

Corporate law around the world, regulatory alerts, and more

Saudi Arabia has introduced important regulation concerning corporate transparency and ownership disclosure.

The year 2026 brings a series of essential obligations for commercial companies in Romania arising from recent legislative amendments and from regulations whose compliance deadlines are now becoming due.

The Companies (Jersey) Amendment Law 2026 was adopted on 21 January 2026 and will come into force on 1 June 2026 or seven days after registration.

The Minister of Law of the Republic of Indonesia (MOL) has issued Regulation No. 49 of 2025 (“MOL 49”) on the Requirements and Procedures for the Establishment, Amendment, and Dissolution of Limited Liability Companies.

The UAE has introduced amendments to the Commercial Companies Law (Federal Decree-Law No. 32 of 2021), modernizing the onshore corporate framework and bringing it closer to international standards.

Zimbabwe has introduced a mandatory re-registration exercise requiring all companies and Private Business Corporations (PBCs) registered before the introduction of the electronic registry system to migrate to the new Companies and Other Business Entities Electronic Registry.

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) notified amendments to the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014, replacing annual director KYC filing with a triennial KYC intimation, significantly reducing the compliance burden on directors.