Appointment | Kerala High Court gets 2 new Additional Judges
Appointment of Additional Judges President appoints the following to be Additional Judge of Kerala High Court for a period of 2 years:
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USA | California’s New Order directs all Healthcare workers to be fully vaccinated by September 30, 2021
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued a new Order for healthcare employers in California on August 5, 2021. The
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AOR Examination 2021 | Rescheduled dates notified; Candidates to intimate Registry whether they have been administered both doses of COVID-19 vaccine
Advocates-on-Record Examination, 2021 Supreme Court of India notifies that the Advocates-on-Record Examination, 2021 which was earlier scheduled to be held on 8th,
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USA | California’s New Order on COVID-19 Vaccines and Testing, encouraging state employees and health care workers to get vaccinated
The California Department of Public Health (“CDPH”) has issued a State Public Health Officer Order (“Order”) on July 26, 2021, to combat
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USA| $199 million additional humanitarian assistance announced for Somalia
The United States vide press release dated July 27, 2021 has announced the decision of providing nearly $199 million as additional humanitarian
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Fact Check | Image of Bill to set up four permanent benches of Supreme Court: Fake or Real?
An image of a bill has been doing the rounds in social media which aimed to amend Article 130 of the Constitution
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USA | Policy Statement on consumer device repairs combating repair restrictions, adopted by FTC
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has with effect from July 21, 2021 unanimously adopted a Policy Statement to combat practices that the
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South Africa| Form 5 of Protection of Personal Information Regulations, published
On July 22, 2021, the Information Regulator published Form 5 of the Regulations relating to the Protection of Personal Information, 2018 which
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US Department of Labor announces proposed rule-making to implement executive order, increase wages for workers on government contracts
On July 21, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to establish standards and procedures to implement
Continue readingPhysical hearings in Delhi High Court may resume in a restricted matter from 16th August, 2021 [Read Notice]
Delhi High Court Vide the Public Notice dated 22-07-2021, Full Court observed that physical hearings in the Delhi High Court may be
Continue readingKar HC | Karnataka becomes the first state in India to reserve jobs in public employment in favour of transgender persons
Karnataka Government on Wednesday decided in favour of 1% horizontal reservations to be given to the transgender community in government jobs, after
Continue readingSEBI extend timelines for compliance with regulatory requirements by Debenture Trustees due to Covid-19
In view of the prevailing situation due to Covid 19 pandemic and representations received from the Debenture Trustees, SEBI has been decided
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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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