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Zaki Hashem & Partners Advised Basata Microfinance on its Strategic Partnership with Edge Holding for Investments SAE The prominent Egyptian law firm, Zaki Hashem & Partners, Attorneys at Law, advised Basata Microfinance (“Basata”) in connection with its strategic partnership with Edge Holding for Investments SAE (“Edge”), under which Edge will acquire a 30% equity stake

Matouk Bassiouny Advised AfricInvest Group on Minority Stake Investment in Arrow Holding The leading, full-service law firm with a strong regional presence across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Matouk Bassiouny (MB), acted as legal counsel to AfricInvest Group in connection with its acquisition of a minority stake in Arrow Holding, a leading HR-technology

Industrial peace and harmonious relations between employers and employees form the cornerstone of India’s labour jurisprudence. The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, is the key legislation that governs the resolution of disputes between workmen and management. However, before any matter can be referred for adjudication, an essential precondition must be met — the existence or apprehension

Tendering with intent: Dissecting tailor-made bid conditions in Public Procurement vis-à-vis the judicial precedents Introduction Across public procurement and PPP projects in India, allegations that eligibility criteria and technical specifications are “tailor made” is a recurring exercise with worrying frequency. The pattern is familiar: an authority drafts restrictive/broad specific conditions; floats the tenders in public

Statement (II): The Government has reduced the procurement price of crops starting from last month to the next six months. In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below. (1) Statement (I) is the cause and Statement (II) is its effect. (2) Statement (II) is the cause and

Khaitan & Co Represents Multiplex Association of India Before the Supreme Court in Challenge to Karnataka High Court’s Conditional Stay Order The leading law firm in India, Khaitan & Co, successfully advised and represented the Multiplex Association of India (MAI) before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in a Special Leave Petition challenging the conditions

The question of whether a juvenile’s past conviction can impede his or her future employment opportunities—especially in public service—touches the intersection of criminal law, constitutional rights, and the rehabilitative philosophy underlying juvenile justice. Allahabad High Court recently revisited this issue in Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti and Others v. Pundarikaksh Dev Pathak (Writ-A Nos. 9462 and 6670

DMD Advocates Advised IMFA on Acquisition of Tata Steel’s Ferro Chrome Plant at Kalinganagar The leading law firm in India, DMD Advocates, advised Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Limited (IMFA), India’s leading fully integrated producer of value-added ferro chrome, on its acquisition of Tata Steel Limited’s ferro chrome plant situated on 115 acres of land

Supreme Court Declines to Halt Aakash’s Rights Issue Amid Byju’s CIRP Introduction The Supreme Court of India, on November 3, 2025, refused to interfere with an order of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) that had allowed Aakash Educational Services Ltd. (AESL), a subsidiary of Byju’s (Think and Learn Pvt. Ltd.), to proceed with

SEBI approves IPOs of Meesho, Shiprocket, German Green Steel, Allied Engineering, Skyways Air, Rajputana Stainless and Manika Plastech The entities had filed their preliminary documents between May and July Seven companies, Softbank-backed e-commerce firm Meesho, Temasek-backed e-commerce enablement platform Shiprocket, German Green Steel and Power, Allied Engineering Works, Skyways Air Services, Rajputana Stainless and Manika