Writing Wills for your European property
The global disruption caused by the pandemic has led many people to re-consider their way of life. The lure of the relaxed lifestyle across a number of European countries together with the warmer climate and Mediterranean diet has resulted in an increase in British citizens relocating to countries in the European Union.
Social Media allows Online Defamantion to spread faster and farther
Currently, social media such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram are powerful online platforms where anyone can ‘tweet’, ‘post’, ‘share’ any kind of material. The platforms are largely self-governing, having initially taken the view that they had no responsibility for the nature of the posts their users chose to post. However, somewhat reluctantly social media platforms …
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What to do if you are Arrested in Europe
Many people are looking forward to a relaxing break on holiday in Europe, hoping to let off steam after the long months putting up with the pandemic, politics plus the impending financial downturn. Nobody sets off on holiday expecting to be arrested but it becomes a stark reality for some people. The Foreign and Commonwealth …
REMOVAL AND BLOCKING OF UNLAWFUL ONLINE CONTENT (Procedure, Oversight and Safeguards) RULES 2021. A LAW IN FURTHERANCE OF THE MAIN DATA PROTECTION LAW IN PAKISTAN, THE PREVENTION OF ELECTRONIC CRIMES ACT 2016.
The Removal and Blocking of Unlawful Online Content (Procedure, Oversight and Safeguards) Rules 2021 (“Rules”) have been enacted in furtherance of sections 37 and 51 of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act 2016 (“PECA”). Section 37 and 51 of the PECA provide that the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (“PTA”) may promulgate rules for the blocking and …
Defamation – How to limit the damage and protect your reputation
As the proverb says, the pen is mightier than the sword. In today’s world, that has never been more true. With a single comment, individuals can send ripples across the world that seriously impact on the reputation of others.
The Merchant Shipping Directorate’s New Pleasure Yacht Changeover Guidelines
The Merchant Shipping Directorate of Transport Malta has issued the ‘Commercial Yacht – Pleasure Yacht Guidelines (‘the Guidelines’) on the 2nd of September 2021. The Guidelines provide carefully devised considerations for yacht owners who wish to make the change from a commercial yacht to a pleasure yacht or vice-versa and highlight every step of the process.
A New Tax Controversy: Valuable House Tax
In accordance with the Valuable House Tax (“VHT”) that is regulated through Law Numbered 7194 on the Digital Service Tax and the Amendment of Certain Laws and Law Decree Numbered 375 (“Law No. 7194”), and which is quite new and controversial to Turkey, households in Turkey whose tax value is more than TRY 5,000,000 are …
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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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Business Interruption COVID-19 Test Case: Financial Conduct Authority’s Test Case- The UK Supreme
On 15th January 2021 the UK’s Supreme Court handed down its decision Financial Conduct Authority (Appellant) -v- Arch Insurance (UK) Ltd and others (Respondents) [2020] EWHC Comm 2448. The Supreme Court rejected all of the Insurer’s appeals and it allowed the appeals by the FCA.
Surrogate Advertisements: A trademark gameplay!
Co-authored by Ms. Ravina Rajpal (Partner, Singh&Singh | Malhotra&Hegde) and undersigned, Ms. Khushboo Soni (Associate, Singh&Singh | Malhotra&Hegde) Recently, Diageo India’s advertisement for pocket-size flasks has raised concerns regarding absence of any regulations with respect to advertisement on over-the-top (OTT) platforms.[1] Have you ever wondered why companies like Bacardi, Royal Challenge, Diageo’s Smirnoff etc. market …
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