EDPB’s Report on Government Data Access – The view from India
Introduction and Background A lot changed on July 16, 2020, when the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued its judgment in Data Protection Commissioner v. Facebook Ireland Limited, Maximillian Schrems (C-311/18) (“Schrems II”). This decision invalidated the EU-US Privacy Shield, on the basis that the national security laws of the United States …
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Unresolved legal issues around Virtual Digital Assets in India
The 2008 financial crisis was largely attributed to misconduct by banks, and created a shift in public opinion about how banks are viewed in the global financial market. It is perhaps to be expected that, in the very same year, Virtual Currencies (“VCs”) were introduced; one of their stated aims is to eliminate intermediaries like …
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Internal Investigations – Process gaps and integrity issues
Prashant Mara and Devina Deshpande
Managing internal investigations in India
Companies in India have faced heightened enforcement in recent times. Regulators are scrutinizing acts and omissions of management more closely than ever, across a range of regulations that criminalize certain patterns of corporate behavior.
Public Procurement in India Risks and challenges inherent in supplying to the government
Introduction The increasing volume of public procurement opportunities in India, coupled with the scale and magnitude of government projects, holds tremendous economic potential for both local and overseas companies. The recent uptick in procurement opportunity in India can be attributed to a variety of measures and initiatives. For one, foreign investors are today being granted …