My firm, being a member of the Franchising and Licensing Association, we played our part in its annual Franchise and Licensing Asia trade fair by giving one of the “educational talks”. From its attendance, it iAs obvious that the interests...
Read morePersonal Data Protection: It is clearly a privacy issue
Lim You Xiang/George Hwang The Court of Justice of the European Union’s (CJEU) decision in Google Spain v AEPD and Mario Costeja Gonzalez made waves last month because it ruled that search engines are data controllers and extended principles of...
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Law Society’s Seminar on Data Protection
7 May 2014 – Two months before the full compliance date expected of private organisations, the Law Society of Singapore held a seminar on Personal Data Protection. This was the second in the run-up to the deadline of 2 July 2014. The first...
Read moreJudging the 7th Price Moot Court Competition
April 2014 Held at the University of Oxford, UK, the 7th instalment of International Rounds for the Price Media Moot Competition saw 35 teams from around the world pit their skills across four hectic days (1-4 April) of intense courtroom debates...
Read moreLessons on 3rd Party Pre-Action Interrogatories in Dorsey James Michael v World Sport Group
In the recently decided seminal case of Dorsey James Michael v World Sport Group, the Court of Appeal made important pronouncements regarding pre- action interrogatories. This case illustrates how pre- action interrogatories may be utilised to...
Read moreSeminar at Sorbonne-Assas International Law School
14 March 2014 – George Hwang, delivered a talk at the Sorbonne-Assas International Law School. Drawing on his vast regional experience as a Commercial Intellectual Property Lawyer, George gave a sweeping view of the inter-relationship between...
Read morePersonal Data Protection & Franchising
PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION AND FRANCHISING The Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (“Act”) protects an individual’s data privacy. Private organisations fall within its ambit. Misconceptions on Compliance Many organisations, especially, Small and...
Read moreDesign Council Talk on Importance of Design and IP Rights
11 February 2014: The Director of George Hwang LL.C, Mr. George Hwang, delivered a 45 minute seminar on the importance of Intellectual Property (IP) and how it can help designers protect and enhance the value of their design. The seminar, jointly...
Read moreChanges to IP and Media Law in 2014
Happy Lunar New Year! 7 Feb 2014 is the first day we are back at work. Here in the East, we get to celebrate New Year twice. This is the “Year of the Horse”; we will be galloping along with the myriad of changes to IP and Media Laws. These...
Read morePersonal Data Protection Compliance Programme
By 2 July 2014, all private organisations are expected to be in full compliance with the Personal Data Protection Act (“PDPA”). George Hwang LLC has developed a compliance programme to help you meet the obligations of this new law. The PDPA...
Read moreMarket Research and the New Personal Data Protection Law
The Personal Data Protection Act (“PDPA”) came into being in Jan 2013. By 2 Jul 2014, full compliance is expected from all private business entities. Market research usually looks at the behavioural patterns of individuals or...
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