NATIONAL ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION 2019 - THE FIRST CORP COMM LEGAL CORP COMM LEGAL

CORP COMM LEGAL
        Presents

THE FIRST CORP COMM
       LEGAL
 NATIONAL ESSAY
WRITING COMPETITION
        2019

                   In association with:

About Corp Comm Legal

                                            Corp Comm Legal is a corporate /commercial
                                            laws focused firm with its head office in New
                                            Delhi, India.
                                            It has associate offices across all major cities in
                                            India and it also works with foreign law firms on
                                            a non-exclusive basis on international
                                            transactions. Corp Comm Legal provides up-to-
                                            date, cutting-edge legal services to Indian and
                                            foreign clients. Partners of the firm have
                                            extensive experience and a solution centric
                                            approach. The Firm offers the expertise of highly
                                            reputed and skilled practitioners in diverse
                                            practice areas.

Mr. Bhumesh Verma is the Managing Partner of Corp Comm Legal.Having started his career at
Ajay Bahl & Co. (now part of AZB & Partners), he went on to work with some of the best law firms
in India. He received the coveted Chevening Scholarship by the UK Government in 2000 where
under he studied in College of Law, York and was a visiting lawyer with Ashursts’ London office.
Later in his career, he became partner at some of the leading Indian law firms including Khaitan
& Co., Paras Kuhad & Associates and Link Legal.

His is a well known legal advisor to domestic and foreign clients on inbound and outbound
Mergers and Acquisitions transactions, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Foreign Investments,
Joint Ventures, Technology Transfers, External Commercial Borrowings, Corporate Structuring,
Strategic Advice, Entry Strategy for foreign investors, Regulatory Approvals, Corporate Advisory,
Due Diligence, Negotiation, Documentation for transactions (from MOU/LOI to Definitive
Agreements and post-closing) and related legal fields.

Besides his legal practice, he is a well-recognised guest faculty with premier law institutes on
corporate laws. He has also authored 2 books on Contract Drafting and is currently working on
some books on other subjects. His articles on legal and business issues are followed worldwide.

About Law League

An initiative of the students of Maharashtra National
Law University, Mumbai under the direction of Prof.
Bhawani Prasad Panda, Former Vice Chancellor of
Maharashtra National Law University and Mr. K. K.
Sharma, Managing Partner, KK Sharma Law Offices,
Law League seeks to remove the ‘law school
handicap’ by allowing an equal and even playing
field to students across the country by encouraging
their participation in our collaborative events and
research projects.

 Having started on this journey in 2016, Law League
aims to contribute to the society by tapping the
immense potential of the legal fraternity and
creating an exclusive network of like minded
individuals with a common objective.

ThemeS
Corp Comm Legal, in association with Law League, is organizing the 1st National Essay Writing
Competition on Commercial and Corporate laws. The competition has been conceived to
encourage law students/ professionals to write on different aspects of Commercial laws and
their relevance in the present scenario. The competition shall accept papers on Contemporary
Commercial legal issues Focusing on any of the following categories:

      Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code- A panacea or mirage, the story so far
      Extradition of Economic Offenders- Effectiveness and Symbolism
      Ease of doing Business in India – A reality Check
      Corporate Governance in India
      Data Privacy law – living dangerously, a solution in sight?

Note: The sub-themes mentioned above are only suggestive. Authors are free to include any
issues within the main theme.

Registration
 There is Rs. 450 registration                         The last date for registration
  fee for the competition per                                and submission is

                                                          20
              paper.
The participants must register

                                                                              MARCH
themselves by sending a mail
  to info@lawleague.in. The
 receipt of the payment must
    be sent along with the
        registration mail.
                                                               2019
Mode of Payment
Net Banking/NEFT/RTGS/IMPS:                                 Entries may be
Account Name – Swapnil Singh                             submitted via email to
Account number – 683001700430                           info@lawleague.in
Name & Address of the Bank Branch – ICICI Bank,
Lal Sagar Branch, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
IFSC Code – ICIC0006830
Branch Code – 006830
Paytm: +91 9967069792
UPI id: avividyarthi@okhdfcbank/9967069792@upi

Eligibility
The competition is open to all law students enrolled in undergraduate or post-graduate courses
from any recognized university/college across India, law graduates and legal professionals /
academicians .

Submission Guidelines
1. General
Submissions may be only in the form of essays and should be in English.

2. Word Limit:
The word limit should be 1,500 to 2000 words. The word limit mentioned here is exclusive of
footnotes and abstract. Please note that the word limits will be strictly enforced.

3. Format:
Authors must strictly ensure 20th edition Blue book edition style of footnoting. Speaking
footnotes are strictly prohibited. The body of the manuscript should be in Times New Roman,
size 12 with 1.5 spacing. The footnotes should be in Times New Roman, size 10 with single
spacing.

4. Anonymity of Authors:
The manuscript must not contain any indication of the identity of the author or the college,
university, institutions etc. Biographical information of the authors is to be provided in a
separate document, including the following details: name, qualifications, e-mail address and
postal address.

5. Authorship:
Submissions are invited from undergraduate and graduate students, industry practitioners,
academicians and research scholars. Submissions may be co-authored, although by a
maximum of two authors. There is no requirement for the co-authors to be from the same
college/institution/ university/school.

6. Deadline:
The last date for registration and submission is March 20, 2019.

7. Submission:
Please send your submissions as a .doc or .docx file and biographical information in a separate
document with the subject title LL ESSAY: “Topic of the Essay”.

8. Plagiarism:
Only original essays will be considered for the competition. No part of it should have been
published earlier nor should it be under consideration for publication or a contest elsewhere.
Any form of plagiarism will result in disqualification of the paper.

HOW TO SUBMIT
Entries may be submitted via email to info@lawleague.in

REWARDS
Top Ten entries will get the following perks –
  An Online Internship with Corp Comm Legal and Research assistance Experience with Mr.
  Bhumesh Verma (Managing Partner [Corp Comm Legal]
  Outstanding submissions shall be given research credit subject to their incorporation in a
  Book/Article
  Letter of Recommendation/Certificate of Merit signed by Mr. Bhumesh Verma
  Selected essays will be considered for Publication under Legal Development and Policy
  Review Published by Law League India.

Contact Details
For any further information/clarification, please reach out to:
Email: info@lawleague.in
Contact No: 8209884820/ 9967069792
Address: CETTM-MTNL, Hiranandani Gardens, Powai, Mumbai 400076