GST Update Vol 104 24th June 2019

A.    CHANGES IN THE GST REGIME Recommendations by the 35th GST Council meeting The 35th GST Council meeting held on 21st June 2019 inter alia provided the following recommendations: – Extension of tenure for national anti-profiteering authority by two years i.e. till November 2021 The imposition of an additional penalty of up to 10% of the […]

Aliff FazelbhoySenior Partner, ALMT Legal, Advocates & Solicitors

What you should know before engaging an Influencer to promote your brand

In the entertainment world, talent contracts are utilized by companies to engage the services of individuals (entertainers, artistes or social media influencers) to promote their brand or products. You often see product placements featuring your favourite artiste or entertainer plastered across social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, or in advertisements. These types of […]

Sharil A. Clarke is an Associate at the Law Firm of Wong Fleming

Wong Fleming is proud to announce Sharil A. Clarke is now an Associate in its Princeton, NJ office. Ms. Clarke is admitted to practice in New Jersey and New York. She is an accomplished litigator, having represented mostly financial institutions in all aspects of loan restructuring, collection, and litigation.  She is a Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Anti-Money […]

Linda WongCEO & Partner, Wong Fleming

Virginia Employment Alert: Effective July 1st, 2019 – New Law Requires Disclosure of Personnel Records. Employer Should Update Employee Handbooks

Currently, Virginia employers have discretion whether to provide employees access to their employment records. However, as of July 1, 2019, an amendment to the Virginia Code will take effect requiring employers to provide copies of certain employment records to employees upon request. Specifically, pursuant to Virginia Code Section 8.01-413.1.B: Every employer shall, upon receipt of a written […]

GST Update Vol 103 17th June 2019

A.    CHANGES IN THE GST REGIME Modification of the mechanism to verify IGST payments The CBIC has vided Circular No. 16/2019-Customs dated 17th June 2019 modified the automated procedure for claiming IGST refund. This has been done due to the rising number of fraudulent ITC claims filed by exporters. The procedure involves (1) identification of suspicious […]

Aliff FazelbhoySenior Partner, ALMT Legal, Advocates & Solicitors

New CJEU judgment may affect the regulation of employees’ working hours in all companies registered in the EU

On 14 May 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered a judgment ruling that employers may be ordered to introduce a system for recording employees’ actual daily working hours in order for employees to enforce their right to a maximum of 48 hours work each week and the right to daily and […]

Henrik Christian StrandAssociate Partner, Holst, Advokater