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Alpine Law Associates is the leading full-service law firm encompassing a wide range of legal practices located in Kathmandu, Nepal. It consists of a team of the country's best lawyers, each with expertise in their respective fields, tailored to meet clients' specific needs.

Office Address

Anamnagar-29, Kathmandu

Phone Number

+977 9841114443

Email Address

info@lawalpine.com

Contract Law

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Merger and Acquisition in Nepal (2026): Companies Act, Tax & Process

Merger and Acquisition in Nepal (2026): Companies Act, Tax & Process

A 2026 practitioner's guide to M&A in Nepal — Companies Act 2063 Sections 177-180 amalgamation procedure, share acquisition vs asset acquisition vs amalgamation routes, OCR and sectoral regulator approvals (NRB, SEBON, NIA), Competition Act 2063 anti-trust review, Income Tax Act capital gains and merger-tax treatment, and how Alpine Law Associates structures deal documentation and closing through to post-completion integration.

  • January 15, 2025
Property Types and Legal Rights in Nepal 2026 — Pillar Guide

Property Types and Legal Rights in Nepal 2026 — Pillar Guide

A 2026 (2083 BS) pillar guide to property types and legal rights in Nepal — the constitutional framework under Article 25 of the Constitution of Nepal 2072 (the right to acquire, own, enjoy, sell, and otherwise deal with property), the classification framework under the National Civil Code 2074 (Section 253 immovable property; Section 254 movable property; Section 255 seven ownership classes — private, joint, common, community, public, government, Guthi / trust), the Land Revenue Office registration framework, the foreign-investor and NRN property-purchase restrictions, the inheritance and partition rules under Chapter 14 of the Civil Code, the property-tax framework, and the special Guthi-system overlay for religious and charitable property.

  • January 19, 2025
Borrowing and Lending Law in Nepal (2026): Civil Code 2074 + NRB

Borrowing and Lending Law in Nepal (2026): Civil Code 2074 + NRB

A 2026 practitioner's guide to borrowing and lending in Nepal under the Muluki Civil Code 2074 and the Nepal Rastra Bank framework — Section 478 interest provisions, the Section 481 statutory cap that total cumulative interest cannot exceed principal, the Tamasuk loan deed, secured lending through pledge / mortgage / hypothecation, the 10-year limitation for loan recovery, licensed-lender regulation under NRB, cheque-bounce recovery under Penal Code Section 484, and the document trail that holds up at the District Court.

  • January 20, 2025
Filing a Case from Abroad in Nepal (2026): NRN Diaspora Guide

Filing a Case from Abroad in Nepal (2026): NRN Diaspora Guide

A 2026 NRN and diaspora guide to filing a case from abroad in Nepal — Power of Attorney executed abroad and notarised at the Nepali embassy, MoFA attestation, the PoA holder's authority, case categories common to NRN litigants (divorce, property, partition, succession, civil and criminal complaints), the document apostille / consularisation chain, e-filing at the Supreme Court and High Courts, online court appearance via video link where permitted, remote evidence-giving frameworks, and the practical workflow combining Nepal-based counsel with a PoA holder.

  • February 03, 2025
Performance of Contract in Nepal (2026): Civil Code 2074 Guide

Performance of Contract in Nepal (2026): Civil Code 2074 Guide

A 2026 practitioner's guide to performance of contract in Nepal under the Muluki Civil Code 2074 — time, place and manner of performance, reciprocal duties, attempted vs actual performance, substituted performance through third parties, impossibility under Section 531, frustration doctrine, joint and several performance, discharge by performance, and the practical document trail that proves performance at the District Court.

  • April 02, 2025
Capacity to Contract in Nepal (2026): Civil Code 2074 Guide

Capacity to Contract in Nepal (2026): Civil Code 2074 Guide

A 2026 practitioner's guide to capacity to contract in Nepal under the Muluki Civil Code 2074 — Section 506 disqualification rules, minors under Section 504(3), unsound mind, persons disqualified by law, the guardian-for-minor exception under Section 640, void-from-inception consequences under Section 517, ratification on majority, capacity of companies and corporations, foreign-party capacity, and the documentary evidence courts require to assess capacity at the District Court.

  • April 02, 2025
Breach of Contract in Nepal (2026): Civil Code 2074 Guide

Breach of Contract in Nepal (2026): Civil Code 2074 Guide

A 2026 practitioner's guide to breach of contract in Nepal under the Muluki Civil Code 2074 — what constitutes breach, types (actual, anticipatory, material, partial), the Section 535 damages framework (direct, real, foreseeable; no anticipatory loss), Section 538-540 rescission and specific performance, Section 541 injunction for anticipatory breach, Section 544 two-year limitation, the frustration defence under Section 531, waiver and estoppel, cure where time is not of the essence, and the documentary trail required to prove breach at the District Court.

  • April 04, 2025
Remedies for Breach of Contract in Nepal (2026): Civil Code 2074

Remedies for Breach of Contract in Nepal (2026): Civil Code 2074

A 2026 practitioner's guide to remedies for breach of contract in Nepal under the Muluki Civil Code 2074 — six remedies covering damages under Section 535, rescission and restitution under Section 538, specific performance under Section 540, injunction under Section 541, liquidated damages under Section 542, and quantum meruit, plus the Section 544 two-year limitation, mitigation of loss, election between remedies, and the District Court procedure from plaint through decree to execution.

  • April 04, 2025
PAN Card Registration in Nepal 2026 — Process, Documents, Fees

PAN Card Registration in Nepal 2026 — Process, Documents, Fees

A 2026 practitioner's guide to PAN card registration in Nepal — the 9-digit Permanent Account Number, the personal PAN, business PAN, and D-PAN withholding-agent categories, the legal trigger under Section 78 of the Income Tax Act 2058, eligibility, required documents for individual and business applicants, the online registration process through taxpayerportal.ird.gov.np, the biometric and final-issuance step at the local Inland Revenue Office, the zero-fee policy, the 1-3 working day timeline, the transactions that require a PAN (bank account, employment, real-estate registration, vehicle registration, contracts above NPR 1 lakh), the integration with the Nagarik App, the penalty exposure for non-registration, and the assessment risk of operating without a PAN.

  • April 04, 2025
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