesting Parties, by Nivedita Shankar, 20th February, 2012
• Note on Unlisted Public Companies (Preferential Allotment) Amendment Rules, 2011, Rozy Jain,19th January,2012
• Note on clarification for video conferencing of meetings, Aditi Jhunjhunwala, 28th December, 2011
• Article - Some of the ways to Corporate Death, by Nidhi Ladha and Nidhi Jain, 29th October, 2011
• Article on Fast track exit - MCA smoothing ways, by Aditi Jhunjhunwala, 11th October, 2011
• Presentation on Recent developments in Company Law from January to September 2011, Vinod Kothari, 27th September 2011
• Consolidated Note on the Circulars of Ministry issued since January, 2011 till September, 2011,Team of Vinod Kothari & Company,25th September 2011
• MCA's initiative to speed up winding up process, by Vinod Kothari and Nidhi Ladha, 6th August 2011
• MCA initiating healthy practice in Master Circular, Nidhi Ladha, 4th August 2011
• Refund Process initiated by MCA, Nidhi Ladha, 4th August 2011
• MCA goes into space jet mode - Snapshot of latest MCA Developments, 27th July 2011, Team Vinod Kothari & Company
• Article on Compliances were mandatory but now imposed- for better corporate governance, Aditi Jhunjhunwala and Bijoyeta Chakrabarty, 26th May, 2011
• Article on- Tech Savvy Ministry, Abhijit Nagee, 26th May 2011
• Presentation on Recent developments in Company Law, Aditi Jhunjhunwala, 10th May 2011
• MCA strides for simplification- Bijoyeta Chakrabarty, 21st March, 2011
• Note on-Managerial Remuneration by unlisted companies: The Government means to relax, but language misses intent, Bijoyeta Chakrabarty, 22nd February, 2011
• Note on Easy Exit Scheme, 2011, Nidhi Bothra, 11th December, 2010
• Note on Amnesty scheme introduced by the MCA- Manoj Banthia & Payel Jain
• Recent trends in Company law by Vinod Kothari

Schedule VI

• New!An insight on Revised Schedule VI, by Vinod Kothari on May 7, 2012
• Presentation on Revised Schedule VI by Vinod Kothari on 11th April, 2011
• Presentation on draft of Schedule VI by Vinod Kothari
• Note on Revised Schedule VI: Analysis of the major changes, Aditi Jhunjhunwala, 16th March, 2011

Mergers & Amalgamations

• Presentation on Competition Act-Effect on Business combinations, by  Vinod Kothari and Nidhi Ladha, 30th March, 2012
• Mergers and Corporate Restructuring: MCA Circular streamlines Central Government’s role, by the Team of Vinod Kothari & Company, 15th September 2011
• Presentation on Mergers and Amalgamations, April 27, 2010: By Payel Jain
• Note on Incidence of Stamp Duty on mergers-demergers - Delhi High Court Ruling, February, 2010

SEBI

• New! Vindication for MCA, IDs and NEDs be aware!!!, by Nivedita Shankar, 22nd April, 2012
• New gateways opened for FVCIs in India-a New Booster to Foreign Investment in India, by Sikha Bansal, 13th April, 2012
• Note on launch of SME Exchange platforms by BSE and NSE: Big Opportunities For Small Companies and Growing India, by Sikha Bansal, 5th April, 2012
• Note on ICDR Regulations Become More Friendly-Restrictions on Rights Issue, Bonus Issue and Preferential Issue Relaxed a bit, by CS Aditi Jhunjhunwala and Sikha Bansal, 5th March, 2012
• Article:Amendment in Buy-Back Regulations-a better deal for small shareholders now! by Abhijit Nagee and Sikha Bansal, 16th February, 2012
• SEBI Allows Promoters of Listed Companies to Sell Shares through Stock Exchange Mechanism, Nivedita Shankar, 9th February, 2012
• Article:Passive Acquisition would not attract Regulation 11(1) of The Takeover Code-An Overview of The Recent SAT decision, by Sanchaita Saha, 8th February, 2012
• Listing of IPO norms– SEBI tightens it a bit more, Abhijit Nagee, 25th January, 2012
• Note on Direct Access to QFIs in Indian Equity Market- a step ahead in boosting foreign investment, Sikha Bansal and Siddharth Kolhapure, 23rd January, 2012
• Article:SAT order brings relief to small companies delisting, Nidhi Bothra, 20th January, 2012
• Note on Disclosure of track record of IPOs managed by Merchant Bankers, Sikha Bansal, 14th January, 2012
• Article On Exit Options In Equity Investments In India: Recent Issues On Legality, Soma Bagaria, 23rd November, 2011
• Article on Meaning of "encumbrance" under Takeover Code, by Vinod Kothari and Nidhi Ladha, 12th November, 2011
• Note on Insider Trading Amendments 2011, by Aditi Jhunjhunwala, 18th October, 2011
• Presentation on New Takeover Code, by Vinod Kothari, 28th October, 2011
• Note on guidelines on issue and listing of equity linked debt securities by Nidhi Ladha, 10th October, 2011
• Note on Makeover of Takeover by Aditi Jhunjhunwala, 29th July, 2011
• Article on Collective Investment Schemes or how gullible investors continue to lose money by Vinod Kothari and Nidhi Jain , 11th July 2011
• Article on Legal aspects of lending against shares, Nidhi Ladha, 20th January, 2011
• Indian Depository Receipt- A gateway for overseas entities into the Indian capital markets: Subodh Kumar
• Note on Supreme Court Ruling on retrospective nature of SEBI amendments, March, 2010
• Note on Supreme Court ruling relating to NCLT, May 2010: Manoj Banthia
• Decoding the Takeover Code - Vinod Kothari & Payel Jain (Published in Student Chartered Accountant)
• Finance Companies Take Note- The Perils of Taking Arbitration Clause Easy: Manoj Banthia
• Note on SEBI's proposed amendments to Listing Agreement, Takeover Regulations & ICDR Regulations, 1st October, 2009
• Note Discussion paper on proposals relating to amendments to the Listing Agreement, 16th September, 2009
• Notification of new regulation on ‘Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements,’ 7th September, 2009
• Clarification by SEBI on creeping acquisition under Regulation 11 of the Takeover Regulations, 10th August, 2009
• Note on Securities Exchange Board of India (Delisting of Equity Shares) Regulations, 2009 - 17th June, 2009
• Article on Requirement of PAN on Physical Transfer of Shares - 30th May, 2009
• Recent rulings of SAT and SEBI by Neha Singhi

Right to Information Act

• Article on Fiduciary Information under section 8(1)(e) of RTI Act by Vinod Kothari and Aditi Jhunjhunwala, 2nd July 2011

Miscellaneous

• Dharam Godha ruling- CLB to go to earlier practice of 2 member benches, by Vinod Kothari & Aditi Jhunjhunwala, 12th May, 2012
• Change in financing limits for housing sector, by Nivedita Shankar, 26 April, 2012
• Does your company require a Cost Account Auditor, by Nivedita Shankar, 02nd April, 2012
• Article on Understanding Compulsory Convertible Debentures, by Vinod Kothari, 10th March, 2012
• Presentation on Company Law, by Nidhi Ladha and Abhijit Nagee, 16th February, 2012
• Note on RBI guidelines on Compounding of Contraventions under FEMA, by Abhijit Nagee, 17th December, 2011
• Presentation on MSMEs- Role of Professionals by Vinod Kothari, 23rd July 2011
• Clarification by the Ministry on Central Government's General Exemption under Sec 212 and 211, Aditi Jhunjhunwala, 09th Feb, 2011 (amended on 22nd February, 2011)
• Presentation on Penalties and Remedies under Corporate Laws, Vinod Kothari, 28th January, 2011
• Article on Law of Assignment of Receivables, Vinod Kothari, 6th January, 2011
• Note on Rectification of Mistakes in e- Forms 1, 1A, 44, March, 2010
• Note on Mumbai High Court Ruling on 'Share of a Public Company cannot be subject to any kind of restriction,' March, 2010
• Note on Fast Track resolution of Commercial Disputes - Commercial Division of High Courts in India, January, 2010
• Can chartered accountants/ company secretaries give opinions, draft legal documents? Analysis of  Bombay High Court Ruling, December, 2009
  Clarification on provisions of the Companies Bill regarding appointment of company secretaries, 15th September, 2009
• Shaping up the Stamp law- Far reaching amendments proposed to a century-old legislation: Vinod Kothari & Payel Jain
• Article on New Land Titling Bill - Ushering New Era of Conclusive Property, Subodh Kumar, Formerly Vinod Kothari & Company
• Article on ULIPs - Whose territory is it anyways? Subodh Kumar, Formerly Vinod Kothari & Company
• Presentation on the Companies Bill, 2009, 8th September, 2009
• Presentation on Companies Bill 2008 - March, 2009
• Presentation on Pledge of Shares by Neha Gupta, Feb 2009
• Recent caselaw on Companies Act in India by Bharat

Other Categories:

• Foreign direct investments, starting business in India, etc
• Non Banking Financial Companies
• Leasing and Asset backed financing
• Limited Liability Partnership
• Secured Lending - SARFAESI
• Accounting Standards
• Venture Capital - Private Equity
• Energy trading, carbon credits, innovative instruments
• Taxation
• Joint Venture
• Microfinance
• Derivatives

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