Can India Take a Page Out of the EU Law on Online Content
by Dr Srikant Parthasarathy† and Dr Amirthalakshmi R††
Cite as: 2023 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 13
European Union
ECJ mandates employers to reimburse cost of spectacles and lenses for work involving display screen equipment
European Court of Justice: In a landmark ruling the Bench comprising A. Prechal (President), M.L. Arastey Sahún (Rapporteur), F. Biltgen, N. Wahl
[Data Protection v. Right to Information] Google must de-reference/remove inaccurate data from search engine; ECJ rules
“A person’s image constitutes one of the chief attributes of his or her personality as it reveals the person’s unique characteristics and distinguishes the person from others. The right to the protection of one’s image is thus one of the essential components of personal development and mainly presupposes that person’s control over the use of that image, including the right to refuse publication of it.”
Termination of a Swiss national's widower's pension: ECHR finds no weighty and convincing reasons for such differential treatment on grounds of gender
“References to traditions, general assumptions or prevailing social attitudes in a particular country are insufficient justification for a difference in treatment on grounds of sex, whether in favour of women or men”
Green Finance and Environmental Governance
by Kritika Krishnamurthy† and Tapasi Mohapatra††
CJEU | Internal rule of a company barring any religious manifestation in the workplace through clothing or words, is not direct discrimination if the rule is applied in a general way
Court of Justice of the European Union (Second Chamber): In the instant dispute before the CJEU wherein the applicant's internship
Why Delhi HC, in exercise of its writ jurisdiction, condoned the delay in filing reply to FER, when Patent Act/Rules mandate ‘deemed abandonment’ in case of timely non-compliance
The mistake of the patent agent would be similar to the mistake of an advocate who may be representing parties in any
The Evolution of Right to be Forgotten in India
by Sanjay Vashishtha†
Cite as: 2022 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 7
ECJ holds Bulgaria obligated to recognize same sex couple as parents of a child even when its national law does not recognize the concept of marriage between homosexuals
European Court of Justice: The Bench composed of K. Lenaerts, President, L. Bay Larsen, Vice-President, A. Arabadjiev, K. Jürimäe, C. Lycourgos, E.
EU-US Privacy Shield declared invalid for not providing adequate data protection of European citizens from US surveillance activities
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Application of General Data Protection Regulation on Indian Processor
by Sharmin Godrej Irani*
Cabinet approves — Updating EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive MoU signed between SEBI and Financial Conduct Authority, UK
The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to sign an updated Alternative Investment
European Union Joins Geneva Act of WIPO’s Lisbon Agreement, Enabling Entry into Force
The Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications reached a milestone enabling its entry into force, as the
France becomes the first country to adopt — European Union Copyright Reform!
French Parliament is the first to adopt the European Copyright reform, which would ensure that: “Ensure media are paid for original content,
An Act of Parliament is required to authorise Government Ministers to give ‘Notice’ of United Kingdom’s decision to withdraw from European Union
Supreme Court of United Kingdom: In a landmark decision with regards to the June 2016 referendum which marked the “BREXIT”, the 11-