Asia: Corporate/Commercial Law

SEBI has issued a circular deferring penal consequences for listed entities that fail to meet minimum public shareholding norms during periods of external economic disruption. This regulatory relief measure allows companies additional time to achieve compliance under more favorable market conditions while maintaining the long-term integrity of public shareholding requirements.

At a recent Withers KhattarWong seminar held in collaboration with The Obama Foundation, the speakers explored how difficult conversations could be approached with greater clarity, confidence, and contextual understanding.

Discusses how the latest changes to ancillary fund regulation (soon to be renamed 'giving funds') could reshape your charitable giving & affect Australian charities.

The world's third-largest startup ecosystem has witnessed significant expansion in venture capital and private equity activity over the past decade.

ASIC can pursue greenwashing enforcement even where investors suffer no direct financial loss, as demonstrated by the $12.9 million penalty in ASIC v Vanguard.

When two individuals are engaged as a single, inseparable commercial asset, what happens when that relationship breaks down? Who has breached: the person who walks away, the person who remains, or the organisation that can no longer deliver the product it contracted for? And how do those questions shift when the dispute plays out publicly?

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Uttar Pradesh cabinet has approved an amendment to the Uttar Pradesh Dookan Aur Vanijya Adhishthan Adhiniyam, 1962, extending its coverage from selected urban areas to the entire state...

Delegating your reporting obligations to a third party does not transfer your regulatory accountability. Across all major regimes, the reporting entity remains ultimately responsible for the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of submitted data

On May 21, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”) issued a consultation paper proposing changes to the existing price discovery framework applicable to Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) and re-listed scrips during the pre-open call auction session on the date of IPO listing or re-listing.

SEBI has issued a circular deferring penal consequences for listed entities that fail to meet minimum public shareholding norms during periods of external economic disruption. This regulatory relief measure allows companies additional time to achieve compliance under more favorable market conditions while maintaining the long-term integrity of public shareholding requirements.