Legal and Regulatory Reform

Corporate law advocacy has been part of how Bhandari Law Firm operates since we started out — not a side interest, but something built into the firm's identity from early on. That principle carries into the legal and regulatory reform work we take on alongside our regular practice. Our Managing Partner has been personally involved in some of the more notable corporate law reform initiatives in Nepal, and that experience shapes how the firm approaches this kind of work more broadly.

Who We Work With

Government at All Levels

Nepal's federal structure means lawmaking now happens across three tiers of government, and we've assisted at each of them — drafting Acts, Rules, and Regulations for federal, provincial, and local governments. Each level comes with its own institutional process and its own pace, and having worked across all three, we understand how to move a drafting project through whichever level it sits at.

International and Institutional Clients

Beyond government itself, we have a track record advising international organizations, multilateral agencies, international financial institutions, regulators, and business associations on developing new laws across a wide range of sectors and topics. These clients often bring a different kind of mandate — sometimes advising government from the outside, sometimes helping an industry body shape its own position on proposed legislation — and we adapt our approach depending on which seat we're sitting in.

How We Approach a Reform Project

Research

Every reform project starts with research — understanding the existing legal framework, where it falls short, and what's driving the need for change in the first place.

Data and Legal Analysis

We collect, organize, and analyze the underlying data and legal information relevant to the reform, building the evidentiary and legal basis for whatever changes are being proposed.

Stakeholder Consultation

Laws that get drafted in isolation tend to run into trouble once they reach the people they actually affect. We gather input directly from stakeholders through structured consultation meetings, so the drafting process reflects real-world concerns rather than assumptions made from a desk.

Legal Opinions on Draft Legislation

Alongside drafting work, we've issued legal opinions on draft bills, Rules, and Regulations to government authorities in Nepal — reviewing proposed legislation before it's finalized and flagging where it may create legal inconsistencies, unintended consequences, or conflicts with existing law.

This is work we take on because we think it matters — not just for the clients who bring us into a reform project, but for the broader legal and regulatory environment that every other part of our practice operates within.

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