Argus Partners acted as legal advisor to BCCI for selecting and awarding 5 Franchises for the historic Women’s Premier League. The five successful franchises for a collective bid value of Rs. 4,669.99 crore comprised of Adani Sportsline Private Limited forAhmedabad, Indiawin Sports Private Limited for Mumbai, Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited for Bengaluru, JSW GMR…
Society for Young Advocates and Researchers (SYAR) is looking for Research Assistants
Research assistants are expected to work on research projects concerning various areas of law. Research Assistants would be engaged according to their area of interest Interested Candidates may send their resume to mrigank.behl@syarindia.com Deadline – 10th February, 2023
Amikus Qriae is looking for interns (Virtual Internship)
Month – February Mode – Virtual Tenure – 1 month Candidates should mail their cv and cover letter at – theamikusqriaecontent@gmail.com with subject line as “Applying for Internship (February, 2023)” Last day to Apply – 2nd February, 2023.
Aekom Legal is hiring for an associates and senior associates in its dispute resolution team
PQE – 2-6 years Email – hr@aekomlegal.com Or Apply at – https://aekomlegal.com/internship-application/
Karnataka Digital Economy Mission forms Fintech task group
Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (“KDEM”)has formed a fintech task group which aims for 50 startup unicorns and 100 soonicorns by 2030. The Karnataka Government is planning to create a fintech fund to enhance the growth of startup ecosystem in state and turn it into a global fintech hub. The fintech task group is expected to…
Location data is personal data, Rules Spanish Court
Background – A user requested access of its location data from Virgin Telco,a telecommunication provider. Upon refusal by virgin telco, user complained to Spanish Data Protection Authority (“AEPD”) which ruled that no access to location data can be given . In an appeal filed by noby before the Spanish Courts against the decision of…
Over 2 million Aflac Policyholder’s personal data leaked Online.
Personal data of over 2 million policy holders of Aflac was leaked online in a third party data breach. As per Aflac hackers obtained 3.2 million records and leaked the personal information of about 1.3 million records of “New Cancer Insurance” and “Super Cancer Insurance” policyholders. Personal data that got leaked included policy holder’s last…
Law Commission recommends MeitY to hold the policy on online gaming
22nd Law Commission headed by Justice Raj Awasthi, former Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court has written a letter to Ministry Of Electronics and Information Technology (“MeitY”) to put its draft policy on online gaming on hold until it comes up with a “comprehensive” report on the matter. The law commission has taken Suo moto…
Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) tightens disclaimer guidelines
The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has amended the “Guidelines for disclaimers made in supporting, limiting or explaining claims made in advertisements”. ASCI has processed over 800 advertisements in the past and found them to be in violation of disclaimer guidelines. In a recent survey by ASCI about 80% of consumers did not…
Whatsapp slapped with 5.5 million euros fine for GDPR violation
Irish Data Protection Commission imposed penalty of 5.5 million euros on Whatsapp Ireland after finding that Whatsapp has violated General Data Protection Regulation. The fine was imposed on whatsapp for forcing users to allow their personal data to be used to provide “service improvement and security”. However, whatsapp relied on contract as legal basis to…