Yale University police cited 19 students after they staged a sit-in outside President Peter Salovey’s office to push for divestment from fossil-fuel companies.

Papua New Guinea recently became the first country to formally submit the final version of its national climate action plan (called a “Nationally Determined Contribution,” or NDC) under the Paris Agreement. The small Pacific nation’s plan to transition to 100 percent renewable energy by 2030 is no longer just an “intended” nationally determined contribution (INDC) — it is now the country’s official climate plan.

Less than two weeks after 175 nations signed the pivotal Paris Agreement on climate change, a question lingers: What happens now?

The United States and China on Sept. 3 formally joined the Paris Agreement in a ceremony in Hangzhou, China, ahead of the G20 Summit. President Obama and President Xi both deposited their country’s official instrument with United Nations Secretary, General Ban-Ki Moon.

Elections can only be representative if all members of society, including women, play a role, the head of the U.N. mission in Afghanistan said Wednesday.

There's a chance for Iran to reach a comprehensive nuclear agreement that would benefit its people if the rights steps are taken, President Obama said Thursday.

A U.N. special envoy on Palestinian issues said Friday it was time for the International Court of Justice to assess what he said was Israeli colonialism.

Post-employment victimisation and the effects of Jessemy and Onu. The Court of Appeal has recently held that post-employment victimisation is unlawful, overturning the previous decision in Rowstock Ltd & another v Jessemey  and providing he...

Employment Tribunal statistics for the period October to December 2013 have shown a sharp decline in the number of Employment Tribunal claims brought since the fees regime was introduced last Summer. The statistics: in summaryThe latest statistics s...

Is it necessarily unlawful for an employer to dismiss an employee for incapability if she fails to return to work following the end of maternity leave, where the reason for the absence is post-natal depression (or other pregnancy-connected illness)?...

Since the removal of the default retirement age, there have been surprisingly few cases giving guidance as to when an employee might be lawfully retired.  Some employers have implemented their own ‘Employer Justified Retirement Age’...

In the latest, and what we can now assume is the last, chapter in the long running Seldon case concerning compulsory retirement, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has upheld the Tribunal’s decision that compulsory retirement, in this case i...

The Employment Appeals Tribunal (“EAT”) has recently given an interesting ruling on  redundancy selection which could open the door to more claims from disabled employees. Background <...

Mental illness, culpability and gross misconduct A recent appeal case illustrates the difficulties that can arise when dealing with instances of apparent misconduct where a mental impairment could have affected an employee’s ability to control ...

A recent decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal has stressed that trivial acts, even if related to a protected characteristic, will not constitute unlawful harassment. The case of Henderson v GMB is a useful reminder that the Equality Act is not...

Imposing changes to terms and conditions of employment is rarely a straightforward exercise.  As well as dealing with issues such as collective and individual consultation, the risk of unfair dismissal and breach of contract claims, and (in som...

For some time now it has been recognised that direct discrimination occurs not only if someone is treated less favourably because of their own protected characteristics, but also if they are treated less favourably because of somebody else’s p...

Précis On the 4th July 2013 Eversheds reported on the Opinion of Advocate General Niilo Jääskinen (the “AG”) in the Case C-170/12 Pinckney. (Click here to view this article). Following ...

The recent decision in FilmFlex Movies Limited v Piksel Limited [2015] EWHC 426 (Ch) highlights the risks of losing control of IPR in joint software development agreements.  Companies entering into such agreements should be clear about the natu...

Cost–sharing for the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is a subject close to the minds and pockets of all LGPS funds, employers and members. Consultation by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) on cost–sharing ...

The Government has announced that it will be scrapping local government’s ‘Two Tier Code’. In a speech to the CBI last night, Eric Pickles, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government announced that the Code would be wi...

At the end of last year, we reported that the Government announced that headline agreements had been reached with the main trade unions in relation to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), the NHS Pension Scheme (NHSPS), the...

? Fair Deal: the latest developments On 19 November 2012 HM Treasury published its response to the March 2011 consultation on the future of the Fair Deal for Staff Pensions guidance. The Fair D...

The UK’s PF2 model has had a tough upbringing; launched in the wake of a constricted pipeline of PFI projects, the Government knew it faced a tough task – trying to appeal to diverse funding sources whilst increasing transparency and public value. T...

A landlord is able to hold a tenant to an informal agreement to renew its short-term leases. Recent cases have brought to people's attention that leases for short periods - up to three years - do not need to be executed under seal. In fact, they do...

Two recent cases involving easements highlight the risks of leaving part of the arrangement undocumented. Two recent cases raised the doctrine of derogation from grant in relation to the grant of an easement - one successfully and the other not. A ...

Developers can no longer assume that they will be entitled to connect new developments to public sewers for the disposal of service water. The draft Flood and Water Management Bill, intended to improve how the country prepares for and responds to f...

Land deals are currently one of the most scrutinized areas of public procurement, and the correct application of the public procurement rules to land transactions still poses one of the greatest challenges for public bodies. ...

Eversheds Sutherland property column: September 2018 Originally published in Practical law In these uncertain times, if cash is king, income is emperor. As a consequence, investors are looking for long-term, lower risk investments in the real estate...

Yesterday the Government announced its response to the Law Commission’s report on Event Fees. “Event Fees” are common in the retirement living sector. They are  fees payable on certain events such as sale, subletting or change...

In 2015, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) estimated that foreign direct investment for the construction of greenfield projects in developing economies had jumped from US$22 billion in 2013, to US$42 billion in 2014 wit...

THERE were mixed reactions, last week, over the transfer of 62 southern police officers from the ranks of Superintendent of Police, SP, to Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP, and including 15 Divisional Police Officers, DPOs, from Delta State Police Command to the northern part of the country.

The post AMID SUSPECTED HERDSMEN ATTACKS: Storm in Delta over mass transfer of police officers appeared first on Vanguard News.

Bishop of Lagos Diocese (Anglican Communion), Rt. Rev. Humphrey Olumakaiye, in this interview, speaks on the coronavirus crisis raging across the world, war against corruption and the security challenge facing Nigeria among other issues. corrupt leaders

The post Some of our corrupt leaders are pastors, vehemently wicked, demonic – Bishop Olumakaiye appeared first on Vanguard News.

May 10, 2020 Nasser Al Nasser: The Kingdom's infrastructure investments helped it contain the repercussions of the Corona crisis Eng. Nasser Sulaiman Al Nasser, stc Group CEO, said that he is proud of the Kingdom's infrastructure that helped it contain the repercussions of the Corona crisis that affected economy all over the world. Al Nasser said that investing in the digital infrastructure a long time ago has enabled the telecom sector undertake its central role in this crisis. Stc Group CEO said: 'I am proud of our country's achievements in facing these circumstances we are living. This...

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The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, in Edo State, has called on the state government to reopen churches. PFN explained that reopening churches in the state would help create more awareness on how to curb COVID-19. The body said churches would embark on aggressive intercession for divine intervention against coronavirus if they are reopened. In […]

PFN gives government reasons to immediately reopen churches amid COVID-19 pandemic

In a consultation paper released this month, the government reveals proposals for employment tribunals to pass on details about whistleblowing claims to appropriate regulators (such as the Health and Safety Executive). The intention is that the alle...

Statistics for 2009-10 released by the Tribunals Service this week reveal that claims to employment tribunals have dramatically increased this year. Despite an overall drop in 2008-9, when the number of claims was 151,028, claims have soared to 236,...

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...

Statistics for April 2010 to March 2011 released by HM Courts and Tribunals Service yesterday reveal that, although the number of claims has fallen since the same period in 2009-10, the 218,100 claims still represent a 44% increase on the 2008-9 fig...

Aiming for Consistency The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton, recently announced plans to rest...

Today, the Government has announced a number of measures aimed at resolving disputes more quickly, reducing the pressure on the employment tribunal system and saving costs for employers and the taxpayer. The Government published its consultation on...

As a follow-up to our previous employer survey on proposals to reform the employment tribunal system, in January 2012 we conducted a second survey seeking views on the introduction of tribunal fees, on the Government’s decision to al...

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. A number of these changes will take ...

The Government has this afternoon published the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill which will, if passed, introduce some of the tribunal and dispute resolution measures previously announced (see HR ...

Employment tribunal claims continue on a downward trend At the start of the year, interim figures released regarding the number of employment tribunal claims already indicated a further drop when ...

Regulations have confirmed that changes to industrial action law introduced by the Trade Union Act 2016 (‘Act’) will be implemented on 1 March 2017. The changes include introducing: a 50% ballot threshold for voter turnout, a 40% ballot ...

Introduction of Tribunal fees Before July 2013 it was free for individuals to bring Employment Tribunal Claims. However, in July 2013 the Government introduced Employment Tribunal fees for anyone wanting to make a claim or appeal a judgment. The Gov...

Recent years have seen an outburst of interest in artificial intelligence. Technologies based on AI have attracted investors all over the world on an unprecedented scale. More and more smart services are becoming a reality. For example, Staples is u...