Legal Updates
- District Administrative Offices Issues Prohibitory Order
- Notice on Limitation of Court Services
- Government Ends COVID-19 Lockdown
- Government of Nepal Issues New Lockdown Guideline
- Notice on Further Extension of Countrywide Lockdown
- Notice on Further Suspension of Court Services
- Notice on Extension of Countrywide Lockdown
- Government of Nepal Suspends On-Arrival Visa
- Nepal Rastra Bank's (NRB) Notice Relating to Foreign Payment System
- Implementation of Safeguard, Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Act 2076 (2019)
- Implementation of Advertisements (Regulation) Act 2076 (2019)
- Notice Relating to Foreign Direct Investment Threshold and Classification of Investment Company under the Industrial Enterprises Act 2073 (2016)
- Nepal Rastra Bank's Notice Relating to Foreign Payment System
- Supreme Court Ruling in the First Case of Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Award in Nepal
- Hedging Regulations 2075 (2019)
- Notice for Listing with the Social Security Fund
- Directives Relating to Licensing of Power Projects 2075 (2018)
- Ratification of the Montreal Convention 1999 by the House of Representatives
- P&A Has Been Recognized and Honored as the Highest Tax Paying Law Firm in Nepal
- Prohibition on Communication Through Viber Out in Nepal
- Ban on Transaction of Bitcoin in Nepal
- Update on Notice of the Ministry of Information and Communication on Clean Feed Policy
- Notice of the Ministry of Information and Communication on Clean Feed Policy
- Working Policy for Registration and Leasing of Government Land 2071 (2014)
- Notice of the Ministry of Information and Communications
District Administrative Offices Issues Prohibitory Order
District Administrative Offices ("DAO") of Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur on August 19, 2020 have issued a Prohibitory Order ("Order") in view of the continuous surge of coronavirus ("COVID-19") cases inside Kathmandu Valley. As per the Order, the following activities shall be prohibited within Kathmandu Valley from August 20, 2020 till August 26, 2020:
- Operation of industrial establishments, businesses and profession, except those producing essential commodities or providing essential services
- Public movements, except to purchase food items, medical supplies or other essential items and services
- Movement of both public and private vehicles, except those transporting essentials goods, medical personnel or security forces
- Public gathering, meetings, seminars, religious and social activities
- Operation of hotels, restaurants, shopping malls, cinema halls, party palaces and other places of public gatherings
Further, the Order has directed Banks and Financial Institutions ("BFIs") to provide online services to its customers. In the event, BFIs are unable to provide online services, they may operate through minimum employees as specified by the Nepal Rastra Bank, the central bank.
Amid the global impact caused by COVID-19, we are concerned about the health and well-being of our staff and their families, as well as our clients and their families.
As per DAOs' Order, we have implemented 'work from home' alternative for our lawyers and staffs. Our lawyers are fully equipped to work from home having remote access to our systems. Each lawyer and staff can be contacted at any time via email or mobile phones, teleconferencing, video-conferencing as usual.
Nepali version of the DOA's Order may be obtained by clicking here.
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