reg EWC Partners with Tongji University on Asian Regional Peri-Urbanization Conference in Shanghai By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Jun 2017 02:18:20 +0000 With millions of people who live in “peri-urban” areas at the edges of cities in Asia suffering from enormous deficits in basic urban services, spillover environmental impacts and weak local governments, policymakers in the region recognize the urgent need for solutions to cope with the range of issues impacting residents of these areas. Full Article
reg Publication of the EU Market Abuse Regulation: Particular Considerations for Asset Managers By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2014-07-01 In the same week that the Recast Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID 2) and its companion Regulation (MiFIR) were ... Full Article
reg Changes to the ISA Regulations By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-03-06 Changes to The Child Trust Fund Regulations and ISA Regulations have been proposed. Both sets of amended regulations, which are currently in draft form, are expected to be finalised later this month and come into force on 6 April 2015. The changes ... Full Article
reg Show me the Money! - The SFC Moves to Regulate Depositaries of SFC-authorised Collective Investment Schemes By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-12-11 The SFC Moves to Regulate Depositaries of SFC-authorised Collective Investment Schemes In September 2019, the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (the “SFC”) issued a Consultation Paper (available here) setting out its proposa... Full Article
reg Lawbite:Language, context and background knowledge should not to be disregarded By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-02-11 Ashtead Plant Hire Company Limited v Granton Central Developments Limited [2019] CSOH 7 This case involves a landlord and tenant dispute over the proper construction of the rent review provisions in a lease of commercial premises. The parties ... Full Article
reg Coronavirus - Further Extensive Amendments to the Regulations South Africa By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-03 Under Gazette number 43199 of 2 April 2020, the Department of Co-Operative Governance and Traditional Affairs has issued various amendments to the regulations issued by it in terms of the Disaster Management Act, relating to funeral attendances, fin... Full Article
reg Changes in the customs regulation of Russia and the EAEU caused by COVID-19 pandemic By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-05 ... Full Article
reg Coronavirus - Webinar: Listen again - French, German and Dutch insights regarding Force Majeure and Commercial Contracts - Europe By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-06 In this session we answered some of the most common questions clients have asked us over recent weeks as well as digging into more detail around how your business should proceed with specific legal and technical challenges according to French, Germa... Full Article
reg OFT publishes details of information sheets for regulated agreements By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2008-01-23 The OFT has published details of the information sheets required by the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (CCA) as amended by the Consumer Credit Act 2006 for sending to borrowers in arrears and with default notices. The information sheets are to be implemen... Full Article
reg Mortgage fraud - the Land Registrys response By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2009-02-24 Partly in an effort to counter the tide of mortgage fraud cases, the Land Registry has amended the Land Registration Rules 2003 with effect from 10 November 2008. The Land Registration (Amendment) Rules 2008 substantially amend many of the forms req... Full Article
reg Lawbite: overriding third party rights a new statutory regime By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-06-28 Housing and Planning Act 2016 Developers often rely on local planning authorities powers under section 237 Town and Country Planning Act 1990, to override easements and other rights over land which has been acquired for or appropriated to pla... Full Article
reg Regeneration in the north whats the plan? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2017-04-26 Whilst polarisation has become a familiar feature of national politics in recent months, on some key issues there is still a degree of political consensus. One of these is the need to rebalance the UK economy away from an overreliance on London and ... Full Article
reg England: Making provision for the continued operation of planning and environmental regulation after Brexit By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-04-02 In preparation for the forthcoming withdrawal of the UK from the EU, the Government has been amending legislation and regulations relevant to town and country planning, infrastructure planning, environmental protection, air quality, environmental im... Full Article
reg Scotland: Making provision for the continued operation of planning and environmental regulation after Brexit By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-04-02 In preparation for the forthcoming withdrawal of the UK from the EU, Scottish Ministers have been amending legislation and associated regulations controlling the requirements and processes of town and country planning and environmental matters. The ... Full Article
reg Early Registration for 2nd EWC International Media Conference Ends March 22 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:16 +0000 Early Registration for 2nd EWC International Media Conference Ends March 22 Conference on “Reporting New Realities in Asia and the Pacific” to be held in Hong Kong April 25-28 Shifting power dynamics and changing economic landscapes. China’s growing impact and Obama’s developing foreign policies. Challenges in security, climate and health . Emerging media models. Journalists today are faced with an astonishing range of new realities to report, and nowhere are these more evident than in the world’s most dynamic region -- the Asia Pacific. Full Article
reg Leading Experts To Address Implications of the Global Economic Crisis For The Asia Pacific Region By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:24 +0000 Leading Experts To Address Implications of the Global Economic Crisis For The Asia Pacific Region HONOLULU (July 23, 2009) – The implications of the current global economic crisis for the Asia Pacific region will be the topic of a luncheon forum hosted by the East-West Center on Monday, Aug. 3. The luncheon at the EWC’s Hawaii Imin International Conference Center (Jefferson Hall) is open to the public and will feature a panel discussion by leading experts from the Asia Pacific region, including: Barbara Weisel, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Weisel is the lead negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership initiative and the U.S. Free Trade Agreement negotiations with Malaysia and Thailand. Full Article
reg Pacific Island Graduates Return to Hawai‘i for Seminar on Addressing Regional Issues By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:26 +0000 Pacific Island Graduates Return to Hawai‘i for Seminar on Addressing Regional Issues HONOLULU (June 23) - More than 20 graduates of an East-West Center-administered scholarship program for accomplished young scholars from Pacific island nations are back in Hawai‘i this week to attend a special seminar on addressing issues and envisioning futures in the region. The former students are all graduates of the United States-South Pacific Scholarship Program (USSP), which is funded by Department of State and administered by the East-West Center. Among the attendees are graduates who are now working in public health, communications, finance, planning, education, government, scientific research and more. Participants have travelled from as far away as the UK, Norway and across the Pacific to attend the seminar. Full Article
reg New Website Offers Easy Graphical Access to Regional Data on U.S.-Asia Connections By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:36 +0000 New Website Offers Graphical Data on U.S.-Asia Connections WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 10) – It’s well known that Asia has key relationships with the United States in a variety of important measures, including overall trade, U.S. exports, immigrant populations, international students and more. For example: Full Article
reg Is There a Future for Asia Pacific Regional Free Trade? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:24:19 +0000 High-level speakers offer differing views at U.S. Asia Pacific Council conference WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 26, 2011) -- The pending Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, could serve as a vital stepping stone to a broader regional trade agreement, said key Asia-Pacific trade ministers who addressed the 8th annual U.S. Asia Pacific Council Conference on May 23. But they warned that the TPP will not realize this potential if trading nations abandon all efforts to conclude the World Trade Organization’s long-stalled Doha Round of negotiations. In contrast, U.S. trade policymakers who addressed the conference were skeptical about the viability of the Doha process but quite bullish on the TPP. Full Article
reg Papua New Guinea Election Observers Find Mixture of Improvements and Irregularities By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 22:27:16 +0000 HONOLULU (July 19, 2012) – An international delegation of election observers supported by the U.S. Department of State and organized by the East-West Center’s Pacific Islands Development Program (PIDP) monitored the recent month-long general elections in Papua New Guinea. The mission included election specialists, former government officials, academics and civil society representatives from Australia, the Federated States of Micronesia, Solomon Islands and the United States. The delegation was headed by Dr. Gerard A. Finin, Co-Director of the PIDP. Full Article
reg The Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment Releases Collaborative Report on Climate Change By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 05 Dec 2012 01:30:45 +0000 HONOLULU (December 4, 2012)—The Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment (PIRCA) today released its first report, Climate Change and Pacific Islands: Indicators and Impacts (Island Press). The report highlights the findings of more than 100 scientists and other experts who assessed the state of knowledge about climate change and its impacts on the Hawaiian archipelago and the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands. The report also examines the adaptive capacity of island communities in the region. Full Article
reg Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment to Be a Focus of Climate Services Forum in Fiji By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 17 Jan 2013 02:51:42 +0000 HONOLULU (Jan.16, 2013) — The Pacific Islands Climate Services Forum to be held next week in Suva, Fiji, will feature discussion of the recently released 2012 Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment (PIRCA) report, titled Climate Change and Pacific Islands: Indicators and Impacts. The Forum provides an opportunity for dialogue between climate experts and decision makers, including resource and disaster risk managers and community planners, as well as government ministries and policy makers from across the region. PIRCA editors will present a summary of the report, which incorporates findings of the more than 100 scientists who assessed climate change impacts in Hawai‘i and the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands. Full Article
reg New Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment Website Now Live By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 13 Sep 2016 21:12:05 +0000 HONOLULU (September 14, 2016) -- The Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment (PIRCA) has launched its new website at PIRCA.org. The website provides a wealth of information and resources about climate change in Hawai‘i and the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI). Full Article
reg HR e-briefing 536: New Regulations pave the way for Aprils employment tribunal changes By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2012-02-13 Last year the Government announced a number of measures aimed at resolving workplace disputes more quickly, reducing the pressure on the employment tribunal system and saving costs for employers and the taxpayer. In November, amid... Full Article
reg Eversheds' IHC e-briefing 195: Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill update - Headline news but little detail By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2012-06-12 In our briefing of 23 May 2012, we reported the publication of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill, legislation which proposes various measures to improve resolution of employment disputes and tribunal refo... Full Article
reg Legislation update: the Enterprise Act 2016 and the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-05-19 Enterprise Bill 2016 On 4 May 2016, the Enterprise Act 2016 (the Act) received Royal Assent. The Act will be commenced in stages and has been enacted to help promote the growth of enterprise and small businesses within the UK. One of the main prov... Full Article
reg The Budget and Implications for Development and Regeneration By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-03-24 The Chancellor announced yesterday his second budget aimed at achieving strong, sustainable and balanced growth, more evenly shared across the country and between industries. A number of measures are introduced that will significantly impact on dev... Full Article
reg Publication of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (the UCR 2016), the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (the CCR 2016) and the Public Procurement (Amendments, Repeals and Revocations) Regulations 2016 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-03-24 Following the public consultation on the draft UCR 2016 and CCR 2016, the new regulations have now been laid before Parliament and will come into force on 18 April 2016 (subject to a number of exceptions in the UCR 2016 which will come into force at... Full Article
reg Land development agreements and public procurement regulation: Faraday Development Ltd v West Berkshire Council [2018] EWCA Civ 2532 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-12-10 In its Faraday decision the Court of Appeal has set aside a concluded land development agreement between a local authority and a developer for having been concluded in breach of procurement legislation. This is the first time that an English court h... Full Article
reg New Thresholds under the Procurement Regulations By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-12-11 The new thresholds which come into effect on 1 January 2020 for the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016, Concessions Contracts Regulations 2016 and the Defence and Security Public Procurement Regulations 2011 have... Full Article
reg Revised EU thresholds regarding public procurement and concession contracts, with Belgian specifics By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-01-07 The European Commission has revised the thresholds relating to the award procedures of public contracts and concession agreements by means of four separate Commission Delegated Regulations, adopted on 30 October 2019, which entered into force on 1 J... Full Article
reg Atypical/irregular hours workers By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-31 The issue of atypical workers is an important one for the sector with it trying to balance modern working practices and the desire for flexible working against allegations of exploitation and the trade unions campaign against casualisation.... Full Article
reg Coronavirus: In-depth insights and practical advice regarding Force Majeure, Frustration and reconsidering Commercial Contracts Webinar - 3 April 2020 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-03 The law on force majeure differs from country to country, not least between common law and civil law jurisdictions. We have produced a both a Global Guide to Force Majeure and an Asia-Pacific Guide to Force Majeure that provides some preliminary ad... Full Article
reg Challenging times in the new regulatory regime when and how to challenge the OfS By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-06-09 Two years in, the way OfS is exercising its powers is really starting to shape the sector. The dynamics between an institution and its regulators can be complicated but getting the relationship right is ever more critical for any institution to thri... Full Article
reg IHC HR e-briefing 137 - Retirement abolition regulations not as expected By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-02-17 The government has laid before Parliament the draft Employment Equality (Repeal of Retirement Age Provisions) Regulations 2011 aimed at abolishing the default retirement age. However, in the version seen by Eversheds, the transitional arrangements f... Full Article
reg IHC HR e-briefing 140 - Retirement regulations amended By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-03-02 The Government has laid before Parliament a revised draft of the Employment Equality (Repeal of Retirement Age Provisions) Regulations 2011 which are intended to abolish the default retirement age. The new regulations correct a pr... Full Article
reg Supreme Court ruling to impact on registration of town and village greens By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-12-13 The Supreme Court has issued an important decision which considers whether land can be registered as a town or village green where that land has been acquired by a statutory undertaker and is held for purposes that are inconsistent with the use of t... Full Article
reg Cryptocurrency AML Regulation: 10 January 2020 Regime By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-01-10 As part of the UK Governments’ ongoing programme to implement the European Union’s Fifth Money Laundering Directive (5MLD) in UK law, the FCA will begin supervising Anti Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) co... Full Article
reg Consultation on the Pensions Regulators new DB Funding Code - What you need to know By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-03 The Pensions Regulator has published the first of its long awaited consultations on a new DB Funding Code. This consultation covers the principles underpinning the Regulator’s approach. A second consultation will follow later in the ... Full Article
reg Coronavirus - The Pensions Regulators guidance on COVID-19 - UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-31 The Pensions Regulator recognises that these are “unprecedented times” and that trustees and employers are facing significant and complex challenges across a range of issues including administration, investment, funding and employer cove... Full Article
reg Pensions Regulators expectations on funding and communications in a crisis By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-30 The Pensions Regulator has issued its 2020 annual funding statement which provides more guidance for plans going through a valuation process and new Full Article
reg Coronavirus - Webinar - Listen again - In-depth insights and practical advice regarding Force Majeure, Frustration and reconsidering Commercial Contracts UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-06 Listen as our panel answer some of the most common questions clients have asked us over recent weeks as well as digging into more detail around how your business should proceed with specific legal and technical challenges. A recording of the session... Full Article
reg Pregnant workers and COVID 19 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-20 Amid the COVID 19 outbreak, employers will be dealing with a host of issues around the management of its workforce, including those who have special requirements and needs. When it comes to pregnant workers, employers are required to carry out a ris... Full Article
reg OFAC encourages communication regarding compliance concerns related to COVID-19 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-22 The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has encouraged the communication of any OFAC compliance concerns related to COVID-19. As part of this, OFAC has provided the following guidance and contact information. Sanctions Programmes Fact Sheet On 1... Full Article
reg Draft Public Contract Regulations 2015 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2014-09-29 The UK Government has published the eagerly awaited draft regulations to implement the new Public Sector Directive. Consultation will be open until 17 October 2014. You can respond to: transposition@cabinet-office.gsi.gov.uk The Consultation Documen... Full Article
reg Regulation of crypto custody in Germany from January 2020 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-11-26 As part of the implementation of the Amending Directive of the Fourth EU Directive on Money Laundering (Directive (EU)2018/843), the German Federal Government has decided to include crypto assets in the list of financial instruments and to regulate ... Full Article
reg Low Carbon Benchmarks Regulation By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-01-21 Introduction Regulation (EU) 2019/2089, known as the Low Carbon Benchmarks Regulation, (the “Regulation”) was published in the Official Journal on 9 December 2019 and entered into force on 10 December 2019. The Regulation amends ... Full Article
reg Overview of new German and French crypto regimes By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-05 Part A: Regulation of crypto assets Germany Full Article
reg Open for business: Proposal for a streamlined UK regime for overseas funds post Brexit By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-24 Cross-border fund marketing arrangements into the UK are poised to be significantly amended when the current post-Brexit ‘transition or implementation period’ (“TIP”) comes to an end on 31 December 2020. Retail funds&rs... Full Article
reg Concerns remain around much improved 2019 mine rehab financial provision regulations By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-07-19 ... Full Article
