Strategic corporate legal counsel, commercial contract drafting, SaaS agreements, startup compliance, commercial arbitration, and NCLT insolvency proceedings under IBC.
Governing Statutes: Companies Act, 2013 • Commercial Courts Act, 2015 • Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 • IBC 2016 • DPDP Act 2023
Modern businesses face dynamic regulatory scrutiny, contract disputes, shareholder friction, and complex cross-border compliance. Our corporate advisory and commercial dispute practice assists startups, SMEs, multinational enterprises, and investors in structuring agreements, handling corporate governance, resolving shareholder disputes, conducting domestic and international arbitration, and litigating before Commercial Courts and the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT).
Where your matter is instituted based on subject matter & financial value:
| Court / Forum | Pecuniary Limit | Scope of Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|
| Designated Commercial Courts | Specified Value > ₹3 Lakhs | Commercial disputes, contract breach, supply agreements, and summary commercial suits. |
| National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) | IBC Threshold ₹1 Crore | Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP), liquidation, and Section 241/242 oppression/mismanagement. |
| Arbitral Tribunals & High Courts | Contractual / Ad-hoc / Institutional | Section 9 interim relief, Section 11 arbitrator appointments, Section 34 arbitral award challenges. |
Specialized legal practice areas handled by our verified advocate network:
Drafting, negotiating, and vetting Master Service Agreements (MSA), SaaS contracts, NDAs, vendor contracts, employment agreements, and IP licensing deeds.
Representation in domestic and international arbitrations under the Arbitration & Conciliation Act 1996, Section 9 interim relief, Section 11 petitions, and Section 34 enforcement.
Filing and defending Section 7 (Financial Creditor) and Section 9 (Operational Creditor) insolvency petitions before NCLT benches, corporate restructuring, and resolution plans.
Comprehensive compliance auditing for the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 (DPDP), terms of service, consent architecture, and privacy governance.
Resolving oppression and mismanagement petitions under Section 241/242 of Companies Act 2013, promoter disputes, cap table structuring, and exit mechanisms.
Fast-track commercial suits before designated Commercial Courts with mandatory Section 12A pre-institution mediation compliance.
How our legal advocates manage and litigate your case from start to resolution:
Reviewing commercial agreements, dispute resolution clauses, jurisdiction seats, limitation windows, and indemnity limits.
Issuing formal demand notice and initiating mandatory pre-institution mediation under Commercial Courts Act 2015.
Invoking Section 21 arbitration notice, filing Section 9 interim relief, or instituting commercial suit with Statement of Truth.
Submitting Statement of Claim / Defense, witness cross-examination, and arguing technical commercial damages.
Filing execution petitions for domestic arbitral awards under Section 36 or commercial court decrees across India.
Key Supreme Court of India authorities governing this practice area:
Legal Ratio: Supreme Court held that Section 12A pre-institution mediation under Commercial Courts Act 2015 is mandatory and suits filed without it are liable to be rejected.
Legal Ratio: Supreme Court clarified the scope of non-arbitrability of disputes and established that courts at Section 11 stage have limited judicial intervention.
Legal Ratio: Landmark judgment upholding the constitutional validity of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) 2016 and primary role of Committee of Creditors (CoC).
Essential legal questions regarding Corporate & Commercial Law in India:
Yes. As held in Patil Automation (2022), Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act 2015 is mandatory. Unless urgent interim relief is sought, a party must exhaust pre-institution mediation through the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA).
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