Restructuring – a view from Ukraine
Ukraine lawyer Olena Kravtsova outlines the essential steps when restructuring a business in Ukraine Read Complete Article
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Online harassment surge in lockdown
HRNews showcases e-learning to help combat sexual harassment of staff Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →FS firms see rise in whistleblowing during lockdown
Ben Brown tells HRNews how concerns raised by the public can challenge firms’ procedures Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Singapore taskforce to identify ‘green finance’ projects
Singapore’s financial regulator will identify projects with environmentally sound objectives as a way of identifying what can be funded by ‘green finance’, it has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →China publishes economic zone and financial services market changes
China will open up some geographic and sectoral markets, change data sharing rules and invest in infrastructure as part of a plan that its government said would create better market […]
Continue Reading →Hong Kong government issues $2.5bn in green bonds
The government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China (HKSAR) this Wednesday launched green bonds worth $2.5 billion, to be available on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the […]
Continue Reading →Australia begins process of procuring A$1bn in regional rail upgrades
Australia’s Victorian state government has opened expressions of interest (EOIs) for the second stage of the South Geelong to Waurn Ponds rail upgrade. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Singapore allows e-documents for cross-border trade
Singapore will allow cross-border trade documents with international ports to be digitised. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Audit can help universities meet OfS consumer law demands
Universities and other higher education institutions should commission an independent third party audit of their compliance with consumer protection laws to satisfy the demands of the regulator in England, legal […]
Continue Reading →Singapore introduces default procedure for multi-party arbitration appointments
The Singapore government has amended its International Arbitration Act (SIAA) to introduce a default procedure for appointment of arbitrators in multi-party arbitrations. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Resolving board conflict in collaborative contracting
Creative tension is important in driving a construction project to reach its full potential, even in the collaborative environment. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Germany strengthens foreign investment controls
The German government intends to tighten the rules on foreign direct investment control by extending the list of businesses whose acquisition must be notified to the German Ministry of Economics. […]
Continue Reading →UK CMA issues guidance on balancing sustainability and competition law
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has told companies that collaboration for the achievement of sustainability goals can be justified provided businesses take care not to infringe competition law. […]
Continue Reading →UN report puts climate change at heart of insurance risk assessment
A report produced by the United Nations (UN) in collaboration with 22 major insurance firms has suggested that the insurance industry needs to adopt an integrated approach in order to […]
Continue Reading →Foreign investors in Myanmar ‘must consider financial protection’
Foreign lenders, insurers, developers, contactors and trade partners can seek relief under their project contracts, and might themselves be subject to relief claims if their projects have been disrupted by […]
Continue Reading →‘Gun Jumping’ introduced in German foreign trade law
Changes to German laws on foreign investment will strengthen an existing review process and make it impossible to complete transactions until the regulator gives approval. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Goldman Sachs ruling puts investors on guard for competition law liabilities
Financial investors face an increased risk of being held liable for breaches of competition law by the companies in which they hold a stake in light of a new ruling […]
Continue Reading →UK financial regulators encourage use of filing extensions
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Financial Reporting Council (FRC) have told companies to make use of extensions to accounts filing deadlines amid the “unique set of circumstances arising […]
Continue Reading →Tax investigations: HMRC’s high risk wealthy programme
Wealthy individuals in dispute over how much UK tax they owe may find their matter being handled by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in accordance with its ‘high risk wealthy […]
Continue Reading →Ireland extends paid parental leave entitlements
The Irish government has approved the extension of parent’s leave and Parent’s Benefit payments from two weeks to five weeks’ leave. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Data strategies are needed to enhance building safety
Businesses involved in the planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of buildings should develop their own data strategies, and help shape one for the buildings themselves, in a drive to […]
Continue Reading →Administrators do not owe a duty of care to buyers of insolvent companies
A court analysing the takeover of a Formula 1 racing team in financial difficulty found that the administrators did not owe a duty of care to a failed bidder and […]
Continue Reading →UK subsidy control post-Brexit: access to effective judicial remedies
With the implementation of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) into domestic law, including all subsidy control commitments, by virtue of section 29 of the EU (Future Relationship) Act […]
Continue Reading →Rail contracts in South Africa: preparing for negotiations with Transnet
Private rail operators in South Africa set to be given an opportunity to win greater access to the country’s rail network should start to consider the risks they will want […]
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