The Bridge Project Podcast SS 105

Can Bitcoins lead to drug trafficking and terrorism? Are cryptocurrencies safe? Can conventional banks go out of business? What is Indian law on the issue? We are glad to have Mr. Sidharth Sogani, CEO of CREBACO which is a global cryptocurrency research organization, to give us an insight into one of the most important inventions of the 21st century and what does India has to gain or lose by drafting or not drafting a legal framework around it.

An intriguing interplay of FEMA, Arbitration Act and CPC: the widely hailed pro-arbitration judgement raises several questions on the powers of regulators, public policy in enforcement proceedings and the extent of contractual freedom available to parties in India. We also discuss Vijay Karia( SC 2020) and Cruz City (Del HC 2017) which dealt with the same questions. Follow our LinkedIn page for more updates and insights.

Reading is essential in legal profession. But what do you read? In the golden age of information, this is the important question. Most of us do no have a proper plan as to what do we consume online. No blog list. No reading plan. We read whatever our LinkedIn feed throws upon us. In this episode, I talk about 3 strategies a law student should consider for optimising learning law using the internet.

EPISODE 9: There is an outbreak of COVID-19 in the world, declared as a global pandemic by the World Health Organization. This has affected over 180 countries resulting in severe market disruptions due to complete lockdowns in severly affected countries. Companies, businesses have been invoking force majeure clauses of their contracts. In this episode we are going to discuss: 1. What is a force majeure clause? 2. What happens when an event is not covered by the force majeure clause? 3. What is the doctrine of frustration and which Indian statutory provision covers that? 4. What is the impact of the frustration of a contract? 5. Can commercial hardship be a ground to frustrate a contract?

Can A.I. ever come within the definition of a legal person? Can A.I. have rights and liabilities? Can it be questioned in the court of law? More importantly, with the current legal framework, can you survive the A.I. ? This series is all about the Artificial Intelligence. Stay tuned!

I have discussed four major issues of the widely noticed NCLAT judgment: 1. What is the scope of Section 241 and 242 of the Companies Act, 2013 for relief against oppression and mismanagement 2. Whether the tribunal can hold any Article illegal on the ground that it is illegal 3. Whether the termination of mr Cyrus Mistry was illegal 4. Whether the conversion of the public company Tata Sons Ltd. into a priavte company was legal.