Pursuant to a notification in the Gazette published on 24 December 2024, the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Act 2024 (“PDPA Amendment Act”), which received royal assent on 9 October 2024, is set to come into effect in 3 phases. The first phase will commence on...
On 10 December 2024, thePrivacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024(Cth) – the first stage of Australia's long-awaited privacy law reforms – received Royal Assent. Now known as thePrivacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024(Cth) (Amendment Act), it introduces several significant am...
Back to the future: The Family Law Amendment Act 2023 (Cth)Belinda FehlbergRichard Ingleby
January 2024 –An amendment to the Pharmaceuticals Act has been adopted by the Czech parliament and officially published. As already reported in our previous newsletter, the aim of the amendment is to improve the availability of medicines on the market and to mitigate the potential...
changes effected by the Employment (Amendment) Act 2022 (‘the Amendment Act 2022’) on the EA 1955, which are pertinent in the syllabus for Corporate and Business Law (Malaysia). The Amendment Act 2022 came into force on 1 January 2023, and is examinable ...
On October 18, 2024, the Korea Fair Trade Commission (the “KFTC”) announced its plan to amend the Act on Fair Transactions in Large Retail Business (the “Large Retail Business Act”). The KFTC described this proposal as an attempt to prevent the recurrence of the recent crisis involving...
Prior to the December 2024 amendment, the latest change to New York’s data breach notification law was introduced in 2019 via the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (“SHIELD”) Act, which broadened the scope of PI and the definition of breach. The SHIELD Act also expanded t...
January 26, 2024 A parliamentary statement on 24 January 2024 announced reforms to the income tax law (Income Tax Act 2010 (ITA 2010)): Paragraph 15, Schedule 3 ITA 2010 which defines any sum accrued as interest as a trading receipt for companies undertaking certain activities (currently ...
Feb 28, 2024 03:12 Biden renews calls for stricter gun laws President Biden says it's time to act on gun control in the aftermath of Wednesday's deadly shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade. Mr. Biden is calling for better background checks and a ban on assault weapons....
The U.S. Attorney's Office in D.C. supports the ACTIVE Amendment Act of 2023 to address the surge in violent crime and make communities safer.