Call for Submissions: Indian Journal of Arbitration Law

The following is a call for submissions by the Indian Journal of Arbitration Law:

The Indian Journal of Arbitration Law is a biannual, student reviewed e-journal launched by the Centre for Advanced Research and Training in Arbitration Law of National Law University, Jodhpur.

National Law University, Jodhpur, one of the premier national law institutions in India, is taking successful initiatives for the promotion of areas related to the specialized fields of law. To strengthen the promotion of knowledge, research and legal interaction in the subject of arbitration law, it has established the Centre for Advanced Research and Training in Arbitration Law. The Indian Journal of Arbitration Law is the one such initiative of this centre towards the development of this expert legal arena.   

The Journal strives to inculcate the prevalent theories in the field of arbitration with their practical relevance. The editorial board seeks to achieve this feat by including contributions from individuals with varied expertise of practicing arbitration and by focusing on developing trends. In this regard, the board would give due emphasis to the rich thought processes of students of law, who bring to the forefront the innovative academic research currently underway in most law schools all over the world. Inclusion of changing regional trends will play a vital part in understanding the scope and extant of this discipline and would therefore find due importance in the Journal.

The Indian Journal on Arbitration is pleased to announce its inaugural edition, which is to be published in July this year.

The theme for the inaugural edition would be: “India's tryst with Arbitration: Are we heading in the right direction?”

The Board of Editors cordially invites original, unpublished submissions for publication in the following categories:

·         Articles

·         Notes

·         Comments

·         Book Reviews

For details regarding publishing policy and guidelines please visit http://nlujodhpur.ac.in/call_for_papers.php

Manuscripts may be submitted via email.

In case of any further queries, please contact the editors at: editor.cartal@nlujodhpur.ac.in

Last Date for Submissions: 15 June, 2012

NLSIR Symposium on Mergers and Acquisitions

The National Law School of India Review (NLSIR) - the flagship journal of the National Law School of India University, Bangalore is pleased to announce the V NLSIR Symposium on "Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions in India: Recent Regulatory Changes" scheduled to be held on May 5 and 6, 2012 at the National Law School campus, Bangalore. Confirmed speakers for the symposium include renowned legal luminaries such as Hon’ble Mr. Justice V. Ramasubramanian (Judge, Madras High Court), Mr. Dhanendra Kumar (Former Chairman, Competition Commission of India), Mr. Uday Holla (Senior Counsel, Karnataka High Court), Mr. Nishith Desai (Nishith Desai Associates), Mr. V. Umakanth (Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore), Mr. Sandip Bhagat, Mr. Rajat Sethi (Partners, SNR), Mr. Somasekhar Sundaresan (Partner, J Sagar Associates), Mr. Ajay Vohra (Managing Partner, Vaish Associates), and Mr. K. Swaminathan (Director - Direct Tax and Transfer Pricing Litigation, Delloitte Haskins and Sells), amongst others.

This year, the discussions will be divided into four panels:

Session I: The Competition Regime Governing Transaction of Business in Combinations 

(Forenoon, May 5, 2012, Saturday)

Session II: Takeover Regulation in India: Liberalisation with Caution

(Afternoon, May 5, 2012, Saturday)

Session III: Cross-border Mergers and India’s Taxation Regime

(Forenoon, May 6, 2012, Sunday)

Session IV: Companies Bill, 2011: Indian Company Law at the Cross-roads

(Afternoon, May 6, 2012, Sunday)

Registration fee for the symposium is Rs. 500 for students and Rs. 1500 for others.

For more details including the concept note, program schedule and online registration, please visit:  http://www.nlsir.in/symposium.html.

For regular updates, also see our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/NationalLawSchoolOfIndiaReviewSymposium2012?ref=ts.

For further information, please contact Krishnaprasad K.V. (Chief Editor): +91-9916589670; Ashwita Ambast (Deputy Chief Editor):  +91-9986478265 or email us at mail.nlsir@gmail.com.