Cox and Kings

Dhaval Bothra, Sonal Jain

Apr 56 min read

Beyond the Invisible Handshake: A Global Look at the Scope of the “Group of Companies” Doctrine

To ensure the fair and just application of the GoC doctrine, clear guidance is required.

Harsh Bansal

Mar 305 min read

The Unanswered Question of Oral Referencing of Arbitration Agreements: The Limit of Group of Companies Doctrine

The use of a purely managerial doctrine, primarily developed for corporate governance and trade purposes, on arbitration is problematic.

Aditya Singh

Mar 187 min read

Group of Companies Doctrine: Evasive Piercing and a Conglomerate's Lament

This article intends to analyze how the reasoning that the doctrine operates independent of corporate law is at best evasive.

Yadu Krishna

Feb 176 min read

A Letter to Legislators of the Incumbent Group Insolvency Regime: Defining Corporate Group and Lessons from Cox and Kings

[Yadu is a student at Symbiosis Law School, Pune.] Group insolvency is defined under Article 2(f) of the UNCITRAL Model Laws on...

Aamir Kapadia, Shivam Yadav

Jan 136 min read

The Group of Companies Doctrine: Has The Dust Settled?

The status of the 'group of companies' doctrine in Indian arbitral jurisprudence has been finally settled by the Supreme Court.

Ryan Joseph, Aswath Srinivasan

Feb 14, 20236 min read

Consent Matters! Finding Consent in the Group of Companies Doctrine

The article examines the jurisprudence around group-of-companies doctrine and analyses its transplantation into India.