MULTIPLE REFERENCES IN ONE CONTRACT
As Arbitration is gaining popularity as preferred mode of alternative dispute resolution mechanism, it has been observed that in commercial contracts, parties refer their disputes to arbitration at different stages of such contracts, by way of separate references. The nature of contracts is such where parties are not required to wait for completion of contractual …
INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2020: A STEP FORWARD
INTRODUCTION: The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (‘Code’) was enacted by the Parliament with the aim to provide and revamp the framework for insolvency resolution in India in a time bound manner and for the promotion of entrepreneurship, credit availability and balancing of different interests of each and every stakeholder of a Company.
DESIGNS AND SECRECY DIRECTIONS
The relevant Indian Laws, not only enforces certain secrecy directions on innovations for the grant of patents, but also for registration of designs applied on the article/product. In the present article the relevant provisions of The Designs Act, 2000, (“Act”) are discussed in this regard.
Malta Launches the Nomad Residence Permit
The Parliamentary Secretary for Citizenship and Communities has announced the launch of a new residence programme for non-EU nationals. The programme which will be administered by Residency Malta Agency will be known as the Nomad Residence Permit (NRP). The Malta NRP is aimed at individuals who want to move to Malta whilst working remotely. Announcing the …
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Public Procurement in India Risks and challenges inherent in supplying to the government
Introduction The increasing volume of public procurement opportunities in India, coupled with the scale and magnitude of government projects, holds tremendous economic potential for both local and overseas companies. The recent uptick in procurement opportunity in India can be attributed to a variety of measures and initiatives. For one, foreign investors are today being granted …
Crisis of covid vaccines and role of Patents
India is under the second wave of covid-19 facing a major public health crisis. There is a rush among people from all walks of life to get vaccinated as the Government has opened the vaccination for 18-44 years (until now, vaccination was only being provided to 45 and older). This immediately brought into focus India’s …
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POSTHUMOUS SURVIVAL OF PRIVACY & PERSONALITY RIGHTS: PART 2
Introduction: In Part 1 of this article, the author carved out the distinction between privacy rights, publicity rights and the right to reputation and established that the right to personality/publicity flows from the right to privacy. While the Supreme Court of India in the Puttaswamy case[1] has clarified that privacy rights do not survive the …
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POSTHUMOUS SURVIVAL OF PRIVACY & PERSONALITY RIGHTS: PART 1
Introduction: Every individual is entitled to various rights during his lifetime, of which, one of the most basic, is the right to privacy. Closely related and connected with privacy, is the right of each individual to protect his reputation, as well as to prevent the use of his personal and identifying attributes. While reputation and …
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GDPR decisions – May 2021
Court of law approves the opportunity for compensation in the event of a non-pecuniary loss following a data breach At the end of 2018, four PCs were stolen from the town hall of Gladsaxe. A spreadsheet was stored on the local drive of one of the PCs containing personal data on 20,620 citizens for inter-municipal …
Biggest gun-jumping fine or just a slap on the wrist?
The Serbian Competition Authority (“SCA”) recently focused on unapproved mergers i.e. gun jumping. The most recent “victim” of the SCA’s investigations into gun-jumping was Fortenova Grupa d.d. (“Fortenova”), with the only previous undertaking fined for gun-jumping being Prointer IT Solutions. Meanwhile, Ernst & Young are also being investigated under same allegations. Is this simply a …
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