Chief Guest: Shri Shaktikanta Das*, Revenue Secretary, Ministry of Finance
Guest of Honour: Smt. Anita Kapur*, Chairperson, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)

ASSOCHAM has always aimed to enhance awareness of topical issues that confront today’s business enterprises. Issues such as the effects of the current tax regimes on levels of foreign investment, the problems involved in integrating domestic tax reforms with existing international tax treaties and arrangements, international tax avoidance and efforts to prevent it; the existence and impact of tax havens and other low-tax jurisdictions are all of utmost important. We, as one of the fastest growing economies in the world, need to take into account how various International taxation issues will affect us.

Therefore to present a wider perspective of contemporary international taxation typical issues and procedures and offer insight into issues that impinge the growth of international trade and commerce, ASSOCHAM is organizing its 12th International Tax Conference as per the following schedule:

DATE, TIME & VENUE

The 12th International Tax Conference of ASSOCHAM envisages providing a platform for the tax payers, tax professionals and policy makers to understand each other’s perspective in respect of legislation affecting international transactions.

We have requested Shri Shaktikanta Das, Revenue Secretary, Ministry of Finance to be the Chief Guest and. Smt. Anita Kapur, Chairperson, CBDT, Ministry of Finance to be the Guest of Honour and share their important views with the participants at the Conference. The conference would also be addressed by other Senior Government officials and other eminent speakers from industry / tax profession. In this regard, we would request you to kindly block your diaries for this meaningful conference.

TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED

• The Income Computation and Disclosure Standards (ICDS)
• Place of Effective Management (POEM)
• MAT on FIIs/ foreign companies                                    
• BEPS (dispute resolution MAP/ treaty abuse/ country reporting/ PE)        
• Indirect transfer of assets                                                
• EPC tax issues (with revival of infra projects in the country)                
• New developments in India TP landscape – multi year data / range/ APA roll back     
• Lesson from recently concluded APAs                           
• AMP developments and trend  - 
• Exchange of information: TIEA, FATCA, Automatic Exchange of Information, Joint Assessments Internationally (UK protocol)
• BEPS - panel discussion format:
  a)      CBC Reporting and intangibles
  b)      Treaty abuse (LOB, Dispute resolution/ arbitration) and digital economy
• MAP and arbitration
• Tax issues in e-retail
• Our preparedness for GST: focusing on infra/ technology issues
• GST (Tax and supply chain perspective)    
• Topical issues in cross border M&A

SPEAKERS FROM GOVERNMENT

• Shri Shaktikanta Das*, Revenue Secretary, Ministry of Finance
• Smt. Anita Kapur*, Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)

*requested
 

(Other Government Officials details will be informed shortly)

OTHER EMINENT SPEAKERS

• Mr. Vipul Jhaveri, Chairman, National Council on  International Tax, ASSOCHAM
• Mr. Rahul Garg, Co-Chairman, National Council on International& Direct Taxes, ASSOCHAM
• Mr. S.P. Singh, Co-Chairman, National Council on Direct Taxes, ASSOCHAM
• Mr. S. Dutt Majumder, Former Chairman, Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC)
• Mr. Samir Gandhi, Partner, Deloitte
• Mr. K. R. Sekar, Partner, Deloitte
• Mr. Prashant Deshpande, Sr. Director, Deloitte 
• Mr. Vijay Mathur, Senior Advisor, PwC
• Mr. Sandeep Puri, Partner, PwC
• Ms. Sabine Wahl, Partner, PwC
• Mr. Gautam Khattar, PwC 

(Other speaker’s details will be informed shortly)

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

The conference is targeted at: CEOs, CFOs, Tax Experts, Middle & Sr. Level Officers dealing in Taxation in the corporate world as well as practicing CA, CS, CMA and other related professionals, Trade & Industry, Government, Public Sector Units, Consultancy Organizations, Funding Agencies, Corporate Lawyers, Banks & Other Financial Institutions, FTOs.

REGISTRATION FEE

Rs. 4,000/- per delegate per day + 14% service tax
Rs. 6,000/- per delegate for two days + 14% service tax
(10% discount for two or more persons from the same organization). The fee is inclusive of refreshment, lunch & course material.

FOR REGISTRATION

Kindly fill the attached registration form and send to us at finance@assocham.com; taxation.assocham@gmail.com at the earliest. 

For further details please contact:

Avinash Sharma            (9811524976)           avinash.sharma@assocham.com
Ankit Raghav               (9999068767)          ankit.raghav@assocham.com
Akshat Agarwal             (9873847923)         akshat.agarwal@assocham.com
Krishan Sharma            (8512072265)         krishan.sharma@assocham.com

• Opportunities & Challenges of Investing PF’s in Equity Market
• Role of Fund Manager in investing PF’s in Equity Market
• Role of EPFO for protecting Interest of workers, Employers & other Stakeholders
• Impact of Investing PF’s in Equity Market.
• Sharing Global Experience
• Employee’s Cost Benefit Analysis

• Chief Executive Officers
• Chief Financial Officers
• Chief Investment Officers
• Fund Managers
• Private Equity Firms
• Venture Capital Firms
• Banking/Financial Officials
• Sr. Reps of Corporates/PSUs
• HR /Admin Professional
• Legal Advisors
• Consultancy Firms
• Company Secretaries

We may also request your esteemed organization to avail limited Sponsorship Opportunities in this very important conference to enhance your brand visibility.

Registration Fees: 

• Delegate Fee: Rs. 5,000/- per participant including Service Tax (10% discount for two or more persons from the same organization; 10 % discount for ASSOCHAM Member)

For more details please contact: 

Mr. L. Robinson Singh (09650474873) robinson@assocham.com
Mr. Rakesh Kumar (08882805165) rakesh.kumar@assocham.com 
Mr. Shivam Bharadwaj (9891895295) shivam.bharadwaj@assocham.com 

Wolters Kluwer Hong Kong brings back on of the most anticipated competition law event to Hong Kong once again. The Hong Kong: 4th Annual Global Competition Law Forum will be held on Wednesday 23 September 2015 at Harbour Grand Hong Kong.

Expertises from around the world will join and deliver the most updated information and share their knowledge with our Hong Kong delegates. 

Registration is now open and early bird registration is available until 31August 2015. The first 100 in-house counsels (non-law firms) will entitle complimentary seat - condition applies. Act now to secure your seat at one of the best competition law event in Hong Kong. 

Contact us today at alma.lam@cch.com.hk or event@cch.com.hk to register.

Date: 23/09/2015
Time: 9:00am - 5:30pm
Venue: Harbour Grand Hong Kong, Hong Kong  

Registration Fee

Click here to download the brochure

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The need for settlement of disputes through arbitral process is increasing with more and more Engineering, Construction and Infrastructure Projects happening all around, and with the influx of more MNCs bidding for such projects of high stakes. There is also increase in the number of Corporates entering the construction sectors. All this means more issues and disputes arising between the contracting parties. Naturally there is an increasing demand for expert arbitrators, be it domestic or international arbitration.  Apart from ad hoc panel of arbitrators, there is an increased need for parties opting for Institutional Arbitration.

Keeping this in mind, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry is organizing Seminar on “Role of Arbitration in Infrastructure Development” on 9th October 2015 at 10.30 am at PHD Chamber, New Delhi.

The objective of the seminar is to provide a focus on the emerging trends in International Arbitration, to promote the use of arbitration / Mediation and Institutional Arbitration / Online Dispute Resolution (ORD) in Construction Industry. The work Shop will deliberate on the following topics, focusing on best practices and presenting case study.

The Seminar will be of great relevance to Industry, Arbitrators, Lawyers, Central/ State Government officials, senior officers from the public and private sector companies who have to deal with disputes in the construction and other sectors.

Members and Non members are requested to attend or depute senior officials from your organization for participating in the seminar by sending the enclosed Delegate Registration Form duly filled to the Chamber along with a cheque payable at “PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry”.

Topics to be discussed:

·      Arbitration-legal framework.

·      Effects of Arbitration in Construction Industry.

·      Drafting Dispute Resolution Clause.

·       Enforcement of Foreign Award in India.

·      International Commercial Arbitration.

·      Institutional Arbitrations vs Ad-Hoc Arbitration.

Delegate Fee: Rs. 2,280/-

(Rupees Two Thousand Two Hundred Eighty Only) per participant.
 

The delegate fee is Inclusive of Service Tax.

For online payment, click here

http://www.phdcci.in/index.php?route=event/event/payment&event_id=320

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The Legal Education and Services Expo (LEASE) is India’s first and largest legal education expo exclusively for lawyers and law students with an interest in higher legal education. Organized by Law Pundits LLP, LEASE is taking places in following cities this year. 

MUMBAI – OCTOBER 29TH AT THE GRAND BALLROOM, THE LEELA, 

NEW DELHI – OCTOBER 31ST AT REGAL HALL, THE LALIT

BANGALORE – NOVEMBER 2ND AT CORONET HALL, LE MERIDIAN

DUBAI – GRAND SAFINA BALLROOM, AT THE GRAND EXCELSIOR

The Event is  FREE TO ATTEND by prior registration at the event website www.lawexhibition.com. The Legal Education and Service Expo (LEASE) 2015 is the best platform you will have as a lawyer or  law student in India or middle-east to directly interact with admissions directors, professors or deans of several world renowned prestigious universities. 

The LEASE has a conference in the morning session between 10:00 and 12:30pm which is a highly  useful session on various aspects relating to studying and practicing law in other countries. From 12:30 to 17:00 you can talk to admissions directors from several law schools. Very limited number of seats left. If you are interested in attending LEASE for FREE at any of the cities, register today at www.lawexhibition.com 

We look forward to welcoming you to LEASE 2015.

Merger and Acquisition (M&A) has become a part and parcel of the global corporate domain. It is crucial, essential, and relevant for developing Indian Economy. It sets the stage for growing, expanding, enhancing, synergizing, and consolidating the entire fabric of corporate evolution. With wholesale innovation becoming scarcer, both horizontal and vertical integration models have become the mainstay for corporate sophistication. Simply, the importance of M&A cannot be ignored in today’s fast evolving corporate world when restructuring and expansion of business organization is needed to grow businesses.

As India Inc becomes increasingly coveted as an M&A destination, it also becomes more susceptible to the vagaries and uncertainty of the global economic climate. Today, Indian business continues to grow, but given the global economic paradigm shift, the increased focus on corporate accountability and return to investment, India has become the market with lots of potential to the large number of prospective global players looking forward for M&A deals with Indian companies. Now India destiny focus on improving processes, removing obstacles, increasing the ease of doing business internationally, and pace-up the commercial, fairly competitive and legal best practices.

In view of these emerging issues and key developments, ASSOCHAM is organizing 4th National Summit on “Mergers and Acquisitions” - The Changing Landscape of Corporates - on 18th December 2015 at New Delhi.

We are happy to inform you that Shri Ashok Chawla, Chairperson, Competition Commission of India has confirmed to grace the occasion.

We are also looking for Sponsorship Support and Speaker from your esteemed organization in this very important summit, to enhance your brand visibility. Your association could derive huge mileage from this galaxy event, as there will be participants from top Corporates and government officials.

Registration Fees: 

• Registration Fee: Rs. 5,000/- per delegate. 
• (10% discount on 2 or more registrations from same organization or ASSOCHAM members)
• 10% discount for LAWyersclubindia Members

Download Brochure 

For more details please contact: 

Santosh Parashar Santosh.parashar@assocham.com 8860572357
Abhishek Saxena Abhishek.Saxena@assocham.com + 91-9971975142 
Ravi Ranjan Singh Corporateaffairs@assocham.com +91-8802438017
Pankaj Mishra Pankaj.mishra@assocham.com +91- 9871265258

Society of Mooters, University Law College, Bangalore is proud to present the XX ALL INDIA MOOT COURT COMPETITION, 2016.

The college is hosting the National-level moot successfully every year with overwhelming response from reputed colleges from around the country. The Hon’ble Judges of the High Court of Karnataka preside over the finals of the Moot Court Competition. All of this has made the event achieve an invaluable position among the top Moot Court Competitions of the country.

DATE AND VENUE:

The XX All India Moot Court Competition shall be held from 26th February, 2016 to 28th February, 2016 at University Law College, Bangalore University, Bangalore.

ELIGIBILITY:

Undergraduate students pursuing three or five year courses of LL.B. degree in the academic year 2015-2016 from any Law School/ College/ University recognized by the Bar Council of India are eligible to participate.

REGISTRATION:

Teams must confirm their participation by sending a scanned copy of the Registration Form completely filled and duly signed by the Head of the Participating Institution to aimcc20@gmail.com latest by 11:59 pm of 2nd January, 2016.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Last day for Provisional Online Registration (Scanned copy of the Registration Form): 2nd January, 2016.

Last day for seeking clarification on problem : 7th January, 2016.

Posting of clarifications : 10th January, 2016.

Last day for Online Submission of soft copies of the Memorials: 26th January, 2016.

Last day for Submission of 2 Hard Copies of the Memorials and the filled-up Registration Forms (hard copy): 30th January, 2016.

Announcement of selected memorials: First week of February.

Competition Dates: 26th Feb 2016 to 28th Feb 2016.


Click here to download -Moot Proposition- ULC-XX AIMCC, 2016
Click here to download- ULC-XX-AIMCC-Registration-Form
Click here to download- ULC-XX-AIMCC-Rules-and-Regulations

Amity Mock Parliament 2016 to be held on 18th and 19th Feb, 2016.

Delegate Application for the Amity Mock Parliament is finally here.

Delegate Application Form, visit the following link and fill all the required details - 
https://docs.google.com/…/1WV0F8ihgs99x1lCoJ3nh0e3…/viewform

The competition aims to provide a platform to students to express their views on various contemporary issues having socio-legal implications. Participants are expected to appreciate the correlation between the complexities of the society and the objective of crafting an effective law.

Last date of Submission (Revised): February 10, 2016

Eligibility Criteria

• The competition is open to all undergraduate and postgraduate students enrolled in any discipline in a recognized University/ College/ Institute in India.
• Only one submission per author shall be entertained.
• Co-authorship by a maximum of 2 students is permitted.

Prizes ( Two Categories: Law and Non-Law )

• 1st Prize: INR 15,000 for each category
• 2nd Prize: INR 7,500 for each category
• 3rd Prize: INR 2,500 for each category
• Certificates to all participants
• Internships/ Certificate Courses offered by Sponsors to winners
• Publication of best essays

MORE DETAILS ON GCLS WEBSITE
DOWNLOAD THE INFORMATION BROCHURE



For further details, please visit http://gnlucls.weebly.com/
For any queries, drop an e-mail at gcls@gnlu.ac.in or contact:
 

Law Pundits invite you to register for India's biggest legal job fest taking place on 22nd and 23rd April, 2016 at New Delhi and 29th and 30th April, 2016 at Bangalore.

This is a first of its kind event open to every law graduate irrespective of the law school or experience. 

DOWNLOAD CANDIDATE BROCHURE

For further details and to register your interest, please visit www.legalrecruitmentfair.com

FREE LIVE WORKSHOP ON 25th FEBRUARY!
Demystify corporate law career for yourself: NUJS &iPleaders event in Delhi

Do you want to understand how to make a trail blazing corporate career for yourself? How to find your own area of expertise that you will be valued as a lawyer for and perform at an altogether different level at internships? Want to learn more about how you can train and develop yourself for a fast paced career in top law firms or in house departments? Do you want to develop your own arguing counsel practice in the court on the back of a thriving advisory practice? Here is your opportunity to demystify high profile business lawyering.

This Thursday, if you are quick to book your free seat, you may get to interact with some industry stalwarts, educators who have been creating high performing legal eagles and mentors who are sought after in the legal industry.  National University of Juridical Sciences and iPleaders are celebrating 5 years of efforts to bridge the gap between industry and academia and make practical legal education available.

A wider audience acknowledging industry experts for their contribution and giving a platform to students who have benefited out of the “NUJS Diploma Course on Entrepreneurship Administration and Business Laws” to share their experience.

What can you expect out your participation at the event:

• Get a clarity on the scope of corporate law as a career
• What are the actions that you need to take in order to prepare for a corporate law firm interview?
• How does a corporate law firm function?- An insider perspective
• How to build necessary skillsets to excel in a corporate law job
• Alternate career opportunities after learning corporate law

What to do if you want to participate:

Participation in the event, will be on first come first serve basis. If you want to participate in the event, reserve your seat by calling 011-33138901 OR click on the following link:

DEMYSTIFYING CORPORATE LAW FOR YOU!

Here are the event details:

WHEN: Thursday, February 25, 2016 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (IST)

WHERE: India International Centre,  40, Max Mueller Marg New Delhi, DL 110003

Location Map:

India International Centre, Max MuellarMarg, New Delhi

Event itinerary

The entire day is immersive and packed with activities that are designed to give  you a fresh view of your career, and pathways to becoming an extraordinary lawyer or a business leader, through a career in corporate law.

The event includes a panel discussion with practicing lawyers from different law firms and practice areas from whose discussion you would get an opportunity to develop an understanding of what it takes to be an effective and high performing lawyer and how can you train yourself to put your career on the trajectory of greatness. The panel discussion focuses on “Future of Legal Education and E-Learning”.  The opportunity is to learn how you can acquire powerful skills that will transform your career through online learning. You will also learn about free resources available at your disposal.    

Our panellists include:

• Dr. P. IshwaraBhat, Vice-Chancellor, NUJS
• GautamSaha,  Senior Partner, AZB & Partners
• Sunil Agarwal, Senior Partner, AZB & Partners
• Praveen Sharma, Business & Marketing Head, Interactive Media (LAWyersclubindia.com, CAclubindia.com)
• TanujKalia, Founder of Lawctopus
• AnuroopOmkar, Principal Associate, Lakshmikumaran&Sridharan

Over the course of the day, you will also get to meet and hear from successful lawyers as to how they have taken powerful actions in their career to elevate what was so far possible for them. You will also have the opportunity to interact with industry-experts, who are contributing to the future of legal education in India. Those who have confirmed their presence are:

• Sameer Jain, Partner at PAMASIS Law Chambers

• AnirudhRastogi, Partner, TanikellaRastogi Associates
• AnupamPandey, Independent litigator
• ArjunNatarajan, Advocate

• JayantikaGanguly, Principal Associate, Khaitan& Co.

• SandeepChilana, Principal Associate, ShardulAmarchandMangaldas

Apart from this, there is also a specific session on: “Demystifying a career in business laws”, to dispel myths about a career in corporate law, create possible career paths that inspire you and a pathway to fulfil on them.  

Lloyd Law College, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, an institution of repute, providing quality legal education is privileged to organise the First Prof. N.R. Madhava Menon SAARC Mooting Competition and Law Students Conference – 2016 in pursuance of an MOU signed between Lloyd Law College and MILAT – Menon Institute
of Legal Advocacy and Training.

The competition has two stages: the Indian Round and the SAARC Round. The Indian Round of the Competition was inaugurated by Hon’ble Mr. Justice Anil Ramesh Dave, Judge, Supreme Court of India and was successfully completed on 10th January, 2016.

The SAARC Round and Law Students Conference would now be held on 4th and 5th March, 2016 at Lloyd Law College, Greater Noida.

To know more in details, Click Here

Wolters Kluwer Hong Kong is organising its 1st event in India this March. The India: 1st Annual International Arbitration Summit is scheduled on 31 March 2016 at Grand Hyatt Mumbai. 

Registration is now open and we have FREE seats for in-house counsel and compliance experts from non-law firm / consultancy firms.

Conference Fee
Normal rate: US$740
Early Bird rate: US$592 (20% off on or before 1 March 2016)
Supporting Organisation rate: US$592
Half Day rate: US$420

All registration includes networking lunch.

To register, contact us at alma.lam@cch.com.hk to reserve your seat.

Date: 31/03/2016
Time: 8:55am - 5:30pm
Venue: Grand Hyatt Mumbai, India  

Registration Fee

Legal Counsel Congress is the de facto thought-leadership conference for in-house counsel and department heads addressing not just the critical challenge of how the legal department increasingly becomes an intrinsic partner to business for corporate India but the cornerstone for driving business.

View the full conference agenda

So if you are a general counsel or head of legal department and would like to attend this event, click here

​For further queries please contact Vinay Patil + 91 22 6171 3200 or email at vinay.patil@ideas-exchange.in

On 23rd December, 2015 Rajya Sabha and on 16/17th December, 2015 Lok Sabha  passed two important Bills on (i) the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2015, and (2) The Commercial Courts, Commercial Division & Commercial Appellate Division of  High Courts Bill, 2015, which were earlier promulgated as Ordinance  by the Hon’ble President of  India. Both these Bills are set to revolutionize the resolution of commercial disputes in India.It is hoped that this will bring radical change in the image of India which has beeninfamous for having a heavily overburdened legal system that leads toindefinite delays in the disposal of court cases.  Inefficiencies in its legal infrastructure have made it all the more difficult for foreign as well as domestic large investors to protect their investments in India.

Truly, the amended Arbitration and Conciliation Bill & the establishment of the Commercial Courts together would  bring a revolution in the speedier resolution of the commercial disputes in India. Both bills reflect commitment of the Government to improve investment climate and spur economic growth. Now India can seek a place as the new arbitration hub of the world after London and Singapore. Hence it is essential to know their key provisions and its effectiveness.

To discuss effects and implications of  amended Arbitration & Conciliation Bill and establishment of  Commercial Courts, ASSOCHAM International Council of Alternate Dispute Resolution (AICADR) is organizing one day ‘ National  Conference on  ‘Effects & Implications of  Recent Amended ADR/Commercial Courts Laws’ on Tuesday, the 5th April, 2016 at Hotel Shangri-La, New Delhi.

Hon’ble Union Minister of Law & Justice, Shri D.V. Sadananda  Gowda, has very kindly consented to be the Chief Guest  and Shri P.K. Malhotra, Law Secretary, has also agreed to be the Guest of Honour to address in this conference during the Inaugural session. Hon’ble Judges of Supreme Count/High along with eminent Jurists and Senior Arbitration  Practitioners will also address in the Technical Session in this Conference.

KEY ISSUES TO BE DISCUSSED

- Has the enactment of the Arbitration & Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2015 improved the arbitration scenario in India?

- How prepared are we to deal with the evolving arbitration laws

- Investment treaties & international treaty arbitration.

- Should India have a separate Arbitration Act for Domestic Arbitration and International Arbitrations, respectively?

- What will be the impact of the enforcement of Commercial Courts Bill, 2015 vis-à-vis arbitration

- Pitfalls in the Arbitration & Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2015

- Requirement to make India a HUB for ADR

The delegate registration form, Conference Brochure and tentative agenda of the Conference has been mentioned in the link below