Online event
Understanding India’s regulatory environment: A practical guide for UK businesses
Monday 19 October at 10:00AM
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Understand India's evolving regulatory landscape and learn how to identify key compliance requirements, reduce risks and prepare your business for successful market entry.
What you’ll learn
- Understand the key regulatory areas UK SMEs should consider when entering or operating in India
- Learn how requirements around data protection, tax, labour, ESG, CSR and standards may affect business planning
- Identify where specialist advice may be needed and how to build compliance into your India market-entry approach
Description
India’s regulatory environment is evolving quickly, and UK businesses entering or operating in the market need to understand the requirements that may affect their products, services, data, workforce, and long-term operations. This webinar will provide a practical overview of key regulatory considerations for UK SMEs, helping businesses identify where they may need specialist advice and what questions to ask before committing resources. The session will introduce important areas such as India’s Digital Personal Data Protection framework, standards and certification requirements, sustainability and ESG expectations, corporate social responsibility obligations, labour law developments, and tax or transfer-pricing considerations for businesses with an Indian presence.
Rather than providing legal advice, the webinar will focus on awareness, preparation, and risk reduction. Attendees will gain a clearer understanding of the types of compliance issues that can arise in India, how regulatory obligations may differ from UK or EU frameworks, and how to build compliance thinking into market-entry planning from the outset.
Speakers
Kim Collaço
Partner - Enterprise Strategy, Baker Tilly ASA India
Kim Collaco is a Partner at Baker Tilly ASA with over 20 years of experience in growth strategy, business development and cross-border advisory. She advises international businesses on market entry, investment and expansion in India, with experience across technology, financial services, energy, defence, aerospace and manufacturing. Kim holds an MBA from Cambridge Judge Business School.
Harshit Mehta
Executive Partner - Taxation, ASA
Harshit has over 15 years of experience in domestic and international taxation. His expertise includes tax planning, restructuring, cross-border transactions, litigation support and compliance, with a particular focus on pharmaceuticals and life sciences. He has advised Indian conglomerates on establishing European headquarters and evaluating locations including the UK, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Ireland and the Netherlands.