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.
Anamnagar-29, Kathmandu
"How to register an online news portal in Nepal in 2026 — after the 2025 authority shuffle, the Department of Information and Broadcasting (DoIB) again registers online media under the amended Printing and Publication framework. This guide covers the registering authority, the company-first sequence, the NPR 5,000 fee, documents, Press Council listing, renewal, and how online news media differs from social-media platform registration."
"Nepal's Electronic Commerce Act 2081 (2025) is now in force — Act No. 13 of 2081, assented 16 March 2025 and effective from its 31st day. This guide explains the mandatory listing of e-commerce platforms on the Department of Commerce portal, the disclosure and grievance duties, electronic contracts, seller obligations, the penalties (up to NPR 500,000 and 3 years), and how it layers on the Consumer Protection Act 2075 and ETA 2063."
A 2026 practitioner's law-text companion to the Electronic Transactions Act 2063 (2008) in Nepal — the 12-chapter / 80-section structure, the Chapter 9 cyber offences (Sec 44 source-code piracy, Sec 45 unauthorised access/hacking, Sec 46 damage to computer/data, Sec 47 publication of illegal electronic content, Sec 48 confidentiality, Sec 49 software piracy, Sec 51 computer fraud, Sec 52 abetment), the digital-signature regime under Chapters 2-4, the Office of the Controller of Certification (OCC) under the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, the Information Technology Tribunal and IT Appellate Tribunal forum structure, the 2022 Supreme Court directive on Section 47 free-speech misuse, the parallel Privacy Act 2075 and Criminal Code 2074 defamation Sections 305-307, the pending Information Technology and Cybersecurity Bill 2080 (2024) intended to replace ETA, and the practical compliance discipline for business and consumer use.
