Japan’s ENEOS to buy renewables company for US$1.8bn
Japanese oil company ENEOS will acquire the renewable energy company Japan Renewable Energy (JRE) for 200 billion yen (US$1.8bn), it has announced. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Category Archives: News
Pandora Papers leak highlights importance of third-party due diligence
The leak of around 12 million documents shining a light on the use of offshore structures for property and finance transactions has again shown the importance for professional advisers to […]
Continue Reading →Asian Development Bank raises climate finance target to US$100bn
Asian Development Bank (ADB) has raised its target to deliver climate finance to its developing member countries (DMCs) to US$100 billion by 2030. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Queensland’s CS Energy to build green hydrogen plant
Queensland’s state-owned CS Energy and its joint venture partner Japanese engineering firm IHI will build a pilot renewable hydrogen plant with capacity of 50,000 kilogrammes (kg) per year from 2023. […]
Continue Reading →Dutch regulatory authorities strengthen cooperation over regulation of digital activities
Four Dutch regulatory authorities have launched a new platform and announced that they will cooperate more closely when monitoring online activities of businesses and organisations. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Transposing the EU’s platform liability regime into Dutch, German and Irish law
The EU’s Digital Single Market (DSM) Copyright Directive is set to adapt the European Union’s copyright law to the requirements of a digital society, but only few member states have […]
Continue Reading →How share plans relate to European tech M&A and the digital skills shortage
The shortage of digital skills in Europe is encouraging an increasing number of Europe’s technology start-ups to turn to special share incentivisation schemes as a means of attracting and retaining […]
Continue Reading →How to navigate complex IP issues in European tech M&A
European technology companies are often attractive targets for acquisition because of the intellectual property (IP) they develop or are otherwise able to access. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →South African court confirms binding nature of unrevised adjudicator decisions
South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has reinforced the purpose of adjudication in settling disputes under construction contracts, confirming that an adjudicator’s decision which has not been revised by […]
Continue Reading →Vietnam’s US$2bn LNG power plant gets approval
Vietnam’s government has approved the construction of a 1.5 gigawatts (GW) liquified natural gas (LNG) power plant with VND54 trillion (US$2.3 billion) investment. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →The new e-money regulations
This guide is subject to UK law and was last updated on 1st February 2011. New regulations coming into force in April 2011 aim to encourage more firms to set […]
Continue Reading →New Hong Kong Security of Payment Regime for public works contracts
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Development Bureau has issued a new Technical Circular which prescribes the mandatory incorporation of Security of Payment (SOP) provisions into all public works […]
Continue Reading →Financial complaints data highlights need for firms to maintain robust controls
The UK’s Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has released its quarterly complaints data, showing that while some Covid-related complaints are on the decline the impact of the pandemic on people’s financial […]
Continue Reading →UK property developer tax: build to rent excluded
The UK’s new residential property developer tax (RPDT) will not apply to the profits of build to rent (BTR) developments, the Treasury has confirmed in a letter to those who […]
Continue Reading →Build a security culture to manage cyber risk
A transparent, supportive and open security culture will make a business more resilient to evolving cyber threats by empowering their people to make the right decisions. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Ireland Budget 2022: government must act now on decarbonisation
Ireland has a great opportunity to be a world leader in the energy transition; policy certainty and attract the requisite private sector investment to deliver on the country’s clean energy […]
Continue Reading →Indonesia plans 4.7GW of new solar by 2030
Indonesia has planned to increase its solar power generating capacity by an additional 4.7 gigawatts (GW) by 2030 as part of its efforts for net zero carbon emissions by 2060. […]
Continue Reading →UK finalising scope of LIBOR legacy regime
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released further details of measures designed to mitigate potential market disruption as the LIBOR regime comes to an end after December 2021. Read […]
Continue Reading →UK Competition Appeal Tribunal certifies first excessive pricing class action
The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has given the go-ahead to the UK’s first ‘excessive pricing’ abuse of dominance claim, which could involve up to 2.3 million customers and damages of […]
Continue Reading →Irish government consults over terms and conditions for offshore wind auctions
The Irish Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC) is consulting over the terms and conditions for the first auction to supply electricity from offshore wind under the Renewable […]
Continue Reading →FCA sets out final rules for assessing value for money in workplace pensions
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is looking for greater uniformity and market comparisons when IGCs assess value workplace personal pension schemes. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Rethink approach to sexual harassment warns Fawcett Society
Trish Embley tells HRNews about the role of training in addressing sexual harassment at work Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Sustainable infrastructure development to the fore in South Africa
The South African government is making headway on some of its aims to promote sustainable infrastructure development (SID), with a number of key developments recently announced to further the country’s […]
Continue Reading →Ethnicity pay gap reporting ‘especially challenging’ for multinational firms
Susi Donaldson tells HRNews about the difficulties in collating ethnicity data across different jurisdictions Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →