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Does India’s Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022 impinge on the privacy of persons accused of a crime?
In India, the Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920 (the “1920 Act”) permitted the collection of fingerprints, footprint impressions, and photographs of, among others, (i) persons convicted of a crime for...
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India Update: Maternity Benefit Act ruling
Work from home only if the nature of work so permits, rules the Karnataka High Court. In March 2022, the Karnataka High Court passed an order clarifying the scope of...
read moreHow Technology Is Transforming Saudi Arabia’s Healthcare Industry
The Saudi healthcare market is expected to generate US$464m in 2022, growing at a CAGR of 12.79% until 2025. Due to its young and growing population, it is estimated that Saudi Arabia...
read moreNetherlands Update: Liability of the (director) major shareholder due to the transfer of shares; ‘a short internet search could have been sufficient’
Recently, the District Court of Amsterdam ruled that a (director) major shareholder was liable in connection with the failure to comply with his duty to investigate the sale/transfer of a...
read moreSwitzerland Update: Basel-Stadt introduces a statutory minimum wage
UPDATE: The Government Council has put the Basel-City Minimum Wage Act and the associated ordinance into force on 1 July 2022. From this date, employers will have to pay their...
read moreItaly Update: Board of Directors without proxies: joint and several liability of the directors
Court of Cassation, judgment no. 11087 of 28 March 2022 The Supreme Court with the sentence n. 11087/2022, reiterated that Article 2392 of the Italian Civil Code.c. provides that the...
read moreUpdate on Indonesia Travel Policies During Covid-19 – 25 April 2022
(25 April 2022) Indonesia’s Covid-19 Task Force (Satuan Tugas Penanganan Covid-19) has announced new policies for international travel effective as of April 5, 2022. The Ministry of Law and Human...
read moreNon-Fungible Tokens: Indonesia Regulatory Overview
Interest in non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) continues apace. People in Indonesia and around the world are or are interested in creating, investing in, selling and owning NFTs. An NFT is categorized...
read morePrague Update: Opening door to (even) more contractual freedom
In its recent decision, the Supreme Court has accepted a broader concept of contractual autonomy and allowed the use of fictions and presumption in contracts. In law these instruments are...
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