The Crack In The Dominant ‘Asian’ Armour – India’s Moment To Seize The Day
While a large number of infamous astrologers, psychics and crystal ball predictors try to weave a cause, effect and continue to provide us with timelines for the finalities of COVID 19 – Not a single person in this world had been able to predict that a virus would be able to shut us down both …
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GDPR decisions – June 2020
Publication of club magazines from the early 1980s found lawful On 16 June 2020, the Danish Data Protection Agency (DPA) decided in a matter in which a citizen had complained about a sailing club that had posted three club magazines from 1981 and 1982 on the internet, thereby revealing information on the name, former address, …
IMPACT OF NEW DATA PROTECTION BILL ON APPLICATIONS’ AND WEB PLATFORMS’ PRIVACY AND COOKIE POLICIES
Typically, an application or web platform engages in bidirectional flow of data between itself and the user. Collection of user information is essentially regulated by two distinct policies – privacy policy and cookie policy.
Accept – Reject of Comparables- When can it constitute a ‘substantial question of law’?
Accept – Reject of Comparables- When can it constitute a ‘substantial question of law’? Comparability analysis is one of the most critical aspects of Transfer Pricing benchmarking and therefore it comes as no surprise that selection of comparables has been one of the highly litigated issues before Indian Courts.
Disclosure of Improper Practice within the Workplace | Employee Protection
The Protection of the Whistleblower Act (hereinafter ‘Act’) was enacted with the aim of making it possible for employees to safely raise concerns of wrongdoing within their workplace. The Act safeguards those whistleblowers who disclose, in good faith, information on improper practice. Recently, the EU Whistleblowing Directive (hereinafter ‘Directive’) was brought into force on the …
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Health & Safety Obligations of Employers – How has COVID-19 affected such?
THE EMPLOYER’S LEGAL OBLIGATIONS The Occupational Health and Safety Authority Act (Chapter 424 of the Laws of Malta) establishes that it is the duty of an employer to ensure the health and safety of all persons who may be affected by the work being carried out for such employer at all times. All measures taken …
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Why Should an Employer have Policies in place?
A policy is a predetermined course of action, established to provide clear guidelines to staff on how the company operates. Along the years, policies have become an essential part of well-structured and professional organisations, as they provide, direction and guidelines for the day to day operations of the company, as well as, ensure compliance with …
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Duties of Directors of a Maltese Company in the case of Over-indebtedness or Illiquidity
Apart from being responsible for the proper administration and management of the company, Directors of a Maltese company are, amongst other obligations, generally bound to act honestly and in good faith in the best interests of the Company; to promote its well-being and to exercise the degree of care, diligence and skill that may reasonably …
CIVIL LITIGATION – EXCEPTION TO THE WITHOUT PREJUDICE RULE
Syedur Rahman of Rahman Ravelli considers a case that emphasises the protection offered by the without prejudice rules is not absolute.
ESTABLISHING THE RISK OF DISSIPATION WHEN APPLYING FOR A FREEZING ORDER
Nicola Sharp of Rahman Ravelli considers the importance of proof of a dissipation risk in freezing order applications, with reference to the recent case of Les Ambassadeurs Club Limited v Sheikh Salah Hamdan Albluewi [2020].