Singapore sets up vaccinated travel lanes with nine more countries
Singapore has announced plans to allow vaccinated residents of nine more countries to travel without quarantine. Read Complete Article
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European court rules companies cannot sue EU states over environmental laws
The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has ruled that the international treaty used by energy companies to claim compensation from member states who frustrate their investments is incompatible […]
Continue Reading →EU considers reform of general pharma law
The European Commission has begun a public consultation on potential reforms to EU general pharmaceutical law. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Malaria vaccine endorsement demonstrates benefits of life sciences collaboration and risk sharing
The value of collaboration and risk sharing in life sciences has been exhibited by the ongoing efforts to develop and supply a “game-changing” malaria vaccine that has been endorsed for […]
Continue Reading →Pensions risk transfer: current trends as market picks up
The pensions industry is anticipating a surge in UK pensions risk transfer deals in the second half of 2021, after a relatively slow start to the year. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Australia to issue carbon credits for carbon capture and storage
The Australian government has announced plans to award carbon credits to ‘carbon capture and storage’ (CCS) projects, in what it has described as a global first. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Singapore extends measures to support construction companies
Singapore’s Ministry of National Development (MND) and Building and Construction Authority (BCA) have separately taken measures to help local construction companies mitigate the impact of Covid-19. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →When IP is in the wrong place in M&A deal making
Failing to properly record ownership of intellectual property (IP) can hold up mergers and acquisitions, spur litigation, limit the scope of businesses to assert their rights over that IP, and […]
Continue Reading →China regulators to ban crypto trading and speculation
Chinese authorities have banned all virtual currency trading and speculation. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Limits of ‘representative action’ procedure highlighted by Court of Appeal
A recent ruling by the Court of Appeal in London reiterates the limited circumstances in which individuals will be able to pursue claims against businesses on behalf of a wider […]
Continue Reading →Hybrid work poses proximity bias challenge for managers
Companies around the world are in the middle of a revolution in working practices. While offices are reopening in the wake of the pandemic, many businesses are adopting hybrid working […]
Continue Reading →Dutch regulator issues €40m fine over resale price maintenance
The Dutch competition regulator has imposed a fine of nearly €40 million on a major TV set manufacturer after it found it had coordinated the retail price at which its […]
Continue Reading →Increase in ‘green’ trade mark applications reported
Businesses can obtain a commercial advantage by investing in ‘green’ brands and the registration of associated trade mark rights, a brand protection expert has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Review weighting of IR35 assessment systems in light of PGMOL
Chris Thomas tells HRNews about what the Court of Appeal’s decision in the PGMOL case means for IR35 status determinations Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →HMRC sends IR35 compliance letters to oil & gas and FS sectors
Penny Simmons tells HRNews about HMRC’s latest IR35 compliance drive Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →UK Patent Box ‘not providing effective incentive’ to life sciences SMEs
The lack of take-up of the UK’s ‘patent box’ by small and medium sized companies (SMEs) suggests that the beneficial tax regime is not effectively incentivising innovation by that group […]
Continue Reading →COP26: African countries stand to gain from climate change conference
The COP26 international climate conference comes at a crucial time for African countries, which stand to be some of the worst affected by rising global temperatures while being least able […]
Continue Reading →US sanctions virtual currency exchange for complicity in ransomware attacks
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has for the first time designated a virtual currency exchange for complicity in facilitating financial transactions for ransomware […]
Continue Reading →The role for open cycle gas turbines in Ireland’s renewables drive
Open cycle gas turbines have an important role to play in providing security of energy supply in Ireland as the country transitions away from relying on fossil fuels as the […]
Continue Reading →UK pensions industry aims for more say over managed assets
Measures aimed at giving pension schemes more of a say over how the companies that scheme members’ assets are invested in are run have been proposed by a UK industry […]
Continue Reading →Saudi data protection reform to take effect in March 2022
Businesses operating in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) will be subject to new data protection laws due to come into effect on 23 March 2022. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →The public law jurisdiction of the UK First-tier Tribunal in VAT cases
The UK’s First-tier tax Tribunal (FTT) has no general jurisdiction to judicially review decisions made by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), but it can consider public law arguments in some […]
Continue Reading →South Africa’s National Infrastructure Plan sets out regional agenda for infrastructure
South Africa’s draft National Infrastructure Plan (NIP) 2050, published in August 2021, has outlined a focus on building a regional agenda for infrastructure. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →MPs debate on ethnicity pay gap reporting highlights the challenges
Susi Donaldson tells HRNews about the challenges of ethnicity pay gap reporting Read Complete Article
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