Foreign Legislation

On May 26, 2021 the EU Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) entered into effect after a four-year transitional period. The Regulation introduces various

Georgia has signed a new law, SB 221, that radically changes how a few select officeholders or party nominees raise money for

On May 17, 2021, Governor Kay Ivey signed SB 46 into law (known as the “Darren Wesley ‘Ato’ Hall Compassion Act”) makes

The Government has reintroduced Public Health Amendment (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2021 to Parliament on May 26, 2021. The legislation seeks to

On May 24, 2021, the Governor of Florida has approved Bill No. SB 7072- Social Media Platforms that gives the state, the

The UK Government has introduced Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill to formally recognise animals as sentient beings in domestic law. The Bill has

The Employment Standards Act, 2000 is amended to provide employees with an entitlement to three paid days of leave in certain circumstances

On May 5, 2021, Governor Cuomo signed New York Health and Essential Rights Bill into law which mandates extensive new workplace health

The Government of Georgia has passed the Election Integrity Act, 2021 on March 31, 2021 and will come into force on July

The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has introduced the Strategic Competition Act of 2021. It seeks to “bolster the United States diplomatic

The New Mexico Civil Rights Act, 2021 has been signed by the Governor of New Mexico into law. The Act seeks to

China has passed New Medical Device Regulations which shall come into force from 1st June, 2021. It regulates the supervision and administration

On 11th March, 2021, the US President, Joe Biden has signed the American Rescue Plan Act[1] (ARPA), 2021. The ARPA Act is

Singapore has passed the Electronics Transactions (Amendment) Act, 2021 on 25th Feb, 2021 and it shall come into operation on 19th March,

The Government of South Australia has passed the Termination of Pregnancy Act, 2021 on 11th March, 2021. The Act has been passed

On March 02, 2021, the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act signed by the Governor. It establishes a framework for controlling and processing

On March 01, 2021, the amendment modifying the Federal Law “On Personal Data” has come into force. The State Duma adopted the

On February 22, 2021, the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act signed by the Governor in order legalize

On February 4, 2021, Arizona Civil Rights Act (ACRA) has been modified through House Bill 2045 in order to expand protections for

With the advent end of transition period on 31st December, 2020, following the exit of UK from EU, the UK Government’s Department