New York | Employers required to adopt Prevention Standard by August 5, 2021
The New York State Department of Labor had published the Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Standard (“Standard”) on July 6, 2021. The
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UK | Scheme to drive trade with developing countries: Consultation launched
The UK Government has launched a consultation dated 19 July, 2021 on new trading rules that will help countries out of poverty
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US | Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act passed by US Senate banning the import of Chinese goods
The US Senate passed Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act on July 14, 2021 to ban the import of products from China’s Xinjiang
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NHRC refutes allegations in a section of media regarding leakage of report relating to post poll violence in West Bengal
The National Human Rights Commission constituted a Committee to enquire into the post-poll violence in West Bengal, as per the directions of
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Key outcomes at 47th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
The UN Human Rights Council (HRC) conducted its 47th session, June 21 – July 14, and pushed forward on priority issues as
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Justice Sujata V Manohar, Former Judge of SC, awarded Ruth Bader Ginsburg Medal of Honor
Sujata V Manohar, Former Judge of Supreme Court received the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Medal of Honor conferred in Madrid by the King
Continue readingRBI updates ‘Mandatory Leave’ Policy
On July 09, 2021, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a notification to update their ‘Mandatory Leave’ policy for the
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EU | Guidance on Due Diligence for EU Businesses to address the risk of forced labour in their operations and supply chains
The European Commission has released a guidance dated July 12, 2021 on “Due Diligence for EU Businesses to Address the Risk of
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EDPB adopts guidelines on codes of conduct, virtual voice assistants, and concepts of controller and processor
On July 08, 2021, the European Data Protection Board (‘EDPB’) adopted Guidelines on Codes of Conduct as a tool for transfers. The
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Hong Kong | New guidance on ESG fund disclosures, published
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), Hong Kong has published circular dated June 29, 2021 on enhanced disclosures for authorised funds which
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Manual scavenging and hazardous cleaning still remain a stinking truth of our nation: NHRC
NHRC Chairperson expresses serious concern over wide spread continuance of manual scavenging and hazardous cleaning; calls for implementation of innovative techniques to
Continue readingDelhi High Court establishes Intellectual Property Division to deal with Intellectual Property Cases
The Delhi High Court has established Intellectual Property Division to deal with Intellectual Property Cases and would be governed by the IPD
Continue readingUK | MHRA releases guidance to improve patient safety in clinical trials through improving quality of Development Safety Update Reports
The UK Government has announced vide press release dated July 06, 2021 that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and
Continue readingConverting a complaint under S. 138 NI Act from summary trial to summons trial in exercise of power under S. 143 NI Act; Sufficient and cogent reasons to be recorded | Chh HC issues Practice Directions
Chhattisgarh High Court relied on Supreme Court judgment In re: Expeditious Trial of Cases under Section 138 of Negotiable Instrument Act 1881,
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Senior Advocates Neeraj Kishan Kaul and Sidharth Luthra join SCC Editorial Board
Supreme Court Cases (SCC) is pleased to welcome Senior Advocates Neeraj Kishan Kaul and Sidharth Luthra to its Editorial Board. NEERAJ
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UK | New Online safety guidance for tech companies to protect people online
UK Government has issued New Online Safety guidance dated June 29, 2021 to help tech companies better protect users online was published
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UK | New Graduate immigration route for international students announced
On July 01, 2021, the UK Government announced ‘The Graduate Route’. Salient features of the Guidance are as follows: The Graduate route
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European Commission adopts two adequacy decisions pertaining to data protection for the UK
European Commission has adopted two adequacy decisions for United Kingdom with respect to data protection on June 28, 2021. This was announced
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Cabinet approves extension of last date of Registration under Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana (ABRY) from June 30, 2021 to March 31, 2022
The Union Cabinet has given its approval for extending the terminal date for registration of beneficiaries for availing the benefit under Aatmanirbhar
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services updates Policy to Improve Legal Immigration Processes
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued policy updates on June 9, 2021 to be included in their Policy Manual
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