About
Tanya Nair
Professional Experience
Tanya is an Australian qualified Lawyer on her restricted certificate. She completed her Juris Doctor from the Australian National University and was subsequently admitted to the Supreme Court of Australian Capital Territory in October 2020. She is currently associated with the Corporate Commercial Team in Ahlawat & Associates.
Tanya has had prior experience in Australian commercial law as a paralegal through which she gained experience in legal research, drafting legal documents, and drafting advice to clients. Under commercial contracts, she has worked and reviewed construction contracts, security payment contracts, employment contracts, services agreements and shareholder agreements.
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Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002
On July 27, 2022, the Supreme Court (through J. AM Khanwilkar, J. Dinesh Maheshwari and J. CT Ravi Kumar) in the matter of Vijay Madanlal Choudhary v Union of India[1], upheld the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (“PMLA”). A total of 241 petitions were pending before the Supreme Court challenging the validity …
Delhi High Court orders for the protection of distinctive elements in an advertisement under IP laws
The High Court of Delhi recently pronounced a decision in Bright Lifecare Private Ltd v Vini Cosmetics Private Limited and Anr.[1] vide judgment dated July 7, 2022, on the aspect of protection of distinctive elements under intellectual property law. The Bright Lifecare Private Ltd (“Plaintiff”), is a company engaged in the business of manufacturing and …
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) issues guidelines for deduction of TDS on virtual digital assets
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), vide Circular No. 13 of 2022 (titled ‘Guidelines for removal of difficulties under sub-section (6) of section 194S of the Income Tax Act, 1961’) has issued Guidelines (including FAQs) for Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) of Virtual Digital Assets (VDAs) on June 22, 2022. The Ministry of Finance, …
CCPA issues detailed Guidelines for Prevention of Misleading Advertisement and Endorsements for Misleading Advertisements
The Indian Central Consumer Protection Authority (“CCPA”) has issued ‘Guidelines for Preventions of Misleading Advertisement and Endorsements for Misleading Advertisements, 2022’ (“Guidelines”) to provide for the prohibition and regulation of false and misleading advertisements and endorsements made in relation thereto. The Guidelines, which came into effect on June 9 2022, apply to all manner of …
ASCI Publishes Guidelines for Advertising of Virtual Digital Assets
The Advertising Standards Council of India (“ASCI”) has published the ‘Guidelines for Advertising of virtual Digital Assets and Linked Services’ on February 23, 2022. The ASCI guidelines extract the definition of “Virtual Digital Assets” (“VDA”) from the Financial Bill 2022, following which it lists 12 (twelve) guidelines that are required to be complied with by …
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Karnataka High Court Quashes Ban on Online Games of Skill
In 2021, the Karnataka Government introduced amendments to the Karnataka Police Act, 1963, which has been subject to constant criticism and scrutiny. The amendment prohibited and penalized betting, gambling and playing of online games (without differentiating between games of chance and games of skill). Interestingly, Section 176 of the original Karnataka Police Act, 1963 (which …
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Virtual Digital Assets under the Union budget, 2022
The Finance Minister on February 1, 2022, presented the Union Budget, 2022 (“Budget”). The Budget announced certain important developments in the realm of Virtual Digital Assets (“VDAs”). This is the first time that the Government of India has attempted to regulate VDA’s. Positively, with the regulation of VDAs under the Budget, it can be assumed …
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Virtual Digital Assets under the Union Budget, 2022
On February 1, 2022, the Finance Minister (Mrs. Nirmala Sitharaman) presented the Union Budget 2022 (“Budget”) during which she has announced some important developments in relation to Virtual Digital Assets (VDA). Primarily, the Finance Minister announced the introduction of RBI backed – Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in the financial year 2022-2023 and a tax …
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Non-Fungible Tokens: To Deal or Not To Deal
In the present day and age, digital investments and digital assets have become the new trend, as it has enabled one to sit comfortably at home and grow their investment pool by purchasing assets online through various platforms and exchanges undertaking business in such a sphere. Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dodge Coin, to name a few, are …
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