China passes personal data protection law
China has passed a new law on personal data protection which will take into effect on 1 November. Read Complete Article
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Banks and insurers licensed to exchange fraud data in the Netherlands
More than 160 banks and insurers in the Netherlands have been granted a licence to exchange details of individuals’ fraudulent behavior by the country’s data protection authority. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Plastic packaging tax
A new tax on plastic packaging manufactured in, or imported into the UK, that does not contain at least 30% recycled plastic is being introduced from 1 April 2022. Manufacturers […]
Continue Reading →Thailand’s SOEs invest over Thb100bn in energy infrastructure projects
Thailand’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) have invested over Thb100 billion ($3bn) in energy infrastructure projects between January and June this year. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Singapore and Hong Kong drop travel bubble plan
Singapore and Hong Kong have decided to drop their plan to create an air travel bubble (ATB) because their Covid-19 policies differ too much. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Mastercard faces competition ‘opt out’ class action damages trial
Mastercard is set to face class action proceedings in a UK trial where billions of pounds of damages are at stake after a tribunal said it is willing to grant […]
Continue Reading →South Africa’s national infrastructure plan open for comment
New plans outlined by the South African government highlight its intention to use the power of critical infrastructure to drive social and economic improvements in the country, to the benefit […]
Continue Reading →MHRA consults on bespoke regulation of ‘point of care’ products
Personalised treatments manufactured at the point of care in the UK, including cell and gene therapies, would be subject to a bespoke new regulatory framework under plans being developed by […]
Continue Reading →Pharmacy’s UK GDPR fine reduced on appeal
A pharmacy fined for its “careless” handling of sensitive personal data has had the level of its penalty reduced on appeal after a tribunal accepted its claims that the scale […]
Continue Reading →UK hydrogen strategy: scaling up regulatory framework needed
Significant work must be done to ensure that the UK regulatory framework is suitable to support low carbon hydrogen production at scale, according to experts at Pinsent Masons, the law […]
Continue Reading →AC Energy and NEFIN to work on distributed solar projects
Philippines’ AC Energy and Hong Kong-based solar developer NEFIN will work on distributed solar projects to work towards carbon neutrality in Asia. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Financial firms plan to buy and close Asian coal-fired power plants
Financial firms are reported to be working together to buy and close coal-fired power plants across Asia in a bid to help industry meet climate targets. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Call to trial food data trust
The problems of food poverty, emissions from food waste and food price inflation, and compliance with food standards, could all be addressed through a new trust framework for sharing data […]
Continue Reading →New draft guideline in Germany to prevent greenwashing
Germany’s Financial Supervisory Authority wants to prevent German fund products from being advertised as ‘sustainable’ or ‘ecological’ when they are not. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →First mid-market restructuring plan sanctioned by High Court
The High Court in London has sanctioned its first restructuring plan for both a mid-market business and a company in administration. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →UK sentencing guidelines for modern slavery offences published
The publication of new sentencing guidelines for modern slavery offences should bring home to UK businesses the continued focus on modern slavery by law enforcement bodies, a legal expert has […]
Continue Reading →Expect proactive FCA enforcement in coming year
How far the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is prepared to stretch and test the limits of its enforcement powers over the coming year. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Settlement agreements in the DIFC
Settlement agreements are treated by the courts of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) free zone in a similar way as by the courts of England and Wales, given the […]
Continue Reading →UK hydrogen strategy targets ‘world leading’ low carbon hydrogen economy
Plans to develop a “world leading” low carbon hydrogen economy capable of producing 5GW of power for homes, transport and industry by 2030 have been published by the UK government. […]
Continue Reading →Singapore to temporarily loosen hiring rules for foreign workers
Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower (MOM) is temporarily lifting some work permit renewal and other conditions to ease labour shortages due to Covid-19 related border closures. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →China publishes online unfair competition regulations
Chinese regulators have issued draft regulations for internet companies, banning unfair competition and restricting the use of people’s data. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Australia launches new rules to support low emission technologies
The Australian government has launched new rules aimed at supporting the next generation of low emission energy technologies (LETs). Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →UK proposes fraud enforcement shake-up
Changes to the way in which fraud, cyber and online crime is monitored and enforced in England and Wales have been proposed by the UK government. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Call for COP26 to adopt climate change arbitration provisions
Arbitral institutions should push for adoption of arbitration as a means of ensuring international governments comply with their commitments to mitigate the effects of climate change at this year’s Conference […]
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