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🗞️ AKP Corporate & Compliance Law Weekly | November 17, 2025 📡 Your leadership radar for the week: Regulatory shifts and tech vulnerabilities are reshaping compliance priorities. From labour law expansion to cyber audit mandates and fintech reforms — here’s what CXOs and GCs need to act on now. 🔐 Labour Law: Uttar Pradesh extends Shops & Establishments Act statewide, covering clinics, consultants, and digital platforms — ensuring regulated working conditions for service-sector employees. 🏢 Stamp Duty: UP clears concessions on rental lease agreements to encourage formal tenancy registration; Maharashtra mandates monthly scrutiny of stamp duty waivers post high-value land deal controversy. 📊 Stock Exchanges: NSE sets CSCRF-based cyber audit timelines for trading members; BSE issues FATF compliance notice; CDSL introduces new liquidity settlement market type and announces KYC-linked account freezes. ⚠️ Cybersecurity & IT: CERT-In flags critical vulnerabilities across SAP, Adobe, GitHub Enterprise, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft products, Red Hat JBoss, and QNAP OS — urging immediate patching to prevent RCE and privilege escalation. 💼 Finance: DFS launches unified startup loan application journey on Jan Samarth Portal with credit up to ₹20 crore under CGSS — boosting transparency and ease of access for entrepreneurs. 🔗 Read the full update: https://lnkd.in/g9GkqCMs 📬 Want this delivered every Tuesday? Write to us at [email protected] Kritika Krishnamurthy | Anuroop Omkar #CorporateandComplianceDigest #AKPWeekly #CorporateLaw #CyberSecurity #RegulatoryUpdates #GeneralCounsel #CXOBrief #LabourLaw #TaxLaw #Compliance #CorporateGovernance #Fintech #StartupIndia

🔍✨ Consent is the New Business Opportunity of India’s Digital Economy And the next big opportunity is already here. 🚀🇮🇳 Most organisations still view DPDP compliance as a checkbox. But the leaders shaping India’s next decade are asking a deeper question: “How do we engineer trust at scale?” 🔐🤝 Our new FAQ on Mondaq breaks down why Consent Managers are about to become the backbone of India’s data infrastructure: 💳 Fintechs & digital lenders 🏦 NBFCs working with LSPs 🌏 Cross-border SaaS companies 🩺 Healthtech & edtech platforms 📱 Any business scaling with personal data Here’s the full deep dive 👇 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gA_gBggJ Anuroop Omkar Kritika Krishnamurthy

🚨 5 Critical Questions Every Business Must Ask About Foreign Exchange Compliance 📋 Are you confident your organisation is fully compliant with foreign exchange regulations? Here's your essential compliance checklist: 1️⃣ Are your foreign exchange transactions documented? Proper documentation isn't optional—it's your first line of defense against compliance issues. 2️⃣ Do you track RBI reporting deadlines? Missing deadlines can lead to contraventions and payment of high compounding amounts that could have been easily avoided. 3️⃣ Do you review contracts for foreign exchange compliance? Every contract should be vetted for potential foreign exchange implications before signing. 4️⃣ Is your team trained to spot potential FEMA violations? Your compliance is only as strong as your team's awareness and understanding. 5️⃣ Do you audit for foreign exchange compliance gaps? Regular internal audits help identify and fix issues before they become costly problems. 💡 The Reality Check: If you answered "no" or "unsure" to any of these questions, you might be exposing your business to unnecessary compliance risks. The cost of prevention is always less than the cost of violation. 🎯 To know more about how to stay compliant with foreign exchange compliance, register now: https://lnkd.in/gzTmqRhW Kritika Krishnamurthy | Anuroop Omkar | Ashutosh R. | Abhilasha P. #FEMA #Compliance #RiskManagement #RegulatoryCompliance #Finance #BusinessStrategy #ForeignExchange #ComplianceOfficers #CFO #RBI

📣 We’re Hiring – Senior Associate (Disputes) AK & Partners | New Delhi We are looking for a Senior Associate with minimum 5 years’ experience in litigation and dispute resolution to join our growing Disputes Practice. What we expect: ✔ Strong drafting & research skills ✔ Court appearances across forums ✔ Ability to manage matters end-to-end ✔ Clear communication & timeline discipline ✔ Ownership, leadership and mentoring capability What you get: – High-stakes, complex disputes work – Direct partner mentorship – Fast-paced, growth-oriented environment 📩 Apply at: [email protected] Subject: Senior Associate – Disputes

📣 We’re Hiring: Associate – Disputes (Minimum 2 Years PQE) AK & Partners | Delhi AK & Partners is looking for a motivated, detail-oriented Associate for our Disputes Practice with a minimum of 2 years’ post-qualification experience. If you thrive in high-stakes matters, enjoy sharp legal strategy, and want to work with a fast-paced, excellence-driven team, we’d love to meet you. 🏛 What the Role Involves: Drafting pleadings, applications, written submissions, legal notices Appearance and coordination across various forums. Interest in trial practice essential Research-heavy assignments and preparation of legal opinions Matter management and client communication aligned with AKP’s “zero-surprise, solution-first” approach Working directly with partners on complex litigation and arbitration mandates 👀 What We’re Looking For: Minimum 2 years PQE in dispute resolution/litigation Strong research, drafting and analytical skills Reliability with timelines, version control and client communication A proactive professional who takes ownership, anticipates needs, and strengthens the system Someone who sees disputes not as a process, but as a strategy 🤝 What You Get at AK & Partners: Exposure to complex, cross-border disputes and regulatory litigation A culture that values precision, accountability, and institution-building Direct mentorship from partners Growth pathways for high performers 📩 To Apply: Send your CV with the subject line: Application – Associate (Disputes) to [email protected]

🔒 PRAGYAN | Legal Intelligence for Corporate Strategy ⚖️ Roundtable 03: India’s New Labour Codes – What Every Employer Must Know The Government of India has notified all four Labour Codes — reshaping how you hire, pay, retain, and restructure your workforce. But reading the Codes is one thing. Understanding what they mean for your business is another. Welcome to PRAGYAN — a closed-door, off-record roundtable designed for CXOs, General Counsels, and HR Heads. 📅 Date: December 5, 2025 (Thursday) 🕓 Time: 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM IST 📍 Virtual | No recordings | Chatham House Rules 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/gi4QXJ4p We’ll walk you through the Codes issue by issue: ✅ Contracts, fixed-term employment, and workforce classification ✅ Structuring wages, bonuses, and working hours ✅ PF, ESIC, gig workers and benefits ✅ Layoffs, retrenchment, and IR thresholds ✅ Safety and workplace conditions 💬 Bring your real-world questions — or send them in advance to jump the queue. Anuroop Omkar I Kritika Krishnamurthy I Syed Shah Zahid Hussain I Abhilasha P. #LabourCodes #IndiaLabourLaw #CXORoundtable #HRCompliance #LegalStrategy #EmploymentLawIndia #WagesCode #SocialSecurity #IndustrialRelations #OSHCODE #AKandPartners #PragyanByAKP #ClosedDoorDiscussion #LeadershipThroughLaw #CorporateGovernanceIndia