Personal 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 the right to access and to object onto include the “right to be forgotten”. Closer
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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 seminar was held last year. The total number who signed up was
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. George Hwang is honoured to have participated as a Senior Judge. Our participation enriches
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 uncover the identity of sources behind information that is given in breach of confidence and the balancing considerations that
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 international copyright treaties and their ramifications on regional transactions, as well as trends in copyright laws. He reminded the
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 Medium Size Enterprises believe that they comply with Act because they do not telemarket. Others believe they are in compliance simply because they have
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 organized the DesignSingapore Council and Intellectual Property Office of Singapore was attended by various
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 changes do not happen overnight.
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 requires all private entities holding personal data to have the following in place: A
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 consumers. The PDPA protects the data privacy of individual. Therefore, market research which analyses the preferences of the consumers
Read more5 Things You Should Know About the New Telemarketing Law
Singapore – The Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (PDPA) establishes a Do Not Call (DNC) registry which will come into effect on 2 January 2014. The registration scheme will cover Singapore numbers only. It protects an individual’s privacy against telemarketers. Here are five things everyone should know before it comes into force. For Consumers Upon
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