Worldwide: Directors and Officers

On 10 February 2026, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released a draft amendment (Draft Amendment) to the RBI (Non-Banking Financial Companies – Registration, Exemptions and Framework for Scale Based Regulation) Directions, 2025 (NBFC Exemptions Master Directions).

While recent judicial precedents have significantly expanded the scope of shareholder inspection and access rights (particularly in the context of activist shareholders, and oppression and mismanagement actions), the legislative framework for shareholder inspection rights under Indian Company Law remains largely ineffective and inadequate.

Pursuant to a Gazette Notification dated February 3, 2026, the Government of India ('Government') notified the Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws)...

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs ("MCA"), through notification dated 31.12.2025, notified the Companies (Removal of Names of Companies from the Register of Companies)...

MCA, through notification dated 31.12.2025, notified the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Amendment Rules, 2025 ("Appointment Amendment Rules") to amend the Companies...

Independent directors are expected to treat whistleblower mechanisms as governance infrastructure, not reporting hygiene. A well-functioning audit committee is meant to see whistleblower data...

This article examines the key legal considerations when appointing a spouse as a director, the importance of proper documentation and the alternative role structures available.

A development that drew significant attention in the field of corporate law was the announcement by Samruk-Kazyna JSC (the "Fund") that an artificial intelligence system known as SKAI...

Every family is different, not just in terms of the dynamics of its constituent members, but in terms of its accumulated wealth, investments, real estate, or any underlying operating businesses.