IDIA RMLNLU and NALSAR Chapters are organising the IDIA Corporate Blog Writing Competition 2026 on contemporary developments in Corporate and Commercial Law.
Eligibility
• Law students and young scholars
• Single or co-authorship is permitted, with a maximum of two authors
Submission guidelines
• Theme: Contemporary Developments in Corporate and Commercial Law
• Corporate Liability in the Digital Economy
• Corporate Fraud, White-Collar Crime, and Regulatory Enforcement
• Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Restructuring
• Private Equity, Venture Capital, and Start-up Regulation
• Cross-Border Investments and International Commercial Law
• FinTech, Digital Assets, and Financial Regulation
• Shareholder Rights and Minority Protection
• Participants may explore any contemporary issue within the broader theme
• Word Limit: 1,500–2,000 words
• File Format: MS Word (.doc/.docx)
• All submissions must be original and unpublished
• Submissions must be completely anonymised and must not contain names, institutional affiliations, acknowledgements, or other identifying information
• Entries with more than 15% similarity will be rejected
• Use of AI tools for drafting will result in disqualification
Other details
• Registration Fee for Single Authorship: ₹500
• Registration Fee for Co-authorship: ₹700
• Winner: ₹15,000
• Runner-Up: ₹10,000
• Second Runner-Up: ₹5,000
• Top 3 contenders will have the opportunity to intern with Fox & Mandal, subject to the firm’s conditions
• Fox & Mandal will conduct an exclusive certificate training session for participating teams
• Top 3 articles will be published by the Arbitration and Corporate Law Review (ACLR)
• Registration and Submission Deadline: 31 October 2026
• Screening and Evaluation: November 2026
• Declaration of Results: 10 December 2026
How to apply
Interested participants may apply by registering through the official registration link and submitting the manuscript through the prescribed Google Form.
