Bringing you the latest edition of Eversheds Sutherland’s quarterly Data Privacy and Cybersecurity newsletter keeping you up to date with the latest global developments including a dedicated chapter on the data protection implications of coronavirus

Relying on our local knowledge and global reach, with this guide, discover the wide range of approaches to the treatment of, what are broadly referred to as, force majeure events across Asian jurisdictions.

As a result, the way of communication among employees needs to change from direct contact to alternative means of communication. While the latest technology greatly facilitates remote communications, there are important privacy and cybersecurity considerations which we consider below that are relevant in (almost) every European and U.S. jurisdiction.

Q: Can employers offer unpaid leave to their employees during the period of the Movement Restriction Order (“Order”)?

It is no surprise that intangible assets such as intellectual property are becoming increasingly important as any other forms of tangible assets, i.e., lands and machinery, to the contemporary business concern. In view of the importance of the intellectual property, Trademarks Act 2019 (“TMA 2019”) that came into force on 27 December 2019 now recognises trademark as a form of security interest and regard it as an object of personal or movable property such as stocks and cars regardless of whether it is registered or pending.