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UK companies expanding into India, UK law firms using Indian support teams and UK investors in Indian start-ups face a specific set of Indian-law questions, often alongside UK regulatory duties that Indian lawyers do not advise on.
These guides cover the Indian side: company set-up and FEMA, hiring and IP, data protection, trade marks and counterfeits, outsourcing, enforcement and disputes. UK-law points are flagged for UK advisers.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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