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We are excited to announce that Chambers and Partners, the world’s leading independent legal directory, has ranked Spice Route Legal’s Fintech Practice among the best in India in their 2025 Fintech Rankings. The Chambers Fintech Guide 2025 has commended our “technological know-how and deep regulatory expertise” in critical areas such as “virtual digital assets and… Continue reading Chambers and Partners Fintech India Rankings, 2025
We are ecstatic to share that Asialaw, one of the Asia’s most prestigious legal directories, has honoured Spice Route Legal as the Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (TMT) Law Firm of the Year in its 2024 Awards for the region. Adding to this honour, our Partner, Mathew Chacko, was also shortlisted for the highly coveted Technology… Continue reading Asialaw Technology and Telecommunications Law Practice of the year, 2024
The Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”) has raised the alarm over the widely practised but controversial practice in the lending industry—‘renewal or rollover of loans’. In a recent directive, the RBI called on microfinance lenders to cease the practice of rollover and netting off, which results in loan evergreening. In September 2024, the RBI extended… Continue reading Loan Renewal Practices Under RBI Scrutiny: Is ‘Netting Off’ Hiding Borrower Stress?
INTRODUCTION On 12th August 2022, the National Anti-Doping Act, 2022 (“Act”) was notified by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (“MYAS”).1 However, the Act is yet to be enforced, as the central government has not notified it in their official gazette. Globally, doping is regulated by the World Anti-Doping Agency (“WADA”), an international agency,… Continue reading National Anti-Doping Act, 2022
INTRODUCTION The gold lending industry in India is experiencing significant growth and is expected to grow at an even higher pace in the coming years. This growth is largely driven by increasing gold prices and growing consumer demand. The yellow metal has experienced various cycles of growth and stagnation and has reached an all-time high… Continue reading Gold Lending: The Future Of Consumer Credit Needs?
Spice Route Legal is pleased to launch EnRoute, a startup incubator programme aimed at empowering early-stage technology startups and innovators. EnRoute is designed to provide comprehensive legal, regulatory, and technical support to visionary entrepreneurs who are developing groundbreaking tech solutions to today’s most challenging problems. The programme offers startups the opportunity to access 100 hours… Continue reading Spice Route Legal Unveils EnRoute: A Cutting-Edge Startup Incubator Programme
BACKGROUND India’s credit sector has seen phenomenal growth in the last few years supported by a rapid adoption of technology and a shift in the mindset towards borrowing money to meet financial needs. Fintechs have played a key role in driving this growth by bridging the gap between customers and financial institutions. While this surge… Continue reading Gauging the Regulatory Winds: What is the next chapter in the lending story?
INTRODUCTION E-pharmacies witnessed a massive surge in demand due to lockdowns during the Covid-19 pandemic. The sale of medicines (including prescription and non-prescription medicines) through these pharmacies occurs through online orders from customers and patients. Orders are dispatched and delivered to recipients through courier, mail, or delivery. The benefits of e-pharmacies are multi-fold. They provide… Continue reading Regulation of E-Pharmacies in India
Introduction Indian courts have not lost an opportunity towards protecting an individual’s right to restrict commercial exploitation of his/her identity including personality, name, image, likeness, mannerisms and gestures. India’s legal landscape has seen significant developments driven by landmark judicial judgements whether favoring the celebrities in question like in the case of Daler Mehndi 1, Karan… Continue reading Artificial Intelligence- Personality and More: A Modern Khichdi
Spice Route Legal, India’s leading Privacy, Data Protection, and Cybersecurity practice, is pleased to launch a comprehensive global privacy resource for in-house teams: the Data and Privacy Hub. The platform serves as a one-stop destination for insights into global data protection laws, templates for data processing activities, and guides on privacy, cybersecurity, and related issues.… Continue reading Spice Route Legal launches India’s first global privacy resource for in-house legal professionals!
