Business Law and Corporate Law

Hong Kong's government has proposed significant changes to stamp duty relief rules following court decisions that restricted intra-group transfers. The new legislation aims to expand eligibility beyond traditional share capital structures and lower the ownership threshold from 90% to 75%.

A company approaching an initial public offering, or even a serious pre-IPO fundraise, enters a different legal and governance environment. Growth, brand visibility and investor appetite are no longer sufficient. The company must demonstrate that its financial reporting, statutory compliance, internal controls, risk governance, related-party discipline, employment practices, licensing architecture and disclosure culture can withstand institutional, regulatory and market scrutiny.

Most enterprises entering India through a BOT structure spend weeks negotiating hiring plans, transition timelines, pricing models, and operational governance. Then the agreement gets signed, the build phase begins, and business heads assume the difficult part is over.

The Industrial Relations Code, 2020 (Act No. 35 of 2020) came into force on 21st November, 2025, consolidating three foundational labour statutes. The Code represents a significant structural...

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...

On 6 February 2026, P. Wilson who serves as a Rajya Sabha MP and works as a senior advocate presented the Constitution Amendment Bill 2026 which he introduced as a private member's Bill to make extensive changes to India's higher judiciary system.

Hong Kong's government has proposed significant changes to stamp duty relief rules following court decisions that restricted intra-group transfers. The new legislation aims to expand eligibility beyond traditional share capital structures and lower the ownership threshold from 90% to 75%.

After several years of policy discussion and continued efforts led by the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) to relax the list of reserved businesses under the Foreign Business Act B.E. 2542 (1999) (FBA)...

Break fees are a well-established feature of the Australian mergers and acquisitions (M&A) landscape involving an entity which is subject to Chapter 6 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)...

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.

With the deadline approaching fast, societies that have not yet re-registered (or elected to wind-up) should take urgent steps to begin the process.