In an increasingly data-driven world, businesses in India are faced with the responsibility of managing and protecting vast amounts of..
Month: January 2023
Void Agreements: Definition, Examples, Legal Provisions, and Steps to Avoid Them
Introduction – Void Agreements There are some underwhelming agreements. Some become the basis of enforceable contracts while others are considered..
Unified Securities Code
In what can be termed an opportune moment for the capital market investors, the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman recently proposed the merging of four laws that govern capital markets as well as Securities. These Acts include the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (“SEBI Act”), the Depositories Act, 1996 (“Depositories Act”), the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (“SCRA”) and the Government Securities Act, 2007 (“GSA”). These laws have been aimed to be consolidated into a unified securities market Code.