1st National Blog Writing Competition on Commercial Laws by The Concords: Submit by Oct 10

About the Concords

The Concords is a quality-oriented blog focused on commercial dispute resolution, recognized for its high-quality content and insightful analysis. The blog features contributions from a diverse range of authors, including students, practitioners, and professionals from top-tier law firms such as Trilegal and Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, among others.

Published pieces include blog posts that offer in-depth discussions and commentary on current issues in the field of commercial disputes.

Suggested Topics

• Legality of Non-Compete Agreements in the USA
• Nationality of Arbitrators as a Ground for Refusal of Enforcement of Arbitral Awards
• Impact of Foreign Law Firms Entering India on the Legal Market
• Interplay Between the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 and Arbitration
• India’s New Merger Control Regime under the Competition (Amendment) Act
• Arbitrating Disputes in Special Economic Zones
• Implications of India’s Reduction of Bilateral Investment Treaties for Investor-State Dispute Resolution
• Greenwashing by Indian Financial Institutions and Green Debt Securities
• Draft Digital Competition Bill and Its Synergies with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act
• Defining Financial Debt Under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code
• Procedural Intersectionality Between the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act
• Analysing the Impact of Ministry of Finance’s Public Procurement Guidelines for Arbitration and Mediation
• Harmonising SEBI’s Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting Standards with International ESG Standards.

Submission Guidelines

• Word Count: 600-1600 words (flexible based on quality).
• We do not prefer footnotes in the articles. To refer sources of research, hyperlinks must be provided in the main text itself. Factual assertions must be supported with appropriate links to sources.
• Format: MS Word, Garamond 12, 1.5 spacing, justified, British English.
• Assessment Criteria: Novelty, Relevance, Logic, Structure, Grammar.
• Co-authorship: Max 2 authors.

How to Submit?

Manuscripts must be submitted through the following Google Form link given at the end of the post by 11:59 PM, 10th October 2024. Please note that only manuscripts submitted via this Google Form will be considered for publication.

Awards

• Top 7 entries will be published on The Concords Blog.
• Top 2 entries will be offered a position on The Concords editorial board*

Contact

In case of any queries, kindly E-mail at: theconcordsofficial@gmail.com.

Click here to submit.