COVID-19: new support for self-employed workers
The Grand Ducal Regulation of 6 May 2020, which introduced a new certified emergency allowance for self-employed workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, was published in Mémorial A and came into force on 6 May 2020.
Financial Leasing Law
UAE Federal Law No. 8 of 2018 on Financial Leasing (the “Law”) came into effect on 1 January 2019, with the aim of regulating the provision of leasing activities in the UAE.
When hiring people to work in Denmark
If you are considering hiring or posting employees to Denmark, you must be familiar with Danish labour market regulations and you must comply with such. Holst, Advokat has prepared a general guide to employment law and labour law in Denmark.
The end for visa requirements
FAMILY MEMBERS OF EU CITIZENS WHO ARE NOT EU NATIONALS BUT HOLD PERMANENT RESIDENCE CARDS On the 18/06/2020 the Court of Justice of the European Union (΄CJEU΄) issued a judgement based on a request for a preliminary ruling in Case C-754/18 between Ryanair Designated Activity Company v Országos Rendőr-főkapitányság where it ruled, amongst others, on …
Why the government should regulate and not ban cryptocurrency
Authored by Vatsal Gaur The Indian government must not permanently ban cryptocurrency (also referred to as ‘token’ or ‘coin’ or ‘digital currency’). Any permanent ban on cryptocurrency would only reflect a lack of understanding of the positive impact the technologically powerful cryptocurrency can create on the Indian economy. Many governments have expressed fear over tokens …
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Corporate & Commercial Monthly newsletter | June 2020
Relaxations in minimum public shareholding SEBI issued a circular dated May 14, 2020 (2020 Circular) granting relaxation to listed companies from the applicability of 2017 Circular that required recognized stock exchanges to review compliance of listed entities with Minimum Public Shareholding (MPS) requirements and introduced inter alia the procedure to be followed by stock exchanges/depositories …
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Labor & employment laws relaxations
MHA Order of May 17, 2020 – Impact on wage payment obligation In wake of lockdown 4.0, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) vide its Order dated May 17, 2020 (Order) provided for all orders issued by the National Executive Committee (NEC) under Section 10(2)(l) of the Disaster Management Act, 2005 (DMA) to cease to …
Force Majeure in government contracts and PPPs
Ministry of Finance issues office memorandum for force majeure The Government of India, through the Procurement Policy Division, Department of Expenditure at the Ministry of Finance (MoF), has recently issued an office memorandum on May 13, 2020 (O.M. No. F. 18/4/2020-PDD) pertaining to force majeure (MoF Memorandum). The MoF Memorandum seeks to provide relief to …
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Law and policy update: Covid-19 Economic Package
10 key takeaways from INR 20 lakh crore economic relief package | May 14, 2020 In a speech that echoed and amplified PM Modi’s ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ (Resilient India) approach, India’s Union Finance Minister (FM) on Wednesday announced a slew of measures to help businesses recover from impact of Covid-19 outbreak. These measures, when included with …
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Projects, Energy & Infrastructure Monthly Update June 2020
Contributions by Projects, Energy & Infrastructure team Aakash Sharma | Associate Akshay Malhotra | Partner Anviti Bhadouria | Associate Esha Nair | Associate Ishita Gupta | Associate Regulatory & Policy team Anukriti Jain | Associate Jyotsna Khatri | Associate Molshree Bhatnagar | Associate Partner Parichita Chowdhury | Associate Samarth Kashyap | Associate Shefali Tripathi | …
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