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Short, specific articles on the statutes and questions that come up most for technology businesses in India. Written by the partners, published here first.
Every co-founder relationship starts with optimism, and putting rules on paper feels almost insulting. Eighteen months in, it can sink the company. Here is what a founders agreement must contain in India.
It is polite, not threatening, but it is also very clear that the department knows something. Here is what the crypto NUDGE campaign is, how to check an email is genuine, how to respond, and what happens if you ignore it.
For many UK businesses, India starts as a cost-saving idea and grows into something bigger. At some point the business needs its own Indian company. Here is how to set one up: structure, directors, FEMA, tax, transfer pricing and compliance.
A large part of the engineering team at many Dubai Web3 companies is in India. The question is how to pay them, and how to own what they build. Here are the Indian rules on employment status, IP, token tax and foreign exchange.
ESOPs are the closest thing a startup has to a magic trick. Done badly, they leave people with tax bills on paper gains and options that lapse the day they resign. Here is how to do them properly.
Ask an Indian crypto trader which coin they use most and many will say USDT, not Bitcoin. That is exactly what worries the RBI. Here is how stablecoins are treated, what the rupee-backed ARC token is, and the tax and FEMA risks.
After more than a decade of negotiations, the UK and India have a free trade agreement in force. A trade deal opens a door; it does not walk you through it. Here is a practical legal checklist for UK companies entering India.
Indian founders building in crypto and Web3 often face the same choice: Dubai or GIFT City? For crypto businesses, the two aren’t really competing on the same terms. Here is how the regulators, tax, banking and Indian exposure compare.
The old playbook was to incorporate in Delaware or Singapore. It is now running in reverse. Here is how a reverse flip works in India, what it costs in tax, and what founders miss.
For more than two years, India’s crypto industry has waited for the government’s discussion paper. As of April 2026 it was reportedly shelved for the fifth time. Here is what the vacuum means and which rules already apply.
Every UK firm that works with an offshore team in India asks: can we lawfully send them our client data? Yes, if done properly. But the rules changed in 2026. Here is how a UK GDPR transfer to India works after the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.
Indian investors often look to Dubai for crypto: VARA-licensed exchanges, crypto-friendly banks and tokenised products. But for Indian residents it raises serious questions under foreign exchange and tax law. Here is what the LRS allows and where the Black Money Act bites.
Someone is sitting on your .com, or running an Instagram account in your name. Indian law and the domain dispute systems give brand owners real tools. Here is how INDRP, UDRP, court action and platform takedowns work.
India’s crypto investors have lived with uncertainty for a decade. In July 2026 a Reuters report said internal RBI documents lean towards prohibition. Here is what is proposed, the legal limits on any ban, and what to do now.
For a UK IP practice, few things are as quietly damaging as a lapsed registration. This guide covers the UK trade mark renewal rules after the April 2026 fee changes, how watching works, and what an offshore team can handle.
For many Indian crypto and Web3 founders, Dubai is the obvious place for the holding company. But if any founder is resident in India when they invest, India’s foreign exchange rules apply to every step. Here is how the structure works and where the risks sit.
“No, software can’t be patented in India” is the answer most founders hear, and it is badly incomplete. Here is how Section 3(k), the courts and the CRI Guidelines 2025 actually work, what filing costs and what to do if you are refused.
Your systems are encrypted, customer data has been stolen, and a message demands payment in Bitcoin within 72 hours. Is it even legal for an Indian company to pay? Here is the legal position, the reporting duties and how cyber insurance responds.
Most solicitors know the feeling: a full diary and a growing pile of research, bundles, chronologies and first drafts. Here is how offshore paralegal teams actually work for UK firms, from tasks and supervision to costs and data security.
For years, many DeFi founders treated the UAE as a place to build first and think about licensing later. That era ended on 16 September 2026. Here is what the deadline was, who it affects and what Indian DeFi teams should do.
If you collect a phone number on a WhatsApp order form or run an app with a sign-up page, India’s data protection law applies to you, whatever your size. Here is a practical checklist, the deadlines, the penalties and your remedies.
An AI tool parses her CV, scores her interview and ranks her below 300 others. Once hired, another tool tracks her keystrokes. Here is how the DPDP Act, the labour codes and the EU AI Act apply to AI in hiring and monitoring.
Every conversation about outsourcing in a UK law firm reaches the same question: is this a reserved activity? The list of reserved legal activities is shorter, and the line clearer, than many people assume. Here is how to draw it.
Many Dubai-licensed exchanges count Indians among their biggest customer groups. A VARA licence is a significant achievement, but it doesn’t give a platform the right to serve users in India. Here is why FIU-IND registration matters and what dual compliance looks like.
A few photos and a ten-second voice clip are now enough to make a convincing fake of anyone. Here is how personality rights work in India, what the courts and the IT Rules 2026 say about deepfakes, and what you can do if it happens to you.
Under the DPDP Act, anyone under 18 is a child, and processing their data comes with strict conditions. That puts AI chatbots, companion apps and edtech products squarely in the strictest part of the law.
Legal outsourcing for UK law firms has become one of the most practical answers to rising salaries, fixed-fee pressure and routine work. Here is what the SRA expects, the duties that stay with your firm, and a checklist for outsourcing to India.
An Indian trader or founder moves to Dubai for zero personal income tax and assumes India’s 30% crypto tax no longer applies. Sometimes that’s right. Often it isn’t. Here is how India’s residency rules, the deemed resident rule and the India-UAE treaty work.
On 24 July 2026 the Delhi High Court gave India its first answer on AI training and copyright. It is an interim order, ANI has appealed, and the question is far from settled. Here is what it means for publishers and AI developers.
On 13 November 2026, one specific part of India’s data protection law switches on: the registration of consent managers. It is not the DPDP compliance deadline most businesses face, but it changes the consent environment they will operate in.
A US trademark registration protects your brand in the United States, and only there. Here is how to register a US trademark in India, comparing the Madrid Protocol with direct filing, plus examination, objections and timelines.
English law offers no direct right to control your own face and voice, while Indian courts have built one through case law and are using it against deepfakes. Here is the UK gap, how Indian courts protect name, face and voice, and when a UK creator or brand can use them.
Two friends build an app, pick a catchy name and start getting traction. Eighteen months later, a legal notice arrives. Here is how to register your brand in India, from the first search to the certificate.
The government’s biggest attempt in years to ease company compliance is still a Bill. Here is what it would change for startups: small company limits, RSUs and SARs, fast-track mergers, decriminalisation and CSR, and what to do while it makes its way through Parliament.
A studio’s festival posters turn up on a rival’s page, logo swapped. Before anyone can sue, they need to know whether they own the work at all. Here is how Indian copyright law actually answers that.
Most examination reports are not a rejection. They are a question. Here is how to tell which question is being asked, and how to answer it.
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