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Amendments to the Australian Privacy Act 1988 (APA) expanded its extraterritorial provisions with effect from 13 December 2022, thereby requiring foreign organisations carrying on business in Australia to comply with the APA.

Amendments to Australian Privacy Act Expands Extraterritoriality

Date
Dec 19, 2022
Author
OrionW
Amendments to the Australian Privacy Act 1988 (APA) expanded its extraterritorial provisions with effect from 13 December 2022, thereby requiring foreign organisations carrying on business in Australia to comply with the APA.
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From 1 June 2023, virtual asset service providers (VASPs) in Hong Kong and overseas VASPs that actively market their virtual asset services in HK will be subject to licence and other regulatory requirements under HK’s amended AML law.

New Hong Kong Licensing Regime for Virtual Asset Service Providers

Date
Dec 19, 2022
Author
OrionW
From 1 June 2023, virtual asset service providers (VASPs) in Hong Kong and overseas VASPs that actively market their virtual asset services in HK will be subject to licence and other regulatory requirements under HK’s amended AML law.
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In Ruscoe v Cryptopia Ltd, the New Zealand High Court issued a landmark rulin...

New Zealand High Court Issues Landmark Cryptocurrency Ruling

Date
Apr 23, 2020
Author
OrionW
In Ruscoe v Cryptopia Ltd, the New Zealand High Court issued a landmark rulin...
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The Cryptography Law of China came into force on 1 January 2020. The Law aims...

The Cryptography Law of China

Date
Mar 2, 2020
Author
OrionW
The Cryptography Law of China came into force on 1 January 2020. The Law aims...
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The English High Court held that, to avoid multiple proceedings and potential...

Case Summary: ED&F Man Capital Markets Ltd v Come Harvest Holdings Limited and others [2019] EWHC 1661 (Comm)

Date
Feb 12, 2020
Author
OrionW
The English High Court held that, to avoid multiple proceedings and potential...
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Indonesian authorities recently passed a new law on the regulation of E-Comme...

Indonesia Implements E-Commerce Regulations

Date
Nov 27, 2019
Author
OrionW
Indonesian authorities recently passed a new law on the regulation of E-Comme...
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