ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS TO THE ROMANIAN FISCAL CODE
1. Introduction The beginning of 2021 seems to be under the auspices of numerous amendments incurred to the Law no. 227/2015 regarding the fiscal code (the “Fiscal Code”).
Six (6) Things Your Business Need To Know On Personal Data Protection in Malaysia
Part 1: Introduction In Malaysia, collection, processing, storage, transfer and retention of individuals’ personal data are governed under the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (the “Act”). In short, the Act regulates the processing of personal data in commercial transactions in Malaysia.
Government moves in to regulate OTT platforms over “lax content moderation”
OTT platform and digital media has picked up a fast pace in India especially with internet penetration reaching over 50% of the Indian populace which in sheer population numbers works out to staggering (more than) 700 million. Hence, the very concept of OTT is revolutionary in terms of its audience reach.
Accountability of social media against its misuse and abuse
India, in recent years, has seen a massive surge in the number of internet users and people accessing social media platforms. The pandemic and the ensuing lockdown have doubled these numbers as more and more consumers turn to social media for interaction with their friends and families. At the same time, the digital explosion has …
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The Equality Bill and its Impact on Employment
Whereas the right not to be treated in a discriminatory manner is enshrined in the highest law of the land – the Constitution, measures in favour of protection against discrimination specifically in relation to employment matters may be found both in the Employment and Industrial Relations Act (Chapter 452 of the Laws of Malta), as well as …
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BlackOak Workshop Series – Blog 2
Debby Lim, Director BlackOak LLC, talks about a recent High Court decision of the Ocean Winner on the interplay between shipping law and insolvency law.
BlackOak Workshop Series – Blog 1
Our Director Darius Tay speaks about a recent Singapore Court decision relating to Creditors Voluntary Liquidation.
BlackOak Workshop Series – Introduction
BlackOak LLC is excited to launch a series of 2- 3 minutes video blogs in which our Directors and Associates will present summaries of thought leadership issues, notable cases and court decisions as well as current trends in the restructuring and insolvency space.
Russian Case Law in 2020 on Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments under Reciprocity Rule
Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments (‘R&E’) is a persistent problem of Russian case law. Different obstacles still arise even when judgments, filed for R&E in the Russian Federation, are made by courts of countries which are contracting parties to multilateral conventions (e.g., the Minsk Convention 1993, Kiev Convention 1992) or bilateral treaties on legal …
New scheme on fast track business activation in Cyprus
The Fast Track Business Activation mechanism was approved by the Council of Ministers on 3rd of September 2020 aiming to further attract foreign business to Cyprus as well as to provide fast and efficient services to foreign businesses wishing to establish presence in Cyprus.