Apple And Its ‘Green Approach’ Of Muddying Consumer Interests
Introduction Lately, during Covid-19 pandemic, all of us have learnt our dependency on the technology, either while working from home, or students attending their classes online or using internet banking services. Equally, there’s been observed a significant surge in the sale of technology products like laptops,[1] mobiles and workstations during the last one year across …
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Offshore suppliers, are you caught in the New Zealand GST net?
This update will be relevant for offshore suppliers of goods or services that have New Zealand customers, especially where some of those customers may be private consumers.
REMOTE WORK IN THE LABOUR CODE: the key points of the new draft Act
On 19 May 2021, a new draft Act amending the Labour Code Act, the Vocational and Social Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities Act and the Employment Promotion and Labour Market Institutions Act was announced. The main objective of the new draft law is to introduce the provisions on remote work into the Labour …
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Changes to CISO Designation Rules and Public Disclosure Requirement for Information Security
Certain amendments to the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection (“Network Act”) and the Act on the Promotion of Information Security Industry (“Information Security Industry Act”) were promulgated on June 8, 2021 and are scheduled to go into effect on December 9, 2021. These amendments contain several major changes …
Increase in trademark registration EUIPO
EUIPO Executive Director Christian Archambeau has shed light on the record filing numbers for EU Trademark registrations experienced in the first months of 2021. Archambeau has stated that:
Proposed Amendments To Thai Real Estate Law
Thai business media have reported that sources in the Thai government leaked information stating that laws and regulations on land ownership for foreigners could be set to change, so foreigners would have the option to buy and own a detached house, including the land on which the house is built, as long as the value …
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CCI order on WhatsApp policy: Is CCI filling up the vacuum of the Data Protection Regulator?
In a recent order dated 24th March 2021, the Competition Commission of India (“CCI”) has taken suo-motu cognizance of the updated privacy policy and terms of services of WhatsApp which were rolled out by WhatsApp on 4th January 2021 (“Updated Policy”).[1] It directed the Director General to investigate the anti-competitive issues in relation to the …
The Unification of Judgments Decision of the Court of Cassation on Notification Law
Introduction The Decision of the Court of Cassation Great General Assembly on the Unification of Judgments (“Assembly”) dated 20.11.2020 and numbered 2019/2 E., 2020/3 K. (“Decision”) was published in the Official Gazette dated 20.04.2021 and numbered 31460 and resolved the differences in opinion and application among the Court of Cassation General Assembly of the Civil …
Singapore Convention and Enforcement of Settlement Agreements in Turkey
Introduction The United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation (“Singapore Convention”) was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 20 December 2018. It was signed by Turkey on August 7, 2019, when it was opened for signature. Finally, the Presidential Decision dated 21 April 2021 and numbered 3866 on the ratification …
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Shareholders’ Agreements in Family Businesses
Introduction Family businesses, in the simplest definition, are companies in which the company shares, or the authority to manage the company, belongs to various members of a family. The most significant issues that must be addressed in these companies are institutionalization, and the prevention or minimization of the effects of disagreements between family members on …
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