Business, Corporate and Contracts: blogs and guides
14 guides on business, corporate and contracts, written for people dealing with the problem now.
Private Limited Company or LLP: Choosing for Your Business
How to choose between a private limited company and an LLP in India: investment, tax, annual compliance, liability, control, conversion and the questions to settle before you file.
Shareholders' Agreement: Clauses That Prevent Disputes
The shareholders' agreement clauses that stop disputes before they start: transfer restrictions, tag and drag, board seats, reserved matters, deadlock, anti-dilution, exit and arbitration.
Co-Founder Disputes: Exits, Vesting and Deadlock
What to do when startup co-founders fall out: reading the documents, vesting and leaver terms, removing a founder, 50:50 deadlock, IP ownership, valuation and negotiated exits.
Resigning or Removing a Director: Process and Pitfalls
How a director resigns under Section 168 and how shareholders remove one under Section 169: notices, DIR-11 and DIR-12, special notice, liability after exit and common mistakes.
Non-Disclosure Agreements: Drafting and Enforcement in India
How to draft an NDA that Indian courts will enforce, which clauses matter, stamp duty and e-signing, and what to do when confidential information leaks.
Non-Compete Clauses in India and Section 27 of the Contract Act
When a non-compete clause is valid in India, why post-employment restraints usually fail under section 27, and what employers and employees can still enforce.
Partnership Firm Disputes and Dissolution
How partnership disputes are resolved under the Partnership Act 1932: partners' rights, expulsion, retirement, dissolution by notice or court, and settling accounts.
Lease Agreements: Registration, Stamp Duty and Lock-In Periods
When a lease must be registered, how stamp duty is worked out in Delhi and UP, why 11-month agreements are common, and when lock-in clauses can be enforced.
Breach of Contract: Claiming Damages and Liquidated Damages
What you can recover when a contract is broken in India: damages under section 73, liquidated damages under section 74, proof of loss, deadlines and forum.
Franchise Agreement Disputes: Terms, Exit and Remedies
How franchise disputes are decided in India: the clauses that cause trouble, termination and exit, false projections, de-branding, deposits and where to file.
Annual ROC Compliance and Penalties for Default
The annual ROC filings every private company and LLP must make, their due dates, the late fees and penalties, director disqualification, strike-off and how to catch up.
MSME Delayed Payment: Facilitation Council Claims Under the MSMED Act
How a micro or small supplier recovers unpaid invoices through the MSE Facilitation Council: the 45-day rule, compound interest, the ODR portal, the award and the 75% deposit.
Employment Agreements: Notice, Bond and Confidentiality Clauses
Which employment agreement clauses hold up in India: notice periods and pay in lieu, minimum service bonds, confidentiality, IP, non-solicitation, and what to check before signing.
Are E-Signed and Click-Through Contracts Valid in India
When e-signed, Aadhaar eSign, email and click-through contracts bind in India, which documents cannot be signed electronically, stamp duty, and proving them in court.