India has received total foreign direct investment (“FDI”) inflow of USD 1.14 trillion since April 2000 until December 2025. FDI received during April 2024-March 2025 (USD 50.02 billion - the highest in last three financial years) and April-December 2025 (USD 47.87 billion) represent year-on-year increases of 13% and 18%, respectively (as per provisional figures released by the Government of India). The top five investing countries in the year 2025 were the same as in the year 2024 - Mauritius, Singapore, United States, The Netherlands and Japan.
La présente Newsletter de Monfrini Bitton Klein vise à offrir, de manière hebdomadaire, un tour d’horizon de la jurisprudence rendue par le Tribunal fédéral dans les principaux domaines d’activité de l’Etude, soit le droit pénal économique et le recouvrement d’actifs (asset recovery).
r 1 //./ r 2 Capital Market 08 Dispute Resolution 15 Fintech 20 International Trade/ WTO 25 Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) 30 Restructuring and Insolvency 39 Sports and Gaming 45 White Collar Crime 03 Competition Law 11 Employment Law 17 Infrastructure and Energy 23 Media and entertainment 28 RBI & FEMA 36 RERA 42 Technology 47 r 3 CIRCULAR ON ONE-TIME RELAXATION WITH RESPECT TO VALIDITY OF SEBI OBSERVATIONS1 The Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”), vide Circular dated April 07, 2026, has introduced a one-time relaxation regarding the validity of observation letters iss
Introduction
The Hon’ble Supreme Court’s decision in Ujaas Energy Ltd. v. West Bengal Power Development Corporation Ltd., Civil Appeal No. 3619 of 2026, decided on 20 March 2026, is an important pronouncement at the intersection of Insolvency Law and Arbitration
Factual Background
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER ARBITRATION Rajiv Gaddh v. Subodh Parkash Civil Appeal No. of 2026(@ SLP (C) No. 4430 of 2025) M/s. MCM Worldwide Private Limited v. M/s. Construction Industry Development Council Civil Appeal No. of 2026 (@ SLP (C) No. 33075 of 2025) CIVIL LAW Reliance Eminent Trading and Commercial Private Limited v. Delhi Development Authority, Civil Appeal No. of 2026 (Arising Out of S.L.P. (Civil) No. 22100 of 2025) State Bank of India v. Amit Iron Private Limited and Others, Civil Appeal Nos. 4243-4244 of 2026 (@ Special Leave Petition (C) Nos.
In Peakwave Investment Management Ltd v Energy Evolution GP Ltd [2026] CIGC (FSD) 7, the Cayman Islands Grand Court has provided further guidance on the interplay between arbitration and winding up proceedings.
In this case, the Court appointed provisional liquidators to protect company assets pending the outcome of foreign arbitration proceedings, despite having stayed the winding up petition. The decision shows that arbitration and insolvency proceedings can operate as complementary parts of the overall dispute-resolution process.
The Supreme Court of India (“Supreme Court”) in Ujaas Energy Limited vs. West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited1 held that while claims not forming part of an approved resolution plan stand extinguished, a limited right to raise the defence of a set off in respect of such claim may still survive, depending on the terms of the resolution plan and in the facts and circumstances of each case.
In re Caesars Entertainment is one of the major-and-successful bankruptcy cases in the history of these United States.
The Caesars bankruptcy was filed on January 15, 2015, in the Northern Illinois Bankruptcy Court with $18 billion of debt. It achieved a confirmed plan two years later (on January 17, 2017). The bankruptcy case finally closed within the last six months (on December 3, 2025), and its last docket entry [No. 9968] is dated January 12, 2026.
Mediation Controversy—Background