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PMLA vis a vis Crypto Exchange
By- Ms Kritika Krishnamurthy, Partner & Mr Ujjwal Agrawal, Associate Cryptocurrency facilitates greater anonymity than mainstream...

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Sep 7, 20225 min read


The Vijay Madanlal Judgment- A new era for the PMLA?
By- Mr Anuroop Omkar and Mr Shreyas Mehrotra. In a sudden twist to the meaning of the phrase ‘intention of the legislature’ the...

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Aug 30, 202215 min read
The Pegasus Panorama
All that you need to know about 'PEGASUS'- The Spyware which everyone is talking about. In September 2018, Citizen Lab, a laboratory...

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Aug 27, 20226 min read
5 things to know before facing the Enforcement Directorate under the PMLA, 2002
The Supreme Court of India through its seminal judgement in Vijay Madanlal Choudhary & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. [SLP(Crim.) No. 4634...

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Aug 26, 20223 min read
Digital Banking Units – A move towards building a more efficient banking infrastructure
Authored by Kritika Krishnamurthy, Partner An indication of how large a portion of the population has the ability and infrastructure to...

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Jun 21, 20223 min read
Policy Reforms in Supporting Green Bonds
Authored by Kritika Krishnamurthy, Partner India’s distinctive topography, with its vast climatic diversity makes it highly vulnerable to...

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May 28, 20223 min read
What are Specified Financial Transactions under Income Tax Act, 1961?
Authored by Kritika Krishnamurthy, Partner and Kavya Awasthi, Associate 1. BACKGROUND 1.1. The concept of Specified Financial...

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May 25, 20221 min read
Guidelines on Establishment of Digital Banking Units
1. BACKGROUND 1.1. On April 14, 2022, Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”) has issued – Guidelines on Establishment of Digital Banking Units...

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Apr 15, 20223 min read
Corporate Law Update: Audit Trails and Extension of Filing CSR Form
1. Background 1.1. On March 31, 2022, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) issued a notification Ref. F. No.1/19/2013-CL-V-Part III....

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Apr 13, 20221 min read
AK & Partners assists Russian NBFC at Economic Offences Wing, Bangalore to defreeze bank account
FincFriends, a NBFC registered with the Reserve Bank of India was assisted by AK & Partners in getting the bank accounts of FincFriends...

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Apr 11, 20221 min read
AK & Partners assists OnionPay in account defreeze; High Court of Bombay gives favourable order
Hon'ble High Court of Mumbai has directed defreezing of the accounts of OnionPay, an upcoming payment aggregator assisted by AK &...

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Apr 11, 20221 min read
AKP on the Wishlist for new GIFT-IFSC International Arbitration Centre
To boost foreign investor confidence in setting up business in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City IFSC (GIFT-IFSC), Shrimati Nirmala...

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Apr 11, 20221 min read
Shreyas Mehrotra, AK & Partners, on how IAC-IFSC shall give impetus to foreign arbitration in India
The proposed establishment of International Arbitration Centre (IAC) at Gujarat International Finance Tec-City IFSC (GIFT-IFSC) according...

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Apr 11, 20221 min read


Taxation of Virtual Digital Assets
Authored by Kritika Krishnamurthy, Partner & Anushree Jugade, Senior Associate It is a widely acknowledged fact that trading in...

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Mar 19, 20223 min read
SPAC and the unfolding of Indian regulatory regime
Authored by Anuroop Omkar, Partner & Amit Bikram Panda, Associate Special Purpose Acquisition Company (“SPACs”) is a publicly traded...

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Mar 11, 20223 min read
Liability of Independent Directors under Companies Act, 2013
Authored by Kritika Krishnamurthy, Partner & Anushree Jugade, Associate A company is a separate legal entity managed by a set of...

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Mar 3, 20223 min read
Status of Foreign Creditors under IBC
Authored by Anuroop Omkar, Partner & Amit Bikram Panda, Associate The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“Code”) was enacted by the...

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Feb 26, 20224 min read
WhatsApp Pay ‘Tying’ Case – At a Glance
Authored by Anuroop Omkar, Partner & Parth Oberoi, Associate India, currently the world’s fastest-growing FinTech market as seen by its...

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Feb 9, 20223 min read
The Case That Should Have Paved the Way for Enforcement of Emergency Arbitration Awards
Authored by Kritika Krishnamurthy, Partner & Ritweek Nishan Dhal, Associate In 2019, Amazon had entered into an agreement with Future...

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Feb 9, 20223 min read
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