As part of the State opening of Parliament, the Queen today set out the government’s plans for legislation over the course of the new parliamentary session.  Disappointingly, however, the Queen’s Speech contained...

By Anu Anwar HONOLULU (November 1, 2019)—Originally announced by Chairman Xi Jinping in 2013, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) aims to bolster China’s connectivity with the world. While the name Belt and Road Initiative implies two routes—a maritime road through the Indian Ocean and a land belt across Central Asia—in reality, BRI projects encompass multiple, interconnected global networks. The BRI combines old and new projects, covers an extended geographic region, and includes efforts to strengthen infrastructure development, investment, and cultural ties.

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The Government has responded to the 2009 European Works Council (EWC) Directive by publishing draft implementing Regulations and stating their intention to finalise them in 2010, but delay implementation until 5 June 20...

Proton Energy Group SA ("Proton") v. Public Company Orlen Lietuva ("Orlen") [2013] EWHC 2872 (Comm) (the "Proton case") The Proton Case was first brought to the attention of the Commercial Court in February 2013, when an application for summary judg...

Tanzania gets Madagascar's anti-coronavirus drink disputed by WHO.

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Level 4 lockdown arrived and while greeted with much jubilation, also sadly demonstrated just how much homo sapiens residing in South Africa have not changed at their core.

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BY EMEKA EJERE Prof. Akin Abayomi,  the commissioner for health in Lagos State has refuted reports claiming that he tested positive for coronavirus. Prof Abayomi urged people of the state and Nigerians to disregard the reports which he described as fake and misleading. The commissioner, who made the clarification in a series of tweets, said […]

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Gen Prayut was formally elected as the country's 29th prime minister by parliament. However, the military will still remain his tool to maintain a stable government and help achieve his vision for the country, says a military source close to the prime minister.

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Donald Tusk, the head of the European People's Party and the former president of the European Council, says the coronavirus crisis could spell the end for the EU. He urges Germany to show more solidarity with weaker countries and hopes to prevent Hungary from becoming a dictatorship.

Pathologists are eager to quickly conduct autopsies on as many COVID-19 victims as possible. They aim to determine who is at greatest risk from the virus and what damage it causes inside the body. Initial results are already available.

In an interview, medical historian Frank Snowden discusses how the coronavirus pandemic mirrors past outbreaks and argues that we must quickly apply the lessons learned today in preparation for the next disease.

Employers, the leasing industry, professional advisers and many government departments including the DTI, were taken by surprise when withdrawal of the tax relief on computers supplied to employees was announced in the recent Budget. Numerous re...

More revelations have been uncovered from the Government's coronavirus document dump, while new cases remain low as Cabinet prepares to decide when to move to alert level 2. Get all the important news and read the full stories in...

A free agent after his release from Trabzonspor, what options are there for the 33-year-old ex-Nigeria international ahead of the new campaign? ......

Part 2 of 4 (a) For Users/Consumers Simply put, OTT services are low or free of charge services. Its known that online video traffic is on the growth due to simple accessibility and cheapness. Consumers’ hopes are also evolving as they are exp...

(Note that this is an updated version an article originally published in 2016) In the era of the “digital economy” (with more than half of our shopping done on-line and 44% of UK on-line1 payments made using a mobile device2), companies ...

In light of the recent two-week extension of the lockdown, there is a lot of uncertainty regarding what may possibly transpire at the end of the lockdown period. There is also uncertainty regarding the extent of the Government’s powers, in res...

Today’s employment law changes; and what else to expect this year Various changes to employment legislation take effect today, including amendments to whistleblowing laws.  Other changes will follow over coming months. In this briefing we...

Another year, another budget. So what have we learnt from the contents of the infamous red brief case? Here are some of the highlights for the local government community.             George...