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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...

The Land Registry is changing its practice on the discharge of mortgages in cases where form DS1 is not available when the application is made to the Land Registry. On 3 August 2009, the Land Registry will implement an important change in practice ...

Introduction A circular economy is an economic system characterised by the trading of products and services in closed loops or cycles. The system is designed to be regenerative insofar as it aims to retain as much value as possible from used product...

Introduction There has been significant debate amongst key stakeholders including government, mining companies, and environmental lobbyists regarding how mining companies should not only be held accountable for mine closure but also how the often va...

In connection with the spread of Covid-19, extensive crisis measures have been announced in the Czech Republic with a major impact on all business activities nationwide. Below we provide answers to frequently asked questions, especially in the area ...

Under Gazette number 43258 of 29 April 2020, the Department of Co-Operative Governance and Traditional Affairs has issued regulations (“Regulations”) that repeal Government Notice No. 318 of 18 March 2020, as amended by Government Notice...

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No support in the Corona crisis... The measures already initiated by the German Federal Government and the EU Commission to support and secure liquidity in the Corona crisis are focused on the industries directly affected by Corona/ COVID 19. They ...

Due to COVID-19 pandemic, Russia and the EAEU1 have adopted a number of customs regulation measures aimed at stimulating the importation of necessary goods to Russia and the EAEU, mainly through tariff regulation measures as well as restricting the ...

The Government has today implemented new regulations (The Employment Relations Act 1999 (Blacklists) Regulations 2010) to outlaw the compiling and use of trade union blacklists. The regulations also aim to stop trade union...

Over the past decade various attempts have been made to ensure civil litigation and "access to justice" are affordable to all. Indeed when the Woolf reforms were introduced over ten years ago one fundamental tenet of these reforms was to make the co...

A new online registration, certification and reporting system was recently introduced in the UK, applying to all employee share plans and arrangements. The first major deadline for online reporting is approaching (6 July 2015) and employers should b...

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 eastern European nation of Belarus held a full-fledged military parade Saturday to mark Victory Day, shrugging off safety concerns during the coronavirus pandemic that led Russia to curtail its own long-planned 75th anniversary observances.

By Peter Duru – Makurdi Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state says he has no regrets revealing the identity of the state’s COVID-19 index case, Mrs. Susan Okpe, despite her desperate attempts to politicized the issue and whipped up ethnic sentiments. He insisted that the decision was made in the best interest of the people
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In the face of the continuous lockdown occasioned by the Covid-19, the Kano State Council of Ulama's have demanded to know it fate from the government on whether it will be allowed to conduct or observe the Eid congregational prayers or not which marks the end of the Muslim Ramadan fast.

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Some women go through pregnancy with ease, while others find it difficult because of nausea and vomiting. Usually referred to as morning sickness, vomiting tends to be a normal part... Read more >

The Securities and Futures Commission (the “SFC”) and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”) issued a joint consultation paper on proposed enhancements to the Stock Exchange’s decision-making and...

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Stock Exchange”) is conducting further public consultation on the listing of companies from emerging and innovative sectors.  The consultation paper published on 23 February 2018 (the &l...

Background The new Prospectus Regulation came into force on 20 July 2017 and is similar to the current Prospectus Directive (2003/71/EC) but there are some relaxations to the regime which will be helpful to traded companies and whilst the majority o...

Background There have been two key documents published which clarify the impact that Brexit will have on the UK takeovers regime. The draft Takeovers (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (Takeovers Regulations) essentially remove all refere...

After what has already proved a busy week for employment law news, the Government has published its consultation response to the second round of consultation on Agency Worker Regulations, which closed in December last year. The...

Taliban militants have killed a provincial police chief and two others in a roadside bomb attack in Khost Province in Afghanistan’s southeast, officials said on May 8.

Following the European and Belgian legislation on anti-money laundering, all Belgian enterprises that are not natural persons (companies, non-profit organisations, trusts, fiducies and similar entities) are obliged to register their ultimate benefic...

Pensions Regulator publishes details of first enforcement action for auto-enrolment non-compliance The Pensions Regulator has published its first section 89 report relating to breaches of the aut...

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) recently announced the intention of the Chinese competition authorities to step up the number of their investigations into possible anti-competitive and abusive market conduct.  Chinese co...

Starting 13 December 2014, businesses will be required to comply with the great majority of the rules set forth in the EU’s Food Information Regulation (1169/2011). The Regulation went into force on 12 December 2011 but provided for a long, 3-...

The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (the “ACM”) has ruled that arrangments concerning a new form of sustainably reared chicken, known as the ‘Chicken of Tomorrow’, which lead to other forms of chicken being re...

The EFRA Select Committee’s report into regulation of the water sector was published on 9 October 2018. Its key conclusions & recommendations are outlined below. Water transfers Water transfers should play an important role in increasing s...

The UK Government’s firm intention is that the UK will leave the European Union at 11 pm on 31 January 2020. As part of the withdrawal agreement setting out the terms of the UK’s exit (Withdrawal Agreement), the EU and the UK have agree...

The Community Infrastructure Levy (Amendment) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 are due to come into force on 1 September 2019. The 2019 Regulations were introduced by the Government earlier this year, alongside their response to the technical cons...

Part 4 of 4 Compared to the rest of the world, OTT regulation is fairly advanced in Europe and subject to a completely different approach in Africa and Middle East. It seems that in this part of the world, OTT services are commonly banned to protect...

2020 looks set to be a significant year for privacy, cyber security and Internet content reforms in China and Hong Kong. On 20 December 2019, the Cyberspace Administration of China released the “Regulation on Governance of Internet Information...

Registered Providers to face longer, more complicated and more expensive claims? The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 ("LAPSO") LAPSO received Royal Assent on 1 May 2012 and will come into force on 1 April 2013. It will hav...

The European Commission has announced proposals to amend the Enabling Regulation adopted in 1998. This forms part of the EC’s State Aid Modernisation Initiative. It will allow the EC to focus on larger more...

The European Commission (the "EC") presented two proposals on 5 December 2012, as part of its State Aid Modernisation initiative. The proposals will include amendments to two key State aid instruments, the Enabling Regulation and...

The Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment)(Governance) Regulations 2015 were laid before Parliament on 28 January 2015.  Issued under the Public Service Pensions Act 2013, these...

Background Since coming into force in 2013, the EU Timber Regulation 995/2010 (“Timber Regulation”) has placed a due diligence obligation on businesses, requiring systems to be put in place to minimise the possibility that illegally harv...

The UK's Treasury Select Committee released a report into crypto-assets on 19 September.  The Committee’s key conclusion is that regulation of crypto-assets is necessary. Striking a negative tone, it identifies the problems of volatile pr...

Background - The 2018 Periodic Review The Office of Rail and Road (“ORR”) has recently published its conclusions (the “Conclusions”) following its initial consultation in relation to the creation of the 2018 Periodic Review ...

What is the purpose of the Consultation? The Office of Rail and Road (the “ORR”) is engaged in the 2018 regulatory review of Network Rail, known as the 2018 Periodic Review or “PR18”. PR18 will determine what Network Rail mus...

Executive Summary The European Commission has consulted on an implementing regulation which will provide additional detail for procedures and criteria to be followed by service facility operators in order to satisfy their obligations under Directive...

Background The Office of Rail and Road (the “ORR”) has issued its final determination (“Final Determination”) on the regulatory review of Network Rail (“NR”), known as the 2018 Periodic Review (“PR18”)...

On 2 December 2019, the European Council agreed to update Regulation 1371/2007 (the “Regulation”) on rail passengers’ rights and obligations. The proposed amendments to the Regulation aim to strengthen the rights of passengers wher...

A notice was published in the government gazette on 30 March 2020, in terms of which the minister of transport (the “Minister”) has, in terms of section 18(7) of the National Road Traffic Act (No. 93 of 1996), extended the licensing and ...

On 1 May 2019 the UK government, through the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, launched a consultation on its proposals to regulate the security of consumer Internet of Things (“IoT”) or “smart” devices, whi...

In its decision of 27. June 2019 (Ref. 6 U 6/19), the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main ruled that participation in a sweepstakes can be made dependent on participants giving their consent to receive future marketing via e-mail or calls. In...

Precis: In this briefing, we look at the new regulations permitting the Central Bank of Ireland to limit the rights of individuals under the GDPR. On 30 October 2019 the Data Protection Act 2018 (section 60(6)) (Central Bank of Ireland) Regulations ...

The UK’s departure from the EU is set to lead to a significant change to the UK’s overall approach to competition law. Currently, the UK is required to retain close alignment with EU competition law, which includes respecting the Europea...