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Licensing and Securitisation under the Trademarks Bill 2019
The long awaited Trademarks Bill 2019 (“Bill”) which is modelled on the Trademarks Act of the countries which have acceded to the Madrid Protocol introduces significant and substantial changes to...
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Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act Passes into Law
Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act B.E. 2562 (2019) (PDPA), approved by the government earlier this year, was published in the Government Gazette on May 27, 2019. Provisions relating to the collection, use,...
read moreIndia’s Supreme Court allows registered Trade Unions to file application as operational creditors on behalf of members
In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court (the “SC”) resolved a long-standing dispute between JK Jute Mill Mazdoor Morcha (the “Union”) and Juggilal Kamlapat Jute Mills Company Limited (the “Debtor”) by...
read moreAmendments To India’s Insider Trading Regulations Come Into Effect
On December 31, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (the “SEBI”) introduced several changes to the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading Regulations), 2015 (the “Regulations”), which became effective on April...
read moreUS Immigration Update: H4 Spouses May Lose Employment Authorization
On February 25, 2015, under the Obama Administration, U.S. Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") published a final rule extending employment authorization to certain H-4 dependent spouses of H-1B nonimmigrants who...
read moreAustralia Labor: Unpaid Family and Domestic Violence Leave – The New National Employment Standard
Workplace Relations As from 12 December 2018, a new entitlement of five days’ unpaid family and domestic violence leave has become available to employees as part of the National Employment...
read moreBrexit, Employment & Immigration – The “Common Travel Area”
While nobody can predict the exact outcome of the Brexit negotiations, the UK is likely to leave the European Union at the end of next month (or a date shortly...
read moreKorean Labor Law Update: Workplace Bullying & Harassment
The Korean National Assembly recently passed amendments to the Labor Standards Act (the “LSA”) and the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act addressing workplace bullying and harassment. The amendments will become effective...
read moreThailand Labor: Major Amendments to Thailand’s Labor Protection Act to Take Effect in Early 2019
Thailand’s National Legislative Assembly passed a new act on December 13, 2018, which will amend the current Labor Protection Act (LPA). The new law will become effective 30 days after...
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