Relaxations in minimum public shareholding
By: Dipti Lavya Swain, Partner & Shruti Sundararajan, Associate 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 …
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Malta Individual Investor Programme (MIIP) Has Reached Its Cap
As most people are aware, when enacted back in 2014 the Malta Individual Investor Programme (hereinafter ‘MIIP’) which grants Citizenship by Investment in Malta, stated that the number of successful main applicants, shall not exceed one thousand and eight hundred (1,800) for the whole duration of the Programme. This week the Malta Individual Investor Programme …
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COVID-19 Relaxation for Companies
On account of COVID – 19 being declared a worldwide pandemic by the World Health Organization, several countries have taken a slew of drastic measures to combat the spread of the virus. The alarming rise in the number of cases in India actioned the Central Government into implementing a nationwide lock-down. Further, taking cognizance of the …
The Intra-Corporate Transfer Regulations
The Conditions of Entry and Residence of Third-Country Nationals in the Framework of an Intra-Corporate Transfer Regulations (“Regulations”) were brought into force through Subsidiary Legislation 217.21. These Regulations transpose EU Directive 2014/66/EU into Maltese law.
New obligations under General Data Protection Regulation (GDRP)
Legal basis and principles of GDPR On 27 April 2016 Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council, General Data Protection Regulation (the “Regulation“ or “GDPR“) was adopted. This Regulation is directly applicable in all Member States and constitutes the legal framework for personal data protection applicable in the whole of the …
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Leaked Eprivacy Draft: What To Expect
Following the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation, the European Commission has been working on reforming the E-Privacy Directive. The draft law was leaked on the 13th of December 2016. Although this is not the final version, we now have a clearer idea of what to expect in the coming months. The Privacy and Electronic …