IFC lends $57m to two wind projects in Vietnam
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is providing a $57 million loan to the developer of two onshore wind projects in Vietnam. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Category Archives: News
Queensland launches new hydrogen technology clusters
Australia’s Queensland government has named Gladstone and Toowoomba as new hydrogen technology clusters and will allocate A$50,000 for each. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Supreme Court clarifies law on tax ‘discovery’ assessments
The UK Supreme Court has decided that disclosing information in the wrong box on a tax return but explaining it in the white space was not an inaccuracy, as the […]
Continue Reading →Restructuring – a view from the Netherlands
Dutch lawyer Laurens de Graaf outlines the essential steps when restructuring a business in the Netherlands Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Improving energy efficiency of commercial property in England and Wales
Two significant consultations designed to reduce energy consumption in and carbon emissions from commercial buildings in England and Wales close on 9 June 2021 Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Restructuring – a view from the Netherlands
Dutch lawyer Laurens de Graaf outlines the essential steps when restructuring a business in the Netherlands Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →How to prepare for a ransomware attack
There continues to be exponential growth in the use of ransomware as a criminal business model – the impact of this trend is driving a need for action. Read Complete […]
Continue Reading →Rise in cases of judicial mediation in pandemic
Claire Scott and Rob Childe tell HRNews about the relative success of virtual judicial mediations Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →The role for contracts for difference in industry’s switch to cleantech
Contracts for difference (CfD) are an important tool in supporting the development of new ‘green’ technologies that will help cut the level of emissions stemming from industrial processes in line […]
Continue Reading →England introduces calorie labelling requirement in drive to reverse obesity
English cafés, restaurants, takeaways and bakeries will be among the businesses required to display information about the calorie content of the food they are selling under rules to be introduced […]
Continue Reading →Western Australia security of payment reforms set to create subcontractor uncertainty
A proposed new security of payment regime in Western Australia would not improve on existing legislation designed to ensure construction subcontractors are paid in a timely fashion for the work […]
Continue Reading →Dutch court orders Shell to speed up emissions cuts
Royal Dutch Shell (Shell) must cut its global carbon emissions by 45% compared to 2019 levels by 2030, a court in the Netherlands has ruled. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Singapore court clarifies conditions for granting post-judgment Mareva injunction
The Singapore Court of Appeal has confirmed for the first time the conditions required to grant a freezing injunction after a judgment has been made against the subject of the […]
Continue Reading →‘Midnight deadline’ decision highlights need to file court claims in time
The UK Supreme Court has clarified that the six-year period for filing a professional negligence action against a defendant which had negligently missed a midnight deadline includes the day immediately […]
Continue Reading →Quashing orders among useful planning law judicial review reforms
Proposed changes to judicial review in England and Wales will have repercussions for those seeking to challenge planning policy and planning decisions. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Northern Ireland begins two-phase reform to gambling laws
Gambling operators in Northern Ireland will face a statutory levy and mandatory code of practice under the first phase of reforms to the province’s gambling laws. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →AIIB hopes $150m investment will kick-start private infrastructure funding
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will invest $150 million in an infrastructure fund, hoping to support the use of private capital to finance infrastructure projects in Asia Pacific. Read […]
Continue Reading →Swiss court: newly constituted arbitral tribunal does not need to repeat proceedings
The Swiss Supreme Court has ruled that an arbitral tribunal which was reconstituted after the resignation of one of its original members does not need to repeat all the proceedings […]
Continue Reading →Victoria’s councils collaborate on wind energy
46 of Victoria’s councils have signed up to the Victorian Energy Collaboration (VECO) project which is the largest emission reduction project in Australia. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →UK government confirms changes to supply chain plans for renewable energy projects
The UK government will have the ability to withdraw or terminate a contract for difference (CfD) if a developer fails to deliver an acceptable supply chain implementation statement (SCIS) under […]
Continue Reading →Timely new rescue process announced for small and micro businesses in Ireland
The Irish government has announced the introduction of a new dedicated rescue framework for the benefit of small and micro businesses. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →CMA and ICO strengthen ties on UK digital markets regulation
The UK’s primary competition regulator and data protection authority have signed a new agreement pledging to work more closely together in the way they regulate digital markets in the UK. […]
Continue Reading →Irish regulator moves to align with European outsourcing guidance
Financial institutions in Ireland will be well set to comply with new guidelines on outsourcing proposed by the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) if they have already taken steps to […]
Continue Reading →UK employers must prepare for post-pandemic flexible working requests
After more than a year of enforced home working, UK employers are anticipating an influx of flexible working requests as restrictions lift and staff begin to return to the office. […]
Continue Reading →