Call for Papers: NLUJ’s Conference on Corporate Law And Governance [Sept 15-16]

The Centre for Corporate Governance [CCG], alongside the Journal on Corporate Law and Governance [JCLG], of National Law University Jodhpur is organizing a National Conference on Corporate Law and Governance. This conference will be organized in collaboration with the National Foundation for Corporate Governance, a division of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA).

Dates: 15^th to 16^th September, 2018

The conference seeks to analyze and understand the nature of the current state of affairs of corporate governance in India. Further, it is an extended effort to provide a national and international forum for debate on the comparative, analytical aspects and issues surrounding corporate governance in India. The conference shall feature panel discussions and speeches by eminent practitioners, academicians, policy makers and business executives in corporate law. Each panel discussion will be followed by an interactive session with the participants of the conference. In addition to this, paper presentations will also be held at the conference.

Theme: The main theme of the conference is “The Changing Regime in Indian Corporate Governance”.

Sub-Themes:

1. Resolving cross-border insolvency.


2. Loopholes in the auditing process in the wake of the aftermath of the Satyam Fiasco.


3. Implications of the Kotak Committee Report on Corporate Governance in India.


4. Effect of the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code: Resolution over Liquidation & working of the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code and emerging trends.


5. Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code Ordinance 2018.


6. Analysing the disqualification under S.29A of the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code.


7. Problems and solutions to the case of increasing Non Performing Assets in India.


8. Emerging trends in Mergers & Acquisitions in India.

Eligibility: The Centre invites academicians, practitioners and students of law pursuing their LL.B (Hons.)/ LL.B/ LL.M from any recognized university to register as a participant or to submit research papers for paper presentations to be held at the conference.

Important Dates:

• Deadline for Registration (for both, participants as well as paper presenters): August 15, 2018.


• Deadline for Submission of Papers: August 26, 2018.

Awards& Perks:

• All participants will be issued a Certificate of Participation by the Centre for Corporate Governance, NLU Jodhpur.


• The paper presenters at the Conference will be issued a Certificate of Participation and a Certificate of Presentation of Research Paper by the Centre for Corporate Governance, NLU Jodhpur.


• Three best research papers will stand a chance of getting their research paper published in the upcoming issue of the Journal on Corporate Law and Governance subject to editorial review of the Editorial Board.


• The three best presenters will also be awarded exciting cash prices. Details will follow soon.

Registration Fee:

Students

• For Paper Presenters: INR 1,000 (single author entries) and INR 1,500 (co-authored entries)


• For Participants: INR 1,200 per head

Professionals

• For Paper Presenters: INR 1,000 (single author entries) and INR 1,500 (co-authored entries)


• For Participants: INR 2,400 per head

Queries can be addressed to Adityan Sreekumar (+91-7073856161, adithyan15@gmail.com), Anushka Kadiresan (+91-9602509059, anushka.kadiresan@gmail.com), or Nupur Sharon Nag (+91-9928036354, nupurnag28@gmail.com)

The Guidelines can be found here.

The Brochure can be found here.

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