Highlights of Bangladesh Companies (Amendment) Act 2020
The Companies (Amendment) Act, 2020 was recently passed in the Parliament by amending the existing Companies Act, 1994, which was published in the Gazette on 25 February 2020 with the consent of His Excellency the President and has been in force since that day. Earlier, an initiative was taken to enact a new Companies Act, …
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FORMATION OF A PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANY (PROCESS)
Most Bangladeshi companies are registered as private limited liability companies, commonly known as private limited companies. A private limited company in Bangladesh is a separate legal entity and shareholders are not liable for the company’s debts beyond the amount of share capital they have contributed. According to the Companies Act 1994, any person (foreign or …
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Case Note on Emergency Medical Services: Writ Petition 1509/2016
It is often seen that many clinics, hospitals, and other medical service providers like diagnostic centers lack basic facilities to handle medical emergencies in their vicinity. In other cases, we have seen cases where certain patients of road accidents or attacks are rejected medical care by hospitals and clinics instead of treating them.
New trends in patent infringement and invalidity litigation in Brazil
In certain jurisdictions, the defendant in a patent infringement lawsuit can raise an objection of invalidity to be jointly decided by the same court. In other systems, the validity of the patent must be challenged in a separate, independent proceeding, filed before a different court. This so-called “bifurcated system” is adopted, for instance, in Germany, …
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PROTECTION OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION WITHOUT A CONTRACT
Introduction Signing of confidentiality agreements to protect confidential information is common practice. However, what happens when there is no such confidentiality agreement? Is confidentiality of confidential information required to be maintained even if there is no express contract, or is a written contract necessary to protect confidentiality? This is the question that is explored in …
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PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION LAW IN INDIA
Introduction On 2nd September, 2020, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY), Government of India invoking its power under section 69A of the Information Technology Act read with the relevant provisions of the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking of Access of Information by Public) Rules 2009 and in view of the …
ONE STOP SERVICE LAW AND EASE OF DOING BUSINESS IN BANGLADESH
The Government of Bangladesh in a big forward leap has promulgated the One Stop Service Act 2018(“OSS” hereinafter) in order to make it easy for investors to setup and start running businesses in Bangladesh.
Turkey Introduces Procedures and Principles Regarding Determination of Power Plant Areas of Production
Procedures and Principles Regarding Determination of Power Plant Areas of Production Facilities Subjected to Pre-License and Licenses in the Electricity Market (“Principles”) set forth by the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (“EMRA”) has entered into force as of 18 June 2020.
Firms to Adhere to Anti-Dumping Law in Vietnam
Anti-dumping regulations are among the important issues that Vietnamese and foreign businesses are interested in. Why is this the case, and what factors are involved in determining whether these regulations are being followed?
Notes to The Process of Anti-Dumping Investigation in Vietnam
Recently, Vietnam has been initiating 10 cases of an anti-dumping investigations against products imported from foreign countries like India, Malaysia, Thailand, China and others. It is expected that there shall be more cases in the next years. Therefore, it is significant to know about the process of anti-dumping investigation in Vietnam.