Global graft enforcement to rise to revive anti-corruption efforts According to Hogan Lovells, compliance burdens around ESG issues likely to be higher Following regulatory efforts stalling amid the Coronavirus epidemic, Hogan Lovells predicts the enforcement and prosecution of anti-bribery and corruption crimes are anticipated to increase worldwide in 2022. The annual Global Bribery and Corruption
... Continue Reading.On 20th January, the Kerala High Court granted bail to a disabled woman who was accused under sections 302 (murder) and 34 (common intention) of the IPC. The accused petitioner has been alleged of committing the grave offense of murder along with her elder child, aged 15 years. The petitioner has submitted that she is
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MSME extends the date of validation The ministry had earlier issued amendments in its notification of last year The Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) has notified the extension of the date of validation of existing registered enterprises under MSME till March 31, 2022. In exercise of the powers conferred by the sections
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Delhi High Court rejects appeal on ITR The assessing officer makes valuations to protect the interests of the revenue In a recent judgment, the Delhi High Court’s division bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice Talwant Singh dismissed a bunch of appeals against the deletion of addition towards share capital/share premium, bogus purchases and deposits
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EU data supervisor seeks restrictions on political advertising The new rule complements the General Data Protection Regulation European Data Protection Supervisor Wojciech Wiewiórowski has sought additional restrictions on political advertising to be included in a group of new legislation adopted by the European Commission. The legislation was the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European
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Baker McKenzie partners with MaxVal This deal is part of the company’s Reinvent innovation strategy, follows 2021’s partnership with Spark Beyond With the help of tech company MaxVal, Baker McKenzie is creating an IP management solution tailor-made for the firm’s brand management practice clients. Under the agreement, Bakers will harness the technology of MaxVal’s Symphony
... Continue Reading.[Aadya Bansal and Navya Saxena are 4th year students at National Law Institute University, Bhopal] On 13 September 2021, the Supreme Court, in its landmark decision in Ebix Singapore Private Ltd. v. Committee of Creditors of Educomp Solutions Ltd., provided a much needed conclusion to a recurring debate under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
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Reed Smith names veteran Paris partner Following nearly five years in the role, José Astigarraga steps down as chair, succeeded by Peter Rosher A new arbitration practice leader, Paris-based partner, Peter Rosher has been appointed by Reed Smith, taken over from José Astigarraga. Astigarraga joined Reed Smith in 2017 and began his duties as the
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Haryana’s RERA to introduce digital court It will become a pioneer in providing homebuyers a quicker resolution of disputes with the developers The Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) of Haryana has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with technology firm Jupitice Justice Technologies for the digitalization of the complaint redressal system. The Chandigarh-based company would
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Paul Haswell moves to Seyfarth Shaw Not limited to law, he is also a DJ and radio presenter US law firm Seyfarth Shaw has hired Paul Haswell as a partner in Hong Kong. The technology, media and telecommunications expert, Haswell was working with Pinsent Masons for nearly 15 years. His practice focuses on telecom projects
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