DUE DILIGENCE: Conducted due diligence on correspondence, statutory documents and internal regulatory and information documents (summarising and flagging important issues) of two contracting companies, as part of a tender/lease agreement, pertaining to a high profile arbitration suit. RESEARCH:Researched on the following: 1. Companies Act (1956 and 2013): To identify the scope of inspection allowed to be conducted by members into various Statutory registers… Show more DUE DILIGENCE: Conducted due diligence on correspondence, statutory documents and internal regulatory and information documents (summarising and flagging important issues) of two contracting companies, as part of a tender/lease agreement, pertaining to a high profile arbitration suit. RESEARCH:Researched on the following: 1. Companies Act (1956 and 2013): To identify the scope of inspection allowed to be conducted by members into various Statutory registers, financial statements and books of accounts. 2. Prevention of Corruption Act/Service Rules: To ascertain and clarify the extent if hospitality and gifts foreign multi national companies can offer to Indian public servants, and the scope and extent of exposure to litigation in various possible violations of aforesaid statutes/rules. Included research on relevant judgements and other precedents. 3. Transfer of Property Act r/w General Clauses Act: To clarify the exact nature (movable or immovable) of machinery attached in a plant. Included extensive research on relevant judgements and other precedents. Researched on the interpretation of source statutes and proposed possible arguments to the firm's/client's case. 4. Code of Civil Procedure: Researched upon relevant remedies available to parties when an order for non impleadment under Order 1, Rule 10 is dismissed. Included extensive research on relevant judgements, commentary and other precedents in this regard. Show less

Gained a basic understanding of direct taxation laws of the country.Learnt how the same are applied in real situations and compute tax liabilities, and think of basic methods of reduction of tax liability.Attended Court proceedings pertaining to procedural pleas of taxation law based cases.