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Department of Environmental Affairs | Requirement to submit a report generated by the national web based environmental screening tool
Introduction On 5 July 2019, the Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, Barbara Dallas Creecy, published a notice requiring that when submitting an application for environmental authorisation in terms of regulation 19 and regulation 21 of ...
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Legal Compass: General meetings in times of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic and the associated "lockdown" poses completely new challenges for Swiss companies. This concerns, among other things, the numerous upcoming annual general meetings, which are usually held between April and June. According to th...
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Markus Naef: new Partner with Eversheds Sutherland and Brigadier General with the Swiss Armed Forces, currently National Coordinator for procurement in times of COVID-19
Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Partner in the fields of data protection and IT law. As an attorney and 2012 certified Senior Project Manager IPMA Level B, Markus Naef advises companies on legal safeguards and ex...
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Coronavirus FCA expectations of general insurance firms - UK
The FCA has published information on its expectations of general insurance firms in relation to their treatment of consumers during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The FCA has also published information for consumers on what they sho...
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Coronavirus FCA expectations of general insurance firms - UK
The FCA has published information on its expectations of general insurance firms in relation to their treatment of consumers during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The FCA has also published information for consumers on what they sho...
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General Finance Corporation (GFN) CEO Jody Miller on Q3 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
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Choose Toyota, Not General Motors, To Play The Restart Of Auto Production In North America
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Argentina open to proposals from bondholders: default deadline stands at 22 May
Argentina will keep pushing for talks with creditors even as a deadline for its US$ 65 billion debt restructuring proposal passed on Friday with little sign it had the support needed from international bondholders to unlock a comprehensive deal. Apparently on averaged less than 20% of bondholders accepted Argentina's conditions
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Argentina extends mandatory lockdown in Buenos Aires and metropolitan area
After 50 days in mandatory lockdown, Argentina's President Alberto Fernández announced on Friday that the quarantine will be extended until May 24th.
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Court orders final forfeiture of retired Army general’s N427 million
The general earned a salary of N750,000 before retirement.
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Ebonyi indigenes charge police, DSS over killings, make revelations
Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in the Diaspora (AESID) has charged the Inspector General of Police and the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS) to end political violence and killings in Asaga Owutu Edda in Afikpo South LGA. Governor David Umahi made a similar call a few days ago. On Monday, Ebonyi State […]
Ebonyi indigenes charge police, DSS over killings, make revelations
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Argentina, Uruguay restoring power after massive blackout
BUENOS AIRES: Electricity services have been restored to more than 50 percent of Argentina and Uruguay following a massive blackout that left around 48 million people without power on Sunday, authorities said.
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General Finance Corporation (GFN) CEO Jody Miller on Q3 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
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PICS: 1km queue for food parcels in wealthy Geneva amid Covid-19 lockdown
More than 1 000 people queued to get free food parcels in Geneva, underscoring the impact of the coronavirus epidemic on the working poor and undocumented immigrants even in wealthy Switzerland.
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'Negligent' guards blamed for escape of 37 undocumented migrants at Lindela
The migrants awaiting deportation climbed over the walls and escaped the repatriation centre on Sunday when EnviroMongz Projects security guards left their posts.
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Covid-19 in SA: Stringent measures should be in place as public servants go back to work
Minister Senzo Mchunu says various public servants will be returning to work during Level 4 of the lockdown, but stringent measures should be in place to ensure the safety of workers.
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Compugen Ltd. (CGEN) CEO Anat Cohen-Dayag on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
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Korea-China Current Swap Deal Won't Be Part of Agenda in Sept. 13-14 Governors Meeting
Central bank governors of three East Asian countries including China, Japan, and Korea will get together and discuss issues such as debt and macroeconomic soundness. But the issue of the Korea-China currency swap deal which will expire on October 10 won't be one of the official agendas in the meeting. Bank of Korea Governor Lee Ju-yeol, People's Bank of China Governor Zhou Xiaochuan, and Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda will meet in Incheon's Songdo for two days on September 13-14 in th...
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HR e-briefing 361 - Agency workers set to have equal rights but the working time opt-out is preserved
If you have not yet responded to the Eversheds survey as to the likely impact of the changes to agency worker rights upon your business and would like to do so by 13 June, please click here. Main body The topics of equal rights for age...
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HR e-briefing 446 - Agency Worker Regulations finalised
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...
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Protection of employees (Temporary Agency Work) Bill 2011
Introduction The Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Bill 2011 (“the Bill”) was published on Friday 16 December 2011. The Bill is intended to give effect to an EU Directive (Directive 2008/104/EC) on...
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Online Annual General Meetings and more flexibility for corporate reorganisations how the German legislator reacts with new corporate law measures to the Corovid-19 crisis
1. Upcoming German Annual General Meetings season 2020 A lot of German corporates have traditionally lined up their annual general meetings (AGM) for May, June and July. In the wake of the co-rona virus crisis, the boards of a large number of compa...
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Coronavirus - General meetings in lockdown Switzerland
The COVID-19 pandemic and the associated "lockdown" poses completely new challenges for Swiss societies. This concerns, among other things, the numerous upcoming annual general meetings, which are usually held between April and June. According to th...
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The Property Sector Transformation Code: Estate agents take note
The Property Sector needs to be aware of the Property Sector Transformation Charter Code (“the Property Charter”) as Section 20(1) of the Property Practitioners Bill (“the PPB”) states that: “The Property Sector Transfo...
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The European Commission White Paper on Artificial Intelligence published
Throughout 2019, we saw a growing promulgation of guidance, consultations and new laws across the world. In light of such a regulatory landscape beginning to form, there is growing debate as to whether or not Artificial Intelligence (“A...
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Local Government Briefing Note 38 of 2012: Expert evidence in procurement claims - no general admission
Expert evidence in procurement claims – no general admission On 28 September 2012 the High Court rejected an application under...
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Next step for the mutualisation agenda
With the dust settling after the recent General Election, it is possible to better speculate as to the likely direction of travel of the new Conservative government. The new administration has a slim majority, therefore, there still may be an elemen...
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General Election 8 June 2017 e-Briefing
The Prime Minister announced on 18 April that a General Election will be held on Thursday 8 June. Parliament will be dissolved on 3 May and we wait with interest to see what planned legislation will survive the trauma of the current Parliament&rsqu...
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French Competition Authority puts model agencies price-fixing practices in the spotlight
On 29 September 2016, the French Competition Authority (l’Autorité de la concurrence - the “Autorité”) imposed a fine of EUR 2.4 million on 37 model agencies and their main trade association, the SYNAM, in relation to...
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Update: Advocate General advises that the validity of standard contractual clauses is not affected by complaints made in Schrems II
What do I need to know? On Thursday 19 December, Advocate General Saugmandsgaard Øe published his Opinion in Full Article
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The General Court annuls the Commissions 2016 decision on the Belgian excess profit tax rulings
The General Court of the European Union annulled on 14 February the European Commission’s decision of 11 January 2016 (Decision (EU) 2016/1699), in which it had found that Belgium’s excess profit exemption scheme was incompatible with EU...
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FCAs Market Study into General Insurance Pricing Practices: Pricing interventions proposed to tackle competition concerns
The FCA has published its interim report in relation to its market study into how general insurance firms charge their customers for home and motor insurance (Interim Report). The FCA has provisionally found that the market is not working well for ...
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The European Commissions public consultation on the reform of the Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) Regulation
On 11 March 2020 the European Commission (Commission) launched a public consultation on possible reforms to the Generalised Scheme of Preference (GSP) Regulation (EU Regulation No. 978/2012 of 25 October 2012) (GSP Regulation). As the GSP Regu...
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German Federal Grid Agency (BNetzA) extends realisation deadlines for renewable energy projects
The lockdown of public life in Germany and the disruption of global economy due to the Coronavirus also complicate and delay the development, construction and commissioning of renewable energy projects in Germany. This has dangerous consequences as ...
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General Finance Corporation (GFN) CEO Jody Miller on Q3 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
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Crisis lays bare poverty in Geneva, Switzerland as thousands queue for food
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Coronavirus has created a rift between the US and China that may take a generation ...
The novel coronavirus has destroyed lives and livelihoods in both the United States and China. But instead of bonding the two nations together to fight the pandemic, it has sent their already strained relations on a rapid downward spiral — and fanned the flames of a potentially dangerous strain of nationalism. China has been criticized at home and abroad over its handling of the virus, especially during the initial outbreak. Pushing back such criticism with increasingly fierce rhetoric, Beijing says it is merely “responding” to false accusations, particularly from the US. In March, as the pandemic raged across the globe, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian...
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Theragun Relaunches As Therabody With A New Generation Of Product And CBD Line
Theragun announces its rebrand under Therabody to holistically hub their suite of wellness solutions: a new generation of percussive therapy guns and line of CBD treatments. ......
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Hungary: 'Yes to Protecting Women, No to Gender Ideology, Illegal Migration'
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Expert Suggests Alleged Mastermind of Venezuela's Failed Coup Is 'Double Agent' Working for Maduro
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Argentina’s Debt Restructuring “Groundhog Day”… or Maybe Not? Three Key Points
On April 17, the Alberto Ángel Fernández administration in Argentina officially unveiled its offer for debt restructuring on USD 66 billion foreign currency-denominated bonds. Starting on that date, the offer is valid for 20 days, a period during which difficult negotiations with bondholders are expected to take place. Based on the first reactions from some […]
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COVID-19 requires gender-equal responses to save economies
Written by Isabelle Durant, Deputy Secretary-General, and Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Director, Division on International Trade and Commodities, UNCTAD
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Gender and COVID-19: Where Can Research Help?
As of April 8, there have been 1.5 million reported cases of coronavirus and over 83,000 deaths. Most of these deaths are of men. Italy, for example, has so far had 71 percent of all case deaths attributed to men while Spain, another major global hotspot, has seen 65 percent of all deaths being men. […]
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A Gender-equal Ethiopian Parliament can Improve the Lives of all Women
In 1991, the share of seats held by women in the Ethiopian parliament was under 3 percent. Today it stands at 38 percent, almost twice the ratio of women in the United States Congress. Experts say when women are better represented in government office, the gains are likely to spill down and improve the lives of all women.
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