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The Corporate & Commercial Desk authors and reviews every business-law article — incorporation, MoA/AoA drafting, shareholder agreements, ROFR/ROFO clauses, ESOP plans, founders agreements, M&A documentation, IBC filings under Sections 7/9/10, NCLT oppression-and-mismanagement petitions, SEBI investigation defences, FEMA penalty proceedings, employment contracts, and commercial litigation. Bench members include partners and senior counsel from leading Indian corporate firms with active appearances at NCLT (Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad), NCLAT, SAT, and SEBI. Several members have published in academic journals and contributed chapters to corporate-law treatises.
Bar Council of Delhi · Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa · Bar Council of Karnataka
The Companies Act 2013 and the SPICe+ integrated incorporation form have made Pvt Ltd registration faster and cheaper than ever — typical end-to-end timeline is 7-14 days. This guide walks through every step, with practical notes on naming, share-capital structuring, ESOP-readiness, and the post-incorporation checklist.
Civil & LitigationThe cheque-bounce case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 is the single most-filed criminal-quasi-civil prosecution in Indian magistrate courts. The 2018 Supreme Court summary-trial framework and the 2023 NI Amendment Act have streamlined procedure substantially. This guide is the practitioner's walk-through.
Corporate & CommercialGST registration is mandatory once your turnover crosses the threshold — and in several cases regardless of turnover. This guide covers the ₹40 lakh / ₹20 lakh limits, compulsory-registration triggers, the exact documents, the GST-portal process, the GSTIN timeline, and the penalty for trading without registration.
Corporate & CommercialA registered trademark gives you the exclusive right to your brand and the ® symbol. This guide walks through the Trade Marks Act 1999 process — searching, choosing the right class, filing Form TM-A, examination, journal publication, the four-month opposition window, fees, and ten-year renewal.
Corporate & CommercialChoosing the wrong business structure is expensive to undo. This guide compares the Private Limited Company, LLP, One Person Company, and Partnership across liability, compliance burden, taxation, and fundraising — so you can pick the right vehicle for your stage and goals.
Corporate & CommercialWhen a company owes you money or is being mismanaged, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code are the most powerful tools available. This guide explains the Section 7, 9 and 10 routes, the corporate-insolvency timeline, and what a creditor should actually do.
Civil & LitigationWhen a business or person owes you money and won't pay, India gives you several routes — a legal notice, a fast-track summary suit under Order XXXVII, a commercial court, or cheque-bounce action. This guide explains each and how to choose the fastest one.
Corporate & CommercialThe co-founders' agreement is the single most important document a startup signs — and the one most often skipped. This guide covers equity split, vesting, roles, IP assignment, leaver clauses and exit, so founders protect the company and themselves before things go wrong.
Corporate & CommercialA patent gives you a 20-year monopoly over your invention — but only if you file it correctly and in time. This guide explains what is patentable in India, provisional vs complete filing, the process and forms, examination, grant, cost, and international protection.
Practical GuidanceA cheque-bounce case stands or falls on the demand notice. This guide gives the exact Section 138 timeline, everything the notice must contain, a clear sample structure, and the mistakes that get cases dismissed.
Corporate & CommercialCompany registration is delayed far more often by missing or wrong documents than by anything else. This is the complete, current checklist for a Private Limited company and an LLP — including the NRI and foreign-national extras.
Civil & LitigationA dishonoured cheque opens up to four recovery tracks — a Section 138 criminal complaint, an Order XXXVII summary suit, a Commercial Courts Act suit, and (for company debtors owing ₹1 crore or more) the IBC operational-creditor route. This guide compares all four honestly — timelines, limitation windows, leverage, and cost mechanics — and gives you a decision framework built around who your debtor is, how good your paperwork is, and how fast you need the money.
Corporate & CommercialA supplier holding an unpaid invoice of ₹1 crore or more has a choice most creditors get only one shot at: trigger insolvency at the NCLT under the IBC, sue in a Commercial Court, or invoke arbitration. Each route has a different threshold, a different timeline, and a radically different endgame. This guide gives CFOs, founders, and in-house counsel a decision framework — when IBC leverage works, when the Mobilox dispute standard will sink a Section 9 petition, and what happens if the debtor slides into insolvency mid-suit.