Asia: Criminal Law

Making profit in a business may also become part of a criminal investigation. But how does ordinary company income get categorised as “proceeds of crime”? Gameskraft Technologies, an Indian online gaming company behind the game, rummy, platforms such as RummyCulture, is at the centre of a notable money-laundering case in India.

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New South Wales has become the first Australian state to introduce a conditional registration scheme for medicinal cannabis patients, replacing automatic drug driving penalties with a threshold-based system. The reform requires patients to register with Transport for NSW and complete mandatory education, but questions remain about whether the new framework adequately balances road safety with patient rights.

上海市市場監督管理局が2026年に実施した大規模な侵害・模倣品廃棄活動により、147トンもの没収品が処分されました。2025年の知的財産権保護にお{

证监会首次批量公示私募基金吹哨人奖励案件，标志着私募领域举报人保护制度从顶层设计走向执法落地。本文以三起典型挪用基金财产案为样本

The appellant challenged the impugned order passed by the Hon’ble High Court u/s 37(2)(a) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“Act”) whereby the High Court affirmed the order dated 23.10.2024 passed by the Ld. Sole Arbitrator directing the deletion of respondent nos. 2, 3, 5 and 7 from the array of parties to the arbitral proceedings, on the finding that they were non-signatories to the agreements in their personal capacities.

New police powers in NSW allow officers to seize and destroy non-compliant e-bikes without court oversight. Understanding what makes an e-bike legal and when police can confiscate your device has become critical for riders across the state.

New South Wales has introduced permanent legislation allowing police to use metal detector wands to scan people for knives in designated public areas, following successful trial operations that seized 380 weapons. The reforms expand police powers while raising concerns about civil liberties, racial profiling, and the potential for these scans to become stepping-stones for more invasive searches, despite knife crime being at an all-time low in NSW.

The Supreme Court of India has once again reaffirmed the settlement-oriented philosophy underlying cheque dishonour litigation by holding that an offence under Section 138...

White collar crimes in India encompass financially motivated offences including fraud, money laundering, insider trading, and corporate misconduct. These non-violent crimes are governed by multiple statutes including the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, Companies Act 2013, and Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002, with consequences ranging from regulatory penalties to criminal prosecution.

近期涉打假人员的刑事案件，使职业打假与敲诈勒索、...

The Supreme Court has held that criminal proceedings against a company cannot be quashed merely because no natural person acting for it has been identified or arraigned. Allegations must prima facie reveal that a natural person acted on behalf of the company and that the surrounding circumstances do not render the existence of the requisite mens rea patently absurd or inherently improbable.