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Insights · Knowledge Centre
Indian law, analysed in depth.
Cornerstone analytical pieces, practitioner downloads, and category-level deep dives across the eighteen practice areas Candour Legal covers. Written for in-house counsel, founders, Designated Directors, and external advisors who want primary-source-verified analysis, not summaries.
Cornerstone pieces
The Long Reads
Two definitive pillar pieces. Each runs three thousand words, references primary statute and case law throughout, and answers the questions counsel actually asks before taking a position.
Crypto · VDA · Tax · PMLA
Cryptocurrency & VDA Law in India
The categorical map of Indian crypto law: Section 115BBH tax architecture, PMLA/FIU-IND AML obligations after the Binance and Bybit orders, Section 509 and CARF reporting, and FEMA classification. Updated for the April 2026 Finance Act changes and the FIU-IND Guidelines of 8 January 2026.
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PMLA & White-Collar Defence in India
The PMLA defence architecture: predicate offence test, ED powers of attachment under Section 5, Section 50 statement strategy, Section 45 bail jurisprudence after Vijay Madanlal Choudhary, and the differential between ED and CBI proceedings. For accused, their counsel, and corporate compliance heads anticipating exposure.
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Practitioner Tools
Self-diagnostic · 20 minutes
FIU-IND Registration Applicability Self-Check
Fifteen branching questions that map your business activity against Section 2(sa) of the PMLA. Four colour-coded outcomes, a thirty-day action plan customised by outcome, and source citations to the MoF notifications and PML Rules. For Designated Directors, founders, compliance heads, and external advisors of VDASPs, real estate intermediaries, jewellers and bullion dealers, professional firms, NPOs, and casino operators.
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By Practice Area
Category archives covering the eighteen practice areas Candour Legal advises on. Each archive aggregates analytical commentary, regulatory updates, and case law tracking.
Banking & Financial Regulation
RBI Master Directions, payments, NBFC, FEMA, NHB.
Capital Markets & IPO
SEBI, ICDR, LODR, IFSCA Listing Regulations, IPO and SME IPO.
Competition Law & Antitrust
CCI, NCLAT, dominance, merger control, cartel investigations.
Corporate & M&A
Companies Act 2013, FDI, JV, restructuring, GCC structuring.
Criminal Law & Procedure
BNS, BNSS, IPC, CrPC, criminal trial defence.
Crypto, VDA & Digital Assets
Section 115BBH, Section 194S, CARF, FIU-IND VDASP, PMLA.
Cyber Law & IT
IT Rules, intermediary liability, online gaming, AI/ML.
Data Protection (DPDP)
DPDP Act 2023, consent, Data Fiduciary obligations, cross-border.
Direct Tax & Transfer Pricing
Income-tax Act 2025, Finance Act, ITAT, CBDT, cross-border tax.
Family & Matrimonial
Divorce, custody, maintenance, personal laws.
Indirect Tax & GST
CGST, SGST, IGST, customs, e-invoicing, GST Appellate Tribunal.
Insolvency & Bankruptcy
IBC, IBBI, NCLT, NCLAT, CIRP, project-wise resolution.
IP & Media Law
Trademark, copyright, patent, music industry, advertising.
International Trade
FTAs (India-UK CETA), FDI, FEMA, cross-border M&A.
Labour & Employment
Four Labour Codes, gig worker regulation, ESOP.
Real Estate & RERA
RERA, developer-allottee disputes, IBC real estate.
Arbitration & Litigation
Arbitration Act 1996, Mediation Act 2023, institutional arbitration.
White Collar & PMLA
PMLA, ED, SFIO, bank fraud, CBI.
Recent commentary
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Reverse-chronological feed of all analytical pieces — recent focus on FIU-IND registration and AML compliance, VDA taxation, GCC structuring, telecom spectrum, music copyright, India-UK CETA, and the IBC Amendment Act 2026.
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