Call For Submissions: JGLS Global Business Law Review Blog

The Student Chapter for Corporate Law and Practice at JGLS aims to inculcate a robust learning environment for corporate law at JGLS. We also aim to provide a platform for aspiring corporate lawyers to showcase their analytical proficiency through research and other activities. The current initiatives being undertaken by SCCLP are the Global Business Law Review Blog (GBLR), the Pre-Placement Symposium Series, and the Peer-to-Peer Sessions.

The Global Business Law Review Blog acts as a structured reserve for articles on Corporate Law and other niche areas of Business Law. GBLR is open to both, internal and external contributors, including imminent scholars and legal practitioners. In the past year, they have had many submissions on various relevant areas of business law, and they are proud to publish the articles approved by our editors on our website.

Faculty Board

• The faculty board comprises Mr. Arjya Majumdar and Ms. Ashwathy Nair Suresh.
• Mr Majumdar is a Professor of Corporate Law at Jindal Global Law School. He will be assisting the SCCLP as a Faculty Advisor.
• Ms. Suresh is an Assistant Professor of Law and Assistant Dean at the Office of Academic Affairs [OAA]. She is the Faculty Coordinator for the SCCLP.

Submission Guidelines

• Authors wishing to contribute their work should ensure that their submission conforms to the following guidelines:
• The articles submitted must adhere to a word limit between 1,000 to 1,500 words and should be analytical.
• References must be hyperlinked within the text of the article with credible online sources. Endnotes are to be used in case of unavailability of online sources.
• The content should be original and co-authorship of up to 2 authors is permitted.
• The article should be submitted in Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx) to scclp@jgu.edu.in
• The details of the author(s) should be mentioned in the body of the email including Name, Year of Study (if applicable), and Institution / Organization of Affiliation.
• Formatting guidelines:
• The article shall be in Font Times New Roman in Size 12 with double spacing. The file name must be in the following format: Topic_Author Name.docx
• The title of the article should be equal to or not more than 100 characters.
• Abbreviations of any defined terms used shall be placed inside (parenthesis) at the first occurrence in the manner specified. For example, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“IBC”).
• Cases should be cited in italics using the full name of the parties along with the full citation in the first instance. If used as a defined term, it should be made bold, italicized, and placed inside (parenthesis) at the first occurrence. Thereafter, the defined term should continue to be used in italics. For example, ABC v Union of India (“ABC').​
• The dates shall be in the following format: January 1, 2021.
• Statutes and legislations must be mentioned by their full name including the year, at the first occurrence. For example, the Competition Act 2002.
• When referring to a particular section/ rule/ article of any law, the first letter should be capitalized. For example, Article 21.
• Emphasis must be indicated by italicizing the relevant word or phrase.
• Direct quotations from any judgment or order should be italicized and placed inside “double quotes”. To add emphasis on quoted phrases, the relevant word/ phrase must also be underlined.

Registration Details

There are no Registration/Submission Charges, Processing Charges, Publication Charges, or Certification Charges to participate in the call.

Themes

Contributions submitted must concern any of the following (but not limited to) areas of corporate & commercial law:

• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Capital Markets
• Taxation Law
• Real Estate
• Competition Law
• Insolvency Law
• Securities and Investment Law
• Labour Law
• Intellectual Property Law
• Technology Law
• Banking and Insurance Law
• Commercial Law
• Contemporary Issues
• Landmark Judgements

Contact Information

In the event of any queries regarding the call for blogs, please contact the GBLR team at scclp@jgu.edu.in

Visit: https://gblrscclp.in/contribute/