The Draft Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 (Part I)
Answering all your questions on the recent personal data protection bill released by MeitY, India.
5 things to know before facing the Enforcement Directorate under the PMLA, 2002
The Supreme Court of India through its seminal judgement in Vijay Madanlal Choudhary & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. [SLP(Crim.) No. 4634 of 2014] shaped the contours of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) in India. The SC in this case upheld the powers of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to investigate …
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IMPLICATIONS OF THE DIGITAL RUPEE ON CRYPTOCURRENCY IN INDIA
Virtual currencies have always been tightly restricted, if not outright prohibited, in India. The Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”) has consistently opposed the use of “private virtual currencies” due to their uncontrollability. Illicit black-market transactions and shadow economies are feasible because the RBI has no control over who or how much cryptocurrency is transported where. …
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KEY LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES UNDER THE LAW ON INVESTMENT 2020 OF VIETNAM
Investors Licensing requirements 100% Vietnamese domestic investors Investors being FIE >50% [i] Investors being FIE ≤ 50% [ii] Foreign investors 1. Investment licensing requirements for new investment projects (green-field investment) IPD [iii] Mandatory if an investment project falls under cases provided in Articles 30, 31, and 32 of the Law on Investment 2020 [iv] IRC …
Analysis of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022
India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (‘MeitY’) recently released the (long-awaited) draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 (‘DPDP Bill’) on November 18, 2022, and solicited all relevant stakeholders to submit their suggestions and comments (no later than December 17, 2022). The DPDP Bill constitutes the latest in a series of draft legislation propagated …
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Commercial Lease Agreements in India
A commercial lease agreement (“Agreement”) is an instrument and a contract executed between the owner (“Lessor”) of an immovable property (“Property”) for lease and the entity/individual (“Lessee”) desirous to lease (acquire possession) the Property for commercial purposes. This Agreement records the terms and conditions which bind the parties to the transaction and are mutually agreed …
Statistics on Data Breach Notifications for the Last 5 Years
According to Article 12 of the Law No. 6698 on Protection of Personal Data (“Law”) [1], data controllers are obliged to prevent unlawful processing of personal data, unlawful access to personal data, to ensure the protection of personal data, and to take all necessary technical and administrative measures to ensure the appropriate level of security. …
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ARBITRATION: INTERIM MEASURES IN CONSTRUCTION MATTERS EX PARTE APPLICATIONS – FRIEND OR FOE?
Typically, Parties undergoing disputes submit Ex Parte applications if they anticipate that giving notice could defeat the purpose of the application (for example, freezing injunctions or search orders). While Ex Parte applications are accepted by most Courts, its still fairly untrod territory during Arbitration/s.
What Remedies Does a Buyer Have for Defective Goods Under UAE Law and English Law?
In international sale contracts, the difficulty is often in determining exactly what obligations the terms of the contract create. This difficulty is not always apparent in negotiating the contract but becomes apparent when there is a dispute in which the parties argue that the terms in question hold different meanings. Merchant traders want to know …
Confronting the Closet: An empathetic approach to Legal Recognition of Same-sex Marriages
“The nature of marriage is that, through its enduring bond, two persons together can find other freedoms, such as expression, intimacy, and spirituality. This is true for all persons, whatever their sexual orientation.” – Justice Sharon L. Kennedy (Chief Justice of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of Ohio)