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. […]
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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 →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
Continue Reading →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 →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 →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 →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 […]
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