Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas appoints Nishith Mehta as Head – Financial Regulatory & Compliance Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has announced the joining of Nishith Mehta as the Head – Financial Regulatory & Compliance. He will be based at the firm’s Mumbai office. Nishith brings over 25 years of experience in banking and capital markets, having held leadership
... Continue Reading.Getty Images & Stability Al Compete In British Copyright Trial That Will Test AI Industry
Getty Images & Stability Al Compete In British Copyright Trial That Will Test AI Industry According to Getty, development of Stability AI’s image maker involved ‘brazen infringement’ of its photography collection on a massive scale. Getty Images is taking on AI company, Stability AI, in a London courtroom in the first major copyright trial of
... Continue Reading.Paul Hastings Advised CICC And Other Underwriters On MetaLight’s HK$242 Million Hong Kong IPO And Global Offering
Paul Hastings Advised CICC and Other Underwriters on MetaLight’s HK$242 Million Hong Kong IPO and Global Offering Paul Hastings LLP advised China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited (“CICC”) — acting as sole sponsor, overall coordinator, joint global coordinator, joint bookrunner, and joint lead manager — and other underwriters on the HK$242 million (approximately
... Continue Reading.CCI Issues Updated Faqs On Merger Control
CCI Issues Updated Faqs On Merger Control The Competition Commission of India (“CCI”) recently updated the Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) on merger control. Set out below are the key clarifications provided under the FAQs: 1. Clarification on the definition of ‘control’: Under the Competition Act, 2002, as amended (“Competition Act”), ‘control’ is relevant to determine
... Continue Reading.Ministerial, Not Managerial: SAT Limits Compliance Officer Liability in V. Shankar
[Aadya Narain is a B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at Jindal Global Law School] On 5 May 2025, the Securities Appellate Tribunal (“SAT”) in V. Shankar v SEBI addressed a critical and controversial question: can a compliance officer be held personally liable for fraudulent disclosures and statutory violations committed by the board of directors of a listed company? The
... Continue Reading.Once Bail Is Granted, It Cannot Be Cancelled In A Mechanical Manner Unless Supervening Circumstances Justify Such Action: SC
It undoubtedly stands to reason that while striking the right chord and yet once again in a most significant reaffirmation of the well settled legal principles that governs bail cancellation, the Supreme Court in a major
... Continue Reading.SC Slams Practice Of Senior Advocates Withdrawing From Cases After Designation
It is most significant to note that in a path-breaking step with far reaching consequences, we see that none other than the Supreme Court itself in a leading case titled Biswanath Kundu vs State through CBI has come down heavily on the emerging reprehensible practice of advocates
... Continue Reading.Unfortunate That Complainant Being Officer Of State Initiated Criminal Machinery Where Aged Parents-In-Law Were Arrayed As Accused: SC
In a very significant development with far reaching consequences, we see that yet once again the Supreme Court in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled ABC v. State (Govt of NCT of Delhi) & Anr in Criminal Appeal No. 2894 of 2025 [Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 9709
... Continue Reading.SC Slams Misuse Of Preventive Detention To Keep Accused In Jail After They Secure Bail
It is entirely in order and is absolutely in the fitness of things that the Supreme Court in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled Dhanya M vs State of Kerala & Ors in Criminal Appeal No.2897 of 2025 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No.14740 of 2024) and cited in Neutral
... Continue Reading.SC Strikes Down Forced Narco Analysis Order Test Order Passed By Patna HC
While displaying extreme courage in taking the most principled stand in consonance with law and Constitution, the Supreme Court in a most courageous, commendable, cogent and creditworthy judgment titled Amlesh Kumar vs The State of Bihar in Criminal Appeal of 2025 (Arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 5392 of 2024
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