The Centre for Business and Commercial Laws of National Law Institute University, Bhopal (“NLIU”), in collaboration with Trilegal and Cambridge Scholars Publishing, is organizing the third edition of the NLIU-Trilegal Summit on Mergers and Acquisitions (“2018 Summit”) on 16th and 17th of February, 2018.
The aim of the 2018 Summit is to have discussion on niche issues in the area of M&A among participants, panelists and audience. Such a dialogue would help the fraternity in general and the students in particular in understanding the jurisprudence on M&A, it being a considerably new area of practice.
The 2018 Summit invites participation from authors who are expected to submit either an article or an essay on M&A within the contours of the sub-themes in light of the relevant legal provisions.
Structure:
The 2018 Summit shall witness fifteen paper presentations which shall be selected after an intense review procedure.
The top two presentations in both the categories of articles and essays shall be conferred with rewards. In addition to this, the fifteen submissions that get selected for presentation from both the categories shall be published in a limited edition book titled ‘Emerging Challenges in Mergers and Acquisitions,’ to be published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing, commemorating the 2018 Summit.
Rewards:
For Articles:
- First Prize – Rs. 11,000 along with an offer of internship with Trilegal.
- Second Prize – Rs. 8,000
For Essays:
- First Prize – Rs. 11,000 along with an offer of internship with Trilegal.
- Second Prize – Rs. 8,000
Eligibility:
For the first time, the event is being opened to students of all disciplines. The student must be pursuing his/her Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD degree.
Procedure and Rules:
- Authors are required to register themselves provisionally by sending an e-mail, with the subject ‘Registration for NTS 2018’ outlining their intention of contributing to the 2018 Summit. Provisional Registration is open up to 10th November, 2017 (11:59 pm).
- Word Limit:
- For Articles: 4000-6000 words Co-authoring of papers (maximum two) among individuals of same or different institutions is permissible.
- For Essays: 2500-3500 words, Co-authorship is not permissible.
- Citation: The authors should strictly adhere to the citation rules as given in Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition).
Follow link: http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation-guide-1.html.
- E-mails for provisional registration, submission and any other clarifications should be sent to: nliusummit@gmail.com
- Registration Fee: Authors whose articles/essays are selected for presentation in the 2018 Summit shall be required to pay an amount of INR 1000 for single author entries and INR 2000 for co-authored entries.
Contact Details:
- Deeksha Malik (Convenor, CBCL): +91-9039224737
- Aishwarya Choudhary (Co-Convenor, CBCL): +91-9425607714
- Arshia Verma (Secretary, CBCL): +91 7049729766
- E-mail: trilegal.nliusummit@gmail.com
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