Eversheds Sutherland property column: November 2019 Taking property off-plan involves a whole host of extra considerations, and prestigious tenants looking for new high profile headquarters or bespoke office space require comprehensive landlord and ...

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New law requiring vehicles to have license plates led to traffic fine bonanza.

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Rights granted by side letters will not necessarily be eligible for inclusion in new business leases. The Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 confers security of tenure on business tenants. It empowers the courts to order a new tenancy of the property com...

The Law Commission has published a consultation paper proposing wide-ranging reforms to the law governing easements, covenants and profits à prendre. The changes suggested by the Law Commission include: the creation of a single new method ...

Section 2 of the Law of Property (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989 requires contracts to dispose of interests in land to be made in writing. However, leases granted for a term of up to three years need not be made in writing so long as the term st...

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Land Registry fees will increase on 6 July 2009. A new Land Registry fee order has been published, increasing fees across the board for registration and information services from 6 July. The Land Registry is required to recover from its fees and c...

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The Nigerian Civil Society Organisations have recommended modalities that would ensure citizens’ participation in the conduct of the proposed virtual public hearing on the controversial Infectious Diseases Bill.

The group said that public scrutiny of the bill can only be achieved through a broad-based engagements of stakeholders. 

In a statement jointly signed by 69 civil organisations on Thursday in Abuja, the groups stated that any legislative process that does not guarantee active and free participation of the people would fail and not be accepted.  

The statement noted that the proposed public hearing, which would be held via video conferencing be scheduled to hold between two to three days and representatives of organizations be allowed to make presentation for five-10 minutes.

The rights group also asked the lawmakers to provide information on the committee responsible for the coordination of the hearing.

According to the statement, "The committee responsible for organising these activities should conduct citizen outreach and share this information widely with the public through diverse media platforms. 

"This is critical to ensure broad awareness and participation and enhance legislative transparency" 

They said the virtual public hearing on the bill must be comprehensive, and conform with the dictates of the constitution. 

Update | 23. 4. 2020: The Parliament passed the act on certain measures to mitigate the effects of the SARS CoV-2 coronavirus epidemic on tenants of business premises. The new act will be effective once signed by the President and published in the C...

By James H. Spencer, Sumeet Saksena, and Jefferson Fox HONOLULU (1 April 2020)—The current COVID-19 pandemic, which started in Wuhan, China, underscores what the public health community has warned about for more than two decades—the risk of viral diseases capable of spreading from animal to human hosts. The first outbreaks of “bird flu” (highly pathogenic avian influenza―HPAI, subtype H5N1) raised similar concerns 20 years ago―concerns that have persisted with the outbreak of SARS in 2002–2004 and COVID-19 today. New outbreaks of avian influenza are also still occurring in poultry and humans, primarily in Asia but also in other parts of the world.

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On 28 May 2009 the Solicitors Regulation Authority announced to the legal profession that 11,000 law firms throughout England and Wales would receive warning cards alerting them to potential fraudulent activity. 130,000 of these warning cards have n...

The EU has today published further sanctions against Russia, following agreement between the EU and the US that additional measures were required to respond to, what the EU and US view as, Russia’s continued efforts to destabilise the Ukraine....

Many fans reproduced the song in prayer postures.

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The SAHRC has urged government to ensure that all people who have been arrested for petty offences under the Covid-19 lockdown regulations be released and warned to appear in court on a future date.

The Lagos State Government, on Saturday, announced that Lagos Mainland has the highest coronavirus cases in the State. The list of areas with the highest number of confirmed cases were released by Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi. According to him, Lagos mainland tops the list, followed by Alimosho, Oshodi, Mushin, Ikeja, Kosofe […]

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The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, has claimed that some influential Nigerians are the sponsors of those caught mining illegally. According to Adegbite, “these godfathers” are putting pressure on the federal government to free Chinese nationals arrested for illegal mining. The Osun government on Monday, announced the arrest of 27 persons for […]

Buhari’s Minister reveals influential Nigerians fighting for release of Chinese arrested in Osun

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, and the Abia State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have commended the Supreme Court’s ruling setting aside the corruption conviction of former Abia State governor, Orji Uzor Kalu. Reacting to the apex court judgment, HURIWA National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, said the judgment “speaks to common […]

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Police have released the name of the man who died following a crash on State Highway 51, Napier, on Thursday.He was David Allan Trousdell, 37, of Napier.It's understood Mr Trousdell's car collided with a truck at Te Awa. The crash...

South Africa's net death rate has decreased amid the Covid-19 pandemic over the past five weeks, despite the 186 deaths thus far, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says. ......

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Native American advocacy groups worry lockdowns can lead to increases in alcohol, drug and domestic abuse

Closing a loophole? One of the key features, and one of the most contentious provisions, of the Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill 2015 (“the Bill”) is the new power it will grant the Charity Commission (“the Commission”) to issue of...

(MENAFN)The health ministry of Kenya said on Friday that 14 more coronavirus cases were reported in the country, which has increased the total number ... ......

Coast Guard, assisted by Navy, medevacs man 400 miles off Virginia coast Editors' Note: Click on images to download high resolution version. PORTSMOUTH, Va. ⁠- The Coast Guard medevaced a man from a tanker ship approximately 400 miles off the coast of Virginia, Friday evening....

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Download logo On 8 May 1980, the 33rd World Health Assembly officially declared: ‘The world and all its peoples have won freedom from smallpox.’ The declaration marked the end of a disease that had plagued humanity for at least 3 000 years, killing 300 million people in the 20th century alone. It was ended, thanks to a 10-year global effort, spearheaded by the World Health Organization, that involved thousands of health workers around the world to administer half a billion vaccinations to stamp out smallpox. The US$ 300m price-tag to eradicate smallpox saves the world well over US$ 1 billion every year since 1980. Speaking at a virtual event hosted at WHO-HQ, involving key...

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James A. Paul, a writer and consultant, was Executive Director of Global Policy Forum (1993-2012), an NGO monitoring the work of the United Nations, and author of the book “Of Foxes and Chickens: Oligarchy & Global Power in the UN Security Council.” He was also for many years an editor of the Oxford Companion to Politics of the World.

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As the number of coronavirus cases continues to grow, concerns are simultaneously growing about the current and long-term effects this will have on certain demographics — specifically, women, the youth, migrant workers, and many employees around the world.  This week, the United Nations launched a report “Shared Responsibility, Global Solidarity: Responding to the socio-economic impacts […]

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The number of fallow deer, whose natural population continued only in the resort town of Antalya and remained at only seven about half a century ago, reached 500 after a protection project was launched.

More than 250,000 people have died in this pandemic, but untold indirect losses lie ahead as other health services risk being neglected.

Wealthier African countries tend to impose more stringent rules, which have cost the continent $65 billion.

The release, which marks a significant shift in disclosure policy, details the capital's testing totals, daily infection counts and infection rates.

Anyone with four days of mild cold symptoms is now being encouraged to consult a public health center about getting tested.

[WHO] Geneva -On 8 May 1980, the 33rd World Health Assembly officially declared: 'The world and all its peoples have won freedom from smallpox.'

[U.S. House] Washington, DC -Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) led a letter to General Stephen J. Townsend today calling for increased transparency and public accountability of civilian causalities from the United States Defense Department's Africa Command (AFRICOM). The letter was signed by Rep. Adam Smith, Chair, House Committee on Armed Services; Rep. Adam Schiff, Chair, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; Rep. Eliot Engel, Chair, House Committee on Foreign Affairs; Rep. André Carson, Chair, Subcommittee on Counterterrori

The Courts Service is to increase virtual hearings and extend the use of physical distancing in courtrooms to allow more cases to be dealt with in the coming weeks.

Spain's daily death toll due to Covid-19 today fell to its second lowest since mid-March, as half the country prepares to move to the next phase of its rolling back of lockdown measures.

'The pandemic continues to unleash a tsunami of hate and xenophobia, scapegoating and scare-mongering'

In the Halle attack, two people were killed near the synagogue when the alleged gunman could not enter the building.

Maher Obeid, member of the Hamas 'political bureau,' said that any prisoner swap must include 'all the symbols, from Marwan Barghouti to Ahmad Sa’adat.'