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Tackling the housing shortage - a change in emphasis?

At the Conservative party conference the Communities Secretary Sajid Javid, and the Chancellor, Philip Hammond, announced a fresh package of measures aimed at addressing the national shortage of new homes. The ambition is to deliver more than 25,000...




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The European Single Procurement Document

On 6 January 2016, the European Commission published an implementing regulation establishing a standard form for the European Single Procurement Document (“ESPD”). The ESPD is one of the new features of EU procurement regulation introduc...




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IHC HR e-briefing 134 - Employment Tribunal reform: a promising start

The Government has today published a consultation on employment tribunal reform.  The consultation floats a wide-range of proposals, going well beyond the measures which were rumoured to be up for consideration. The consultation document inclu...




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Lawbite: Changing with the times – refusing consent to residential use

Sequent Nominees Ltd (formerly Rotrust Nominees Ltd) v Hautford Ltd [2019] UKSC 47 The Supreme Court has overturned the decision of the two lower courts and held that a landlord was reasonable to withhold its consent to the tenant’s applicatio...




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Why Kingsoft Cloud's Initial Reports Are Promising




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The 2020 IPO Market Is Now Up 43% From Its Lows, A Promising Sign For May




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Ryanair chief says Brexit threat to UK-EU flights increasing

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Lao Migrant Workers Clear Quarantine, Return Home, After Crossing Back From Thailand

Those sent home will continue to be monitored by local officials for signs of ill health, though, provincial officials say.




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Licensing reforms - Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill

The Government's proposed changes to the licensing regime established under the Licensing Act 2003 ('the Act') are set out in the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill ('the Bill'). The amendments which are expected to be implemented will imp...




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First Phase of Licensing Act 2003 Reforms Come into Effect

The 25th April 2012 marked the implementation of the first  phase of amendments to the Licensing Act 2003 (‘the Licensing Act’) ...




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Affordable housing construction briefing: the Remedies Directive

How important is public procurement to the public sector? Many contracting bodies incur more expenditure each year on externally provided works, services and supplies than they do on their own workforce, but focus typicall...




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Business Interruption Policies and Flooding Maximising Recovery

The UK has suffered widespread damage as a result of recent flooding over the winter of 2019/20, with anticipated losses in excess of £400m. If flood-related interruption to a business is significant, property and business interruption (“BI”) polici...




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Tax Journal - VAT deductibility for fund-raising: clarity at last

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Eversheds Sutherlands UK Labour Law E-briefing - Court of Appeal upholds small single collective bargaining unit

Court of Appeal upholds single collective bargaining unit for only 1.2% of employees in an otherwise non-unionised employer In a significant development for employers, particularly those without recognised trade unions and those with dispersed busin...




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Coronavirus - Using AI to map supply chain impact - Global

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WWII veteran walks the walk for fundraising on V-E Day

Even though there were no major ceremonies across Europe, British veteran George Sutherland turned a determined walk into his own parade on Victory in Europe Day.




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Muhammad Nami: Hope rising for FIRS new helmsman

By OBINNA EZUGWU Armed with 27 years experience in tax management and advisory, Nigeria’s new tax man, the Executive Chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Nami has shown promise in the face of heavy odds. Appointed to replace Babatunde Fowler who took office in August 2015 by President Muhammadu Buhari on December 9, […]

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Covid-19 in SA: 'Wine industry was losing R500m every week'

The wine industry has welcomed the easing of export restrictions as a positive step towards boosting the constrained economy.





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Rape survivor left with huge legal bill after losing court case against cops

Businesswoman and activist Andisiwe “Andy” Kawa sued police for damages after accusing them of failing to find her during a 15-hour rape she endured in 2010 but lost the case.




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Alex residents vow to halt planned relocation to temporary housing, say move only benefits foreigners

Members of the #TotalShutdownAlex movement said they wouldn’t allow City of Joburg to relocate families Stjwetla informal settlement the majority of them are not South Africans.




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ARK Genomic Revolution Multi-Sector ETF: An Overbought But Promising Niche Play




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POSCO Energy and SK Gas at Risk of Losing 1 Tril. Won due to Gov't Insistence on LNG Power

Private-sector power generators are complaining mightily about the government's pressure on them to switch coal-fired power plants they are building into ones based on liquefied natural gas. That's largely because the government is mum about the sunk cost and other costs to retrofit the plants estimated to be as high as 2.6 trillion won. According to private-sector power generation industry sources on September 17, the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy requested to POSCO Energy, SK Gas,...




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Oil Refiners See Good Times ahead due to Rising Oil Prices

International oil prices have hit a record high in seven months as they went up over US$50 a barrel. The domestic oil refining sector raised its hopes of improving their profitability in the third quarter after suffering poor results for two consecutive quarters. The spot price for Dubai crude as compiled by the Korea National Oil Corp. was $53.64 a barrel on September 16, up by 7 cents from the previous day. This is the highest level since February this year when the figure was $54.39. ...




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Industry Panics over Prospect of Rising Subcontract Worker Disputes

As the government pronounced illegal on the practice of companies relying on subcontract workers for a long time such as the cases in Paris Baguette and Mando-Hella, the whole industry in shock. This is not just restricted to manufacturers but is spread to services and the food franchise industry as well. The corporate sector expected on September 24 that companies like Tous Les Jours, Samsung Electronics service centers, and LG U+ will likely face the same problem any time soon after the Min...




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Fantastic Opportunity for Perusing Information on Real Estate and Related Technologies

"Realty Expo Korea 2018 to Unveil in Sept. This Year   Organized by Korea’s No.1 Business News Provider Korea Economic Daily FIABCI KOREA to Sponsor Jointly... Interest of 67 Member Countries Heightened REK 2018 Organizers Start Taking Applications... Foreign Exhibitors to Get Additional Discounts   Realty Expo Korea (REK), the global festival for real estate professionals in the Age of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, will be with you for three days between September 19th and 2...




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Eiger BioPharmaceuticals: Promising COVID-19 Effort With Peginterferon Lambda Just Entering Clinical Trials





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Afghan President Calls For 'Thorough' Investigation Into Drowning Of Migrants After Crossing Into Iran

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has ordered a probe into the drowning of several Afghan migrants last week after reports that Iranian border guards allegedly forced them into a river.




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NY's Cuomo criticized over highest nursing home death toll

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has won bipartisan praise for rallying supplies for his ravaged hospitals and helping slow the coronavirus, is coming under increasing criticism for not bringing that same level of commitment to a problem that has so far stymied him: nursing homes.




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New test devised for assessing relief from court sanctions

Précis: The Courts have adopted a new test to assess applications for relief from sanctions, which demonstrates a more reasonable approach than used recently.  However, it remains important to ensure compliance. What? During litigation, ...




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New advertising tax introduced in Hungary

As of the 20th August 2014, businesses in Hungary are required to pay tax in connection with their advertising activities. The new legislation applies to individuals or organisations that publish adverts (“Publishers”);and place orders f...




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Advising on restaurant opening in Milan

Lume recently awarded prestigious Michelin star  ?Our client, AUREA srl, is the proud owner of a now Michelin-Starred restaurant which is gaining huge attention in a new multi-use development in Milan. The area, formally a factory site, has un...




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Coronavirus - Impact on working capital and fundraising options - UK

Background The ongoing coronavirus pandemic is a public health crisis which has quickly developed into a deep economic crisis. Many businesses, particularly those in the retail, leisure and hospitality sectors, are facing a complete and indefinite c...




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Coronavirus - FCA announces additional measures to aid listed companies with fundraisings - UK

Listed companies and recapitalisation issuances The FCA has announced a series of measures aimed to assist companies in raising additional capital in response to the Coronavirus crisis, whilst at the same time aiming to retain appropriate protection...




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Closing the GAP: Guaranteed Asset Protection insurance - competition remedy

New rules in the FCA’s policy statement on Guaranteed Asset Protection (GAP) insurance (PS15/13) are about to change the way GAP insurance sold alongside the sale of a motor vehicle (add-on GAP Insurance) is sold to both consumers and commerci...




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Shining a light on what “necessity” means for GDPR & tightening up “contract” as a lawful processing ground in the context of “online services”

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has published a set of guidelines (in draft) for public consultation. These will be absolutely key to providers of online services, such as social media, e-commerce, internet search engines, communication an...




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When does private no longer mean private? Implications of a challenge to the SFC’s accessing of digital devices in an investigation

The Hong Kong Court has recently confirmed the Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”)’s powers to seize, search and compel access to digital devices rejecting challenges to such powers based on privacy grounds. Data privacy is a...




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Regulating firms’ culture - The increasing focus by financial regulators internationally on supervising firms’ culture

Introduction Financial services firms’ corporate governance and risk cultures is a ‘hot’ topic with financial regulators globally. Regulators have noted that serious corporate governance and conduct failings of financial services f...




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Harmonising corporate governance framework for South African mining companies: King IV, companies act and the mining charter

  The BEE Commission’s report 2018, between 2017 and 2018, had no significant change in the levels of transformation, with black ownership reflecting a decline to 25.2% from 27% and current management control still sitting at 38% for blac...




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Qatar: Single new death from coronavirus

(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) DOHA, May 9 (KUNA) -- Qatari ministry of health declared on Saturday recording a single death due to the novel co... ......




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NY's Cuomo criticized over highest nursing home death toll

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has won bipartisan praise for rallying supplies for his ravaged hospitals and helping slow the coronavirus, is coming under increasing criticism for not bringing that same level of commitment to a problem that has so far stymied him: nursing homes. In part-lecture, part-cheerleading briefings that have made him a Democratic counter to President Donald Trump, Cuomo has often seemed dismissive and resigned to defeat when asked about his state leading the nation in nursing home deaths. “We’ve tried everything to keep it out of a nursing home, but it’s virtually impossible,” Cuomo told reporters. “Now is not the best time to put your mother in a...




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Outbreaks in Germany, S. Korea show the risks in easing up

ROME (AP) — South Korea's capital closed down more than 2,100 bars and other...




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My Son Is a Nurse. The Coronavirus Means I Worry About Losing Him Every Day.

His New York City hospital has been all pandemic, all the time. ......




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Demand for wills has surged. But the coronavirus pandemic is causing problems.

Reopening Virginia Phase 1: Haircuts? Yes. Dining inside? No. North Carolina says Outer Banks renters are due refunds. Many find red tape instead. Norfolk students won’t be graded for work done from home during pandemic Virginia beaches could...




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Nancy Pelosi's idea for 2020 DNC: Hold it in a large stadium over a single day

The 2020 DNC in Milwaukee is scheduled for the week of August 17 as planning continues to stage event in the middle of a pandemic. ......




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Hartford churches rising to meet high levels of need during coronavirus pandemic even as giving dips

In the time of the coronavirus, churches across Hartford are learning to hold their congregations close over livestreams and ease growing levels of hunger, isolation and homelessness in their communities — and they’re doing it without the help of full collection plates on Sundays. Sixty-five percent of U.S. churches report giving is down since the pandemic began, according to an April survey from the National Association of Evangelicals, called the State of the Plate. About 1 in 10 respondents said giving was down at least 75%. Advertisement In Hartford, a number of congregations shared how they’re weathering loss of revenue even as need has increased dramatically due to the pandemic. As...