India: Compliance

Many first time entrepreneurs believe a business officially begins once registration formalities are completed. While incorporation is an important legal step, sustainable success depends...

The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (‘DPDPA’) and the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 (‘Rules’) have been published in the Gazette in November 2025.

In arbitration, when two parties fall into a dispute, they go back to their agreement. That agreement usually names a place where the arbitration will happen. Sometimes it names two places, one where the proceedings...

The Reserve Bank of India has issued the Foreign Exchange Management (Authorised Persons) Regulations, 2026, representing the most comprehensive overhaul...

Launching and growing a business requires more than a strong idea or financial investment. True success lies in achieving a balance between operational planning and Legal and Business Readiness.

The RBI, through its RBI (Non-Banking Financial Companies- Registration, Exemptions and Framework for Scale Based Regulation) Amendment Directions, 2026, has introduced one of the most significant recalibrations to the NBFC registration framework in recent years.

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has delivered a significant judgment that transcends the immediate facts of an anticipatory bail application to address the systemic marginalisation...

SEBI, by way of a Circular dated March 6, 2026, on ‘Introduction of voluntary lock-in/debit freeze facility to mutual fund folios’, has introduced a voluntary debit freeze facility for mutual fund investors...

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