our Center for Global Partnership Helps Fund New EWC Journalism Seminar on Disaster Management & Resiliency By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Mar 2012 02:52:10 +0000 Journalists from Pacific Plate countries invited to apply by March 12 HONOLULU (March 5, 2012) – The Japan Foundation’s Center for Global Partnership has awarded the East-West Center close to $100,000 to conduct a journalism seminar focusing on disaster management and resiliency. Journalists from Japan, the U.S., China and other countries bordering the seismically active Pacific tectonic plate are invited to apply by the March 12 deadline. Click here for more information. Full Article
our Strategies Identified for Addressing Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources in Hawai‘i By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 01:35:56 +0000 HONOLULU, HI (April 16, 2012) — As part of a partnership project with EWC's Pacific Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments program (Pacific RISA), the Center for Island Climate Adaptation and Policy (ICAP), at the University of Hawai‘i Sea Grant College Program, recently published Water Resources and Climate Change Adaptation in Hawai‘i: Adaptive Tools in the Current Law and Policy Framework. The white paper aims to enhance climate change adaptation for water resources throughout the state. Full Article
our Young Leaders from Nine Countries Embark on East-West Center Study Tour By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 01:29:48 +0000 Two-week New Generation Seminar for rising young leaders from the U.S. and Asia Pacific will focus on middle class issues HONOLULU (Oct. 25, 2012) -- Eleven young leaders from nine countries have arrived at the East-West Center to begin this year’s New Generation Seminar. The group will travel together to four different U.S. cities to meet with experts on the seminar theme: “The Making of the Middle Class: Successes of the Past, Challenges for the Future.” After gathering at the EWC in Honolulu for briefings and discussions, the group will travel to Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Washington, DC for field study. The program is supported by funding from the Freeman Foundation. Participants in this year’s New Generation Seminar include: Full Article
our Foreign Journalists Embark on East-West Center’s U.S. Presidential Election Reporting Tour By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 03 Nov 2012 01:52:35 +0000 HONOLULU (Nov. 2, 2012) – Eight journalists from various parts of Asia have begun the East-West Center’s special U.S. Presidential Election Reporting Seminar. On the 12-day tour immediately before, during and after the election, the journalists will visit Florida, Ohio and Washington, DC to gain inside perspectives on the American electoral system and the key issues involved in this year’s presidential contest. Full Article
our EWC Hosts Journalists and Officials from Island Nations to Observe U.S. Election By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:40:15 +0000 HONOLULU (Nov. 8, 2012) -- For a number of years the East-West Center, with support from the U.S. Department of State, has fielded multinational election observation teams to learn about and offer suggestions for improving the ways in which elections are conducted in various Asia Pacific nations. This year, for the first time, the Center’s Pacific Islands Development Program hosted a multinational group of election officials and journalists and during the 2012 U.S. presidential election. The program sought to provide participants with first-hand knowledge and experience of America’s national, state and local electoral systems through direct observation and interaction with a diverse range of individuals engaged in the electoral process. The participants included: Full Article
our Jefferson Fellowships Journalists' Exchange Visiting Myanmar for the First Time By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 19:33:00 +0000 YANGON, MYANMAR (June 25, 2013) -- Sixteen distinguished journalists from 10 Asia Pacific nations, including the U.S., are currently visiting Myanmar on a study tour, as the East-West Center brings its internationally recognized Jefferson Fellowships journalists’ exchange program to the country for the first time in the program’s 46-year history. Full Article
our Doris Duke Foundations Award East-West Center $300,000 Grant to Support U.S.-Islamic Journalist Exchange By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Aug 2016 22:53:39 +0000 HONOLULU (Aug. 8, 2016) – The East-West Center has been awarded a three-year grant totaling $300,000 from the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation in support of the Center’s Senior Journalists Seminar media exchange program, which seeks to enhance media coverage and elevate the public debate regarding U.S. relations with Muslim majority regions. Full Article
our North Korea In The World: A New Resource On North Korea's External Relations By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 24 Apr 2017 20:01:34 +0000 The East-West Center and the National Committee on North Korea are pleased to announce the launch of a new pilot project, North Korea in the World. For decades, American policymakers have had limited substantive information about North Korea in their consideration of U.S. policy options, with the exception of the question of North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, and in more recent times, human rights. Full Article
our UK labour law quarterly update March 2020 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-13 Welcome to our March UK labour law quarterly update. This edition contains the following content: News round-up Trade unions and Covid-19 Trade union blacklisting claims on the rise during employment disputes Recent labour case law Full Article
our Coronavirus Does the Mine Health and Safety Inspectorate and the Department of Employment and Labour have the power to issue Compliance Instructions, Force Majeure, and Covid-19 as an Occupational Disease? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-25 On 17 March 2020, we sent out an e-Brief: Occupational Health and Safety: COVID-19 (click here to access this e-brief) where we discussed the responsibilities which are placed on employers in terms... Full Article
our Defence Order No. 6 stipulating labour rights in Jordan By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-11 ... Full Article
our Coronavirus - Court decides important case on furloughing employees in administration - UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-15 The High Court has provided some clarity on applying the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to insolvent businesses. In particular, how the Scheme permits administrators to pay furloughed employees within the constraints of current ... Full Article
our Affordable housing - liability for anti-social behaviour By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2010-07-30 Octavia Hill Housing Trust v Brumby [2010] EWHC 1793 (QB) A landmark case could open the floodgates for Registered Providers. Terri Brumby has won the right in the High Court to proceed with a claim against Registered Provider Octavia Hill Housing ... Full Article
our I predict a riot: What you need to consider if your building site is impacted by the recent disturbances By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-08-12 The current riots/disturbances in cities across England raise a number of issues in relation to construction sites. These will include fundamental health and safety issues but it also raises important considerations in relation to any damage or... Full Article
our Education Procurement Briefing: Supreme Court dismisses Edenred's challenge to the government's decision not to tender for the administration of a new childcare scheme By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-07-09 In Edenred (UK Group) Ltd v (1) Her Majesty’s Treasury (2) Her Majesty’s Commissioners for Revenue and Customs (HMRC) (3) National Savings and Investments [2015] UKSC 45, the Supreme Court unanimously dismissed Edenred’s challenge ... Full Article
our Supreme Court dismisses Edenreds challenge to the governments decision not to tender for the administration of a new childcare scheme By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-07-09 In Edenred (UK Group) Ltd v (1) Her Majesty’s Treasury (2) Her Majesty’s Commissioners for Revenue and Customs (3) National Savings and Investments [2015] UKSC 45, the Supreme Court unanimously dismissed Edenred’s challenge to Her ... Full Article
our High Court challenge leads to the setting aside of a contract award decision on the grounds of manifest error, breach of transparency and equal treatment By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-08-18 In Woods Building Services v Milton Keynes Council [2015] EWHC 2011 (TCC), the High Court upheld a challenge by an unsuccessful bidder (“Woods”) of a tender process undertaken by Milton Keynes Council (the “Council”) on the g... Full Article
our Case E-16/16, Fosen-Linjen AS and AtB: An EFTA Court case clarifying key aspects of EU procurement legislation By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-02-14 Introduction Relevant facts The Court’s decision Whether the Remedies Directive permits the imposition of conditions for claiming damages Clarifying the burden of proof when claiming damages for loss of profit Grounds on which a contracting... Full Article
our The Russian Supreme Court brings clarifications to the relationship between co-owners of intellectual property By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-07-09 ... Full Article
our Atypical/irregular hours workers By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-31 The issue of atypical workers is an important one for the sector with it trying to balance modern working practices and the desire for flexible working against allegations of exploitation and the trade unions campaign against casualisation.... Full Article
our A new immigration system what it will mean for your recruitment of non-British/Irish staff and an update on the implications of covid-19 - webinar By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-12 There are fundamental changes to the UKs immigration rules in the pipeline. These will result in a new immigration system applying to non-British and Irish citizens and will not just therefore mean changes to the existing provisions in respect of y... Full Article
our A new immigration system what it will mean for your recruitment of non-British/Irish students and an update on the implications of covid-19 - webinar By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-14 There are fundamental changes to the UKs immigration rules in the pipeline. ... Full Article
our Protecting your IP when contracting with third parties IP development and exploitation agreements webinar By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-27 In this webinar for education institutions we will consider: - contract principles - early questions to consider: what is the purpose of collaboration? what IP may be generated? who owns background IP? ... Full Article
our Employee relations - working effectively with your union and employee representatives By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-11-05 Many senior managers lack experience of working with unions and employee representatives.... Full Article
our IHC HR e-briefing 117 - Disability discrimination: in preserving the status quo, the Court of Appeal takes a radical leap! By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2010-07-30 The Court of Appeal has approved the application of the House of Lords decision in the case of London Borough of Lewisham v Malcolm [2008] IRLR 700 to employment-related cases. See our previous HR e-briefing 366 for further information. In many res... Full Article
our IHC HR e-briefing 126: Two new European Court rulings on age discrimination By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2010-10-15 The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has handed down two important judgments on age discrimination this week. The first, on retirement, will be of interest to those employers deciding whether to retain a compulsory retirement age follow... Full Article
our IHC HR e-briefing 129 - Court of Appeal decides collective redundancy consultation law is unclear By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2010-11-09 The Court of Appeal has today cast doubt on existing domestic case-law on when the obligation to consult begins under section 188 TULRCA and the EU Collective Redundancies Directive. Having considered two opposing views as to when consultation begin... Full Article
our Lawbite: Keep your ear to the ground By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-10-14 In the matter of an application by (1) Gary Owen (2) Heather Lynn Richards [2019] UKUT 171 (LC) A recent Upper Tribunal case highlights the importance of ensuring that applications to modify or discharge restrictive covenants are made on the correct... Full Article
our Supreme Court ruling to impact on registration of town and village greens By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-12-13 The Supreme Court has issued an important decision which considers whether land can be registered as a town or village green where that land has been acquired by a statutory undertaker and is held for purposes that are inconsistent with the use of t... Full Article
our Lawbite: Court of Appeal saves defective statutory notices By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-09 Nigel Crighton Pease v Jeffrey William Carter and Louise Mary Carter [2020] EWCA Civ 175 A recent Court of Appeal decision found that notices of proceedings for possession under s.8 of the Housing Act 1988 were valid despite an error in a key date ... Full Article
our Court refuses to interfere with FOSs decision-making on PPI complaint By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-11-26 Summary The High Court has recently handed down its judgment in R (Critchley) v Financial Ombudsman Service and two others [2019] EWHC 3036 (Admin). The applicant, Mrs Critchley sought to challenge FOS’s rejection of her PPI complaint on... Full Article
our Supreme Court brings clarification on non-party costs orders for liability insurers By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-11-28 Summary: The Supreme Court handed down its long anticipated judgment in the case of Travellers Insurance Company Limited v XYZ [2019] UKSC 48 on 31 October 2019. The appellant, Travelers Insurance Company Limited (“Travelers”) was succes... Full Article
our High Court reaffirms tests for (i) a non-disclosure order and (ii) setting aside a without notice order due to non-disclosure By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-02-03 United Kingdom Independence Party Limited v Richard Braine and others [2019] EWHC 3527 (QB) Facts of the Case This decision relates to: 1. applications by the Claimant (“UKIP”) for orders (a) continuing until trial an interim non-disclos... Full Article
our Court of Appeal finds that injunctions against persons unknown can (i) be framed by reference to a defendants intention and (ii) prohibit lawful conduct By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-02-13 Cuadrilla Bowland Ltd & Ors v Persons Unknown & Ors [2020] EWCA Civ 9 Background In Boyd v Ineos Upstream Ltd... Full Article
our High Court delivers reminder that search orders are intended to preserve documents and not (without specific provision) provide early disclosure By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-02-25 TBD (Owen Holland) Ltd v Simons & Ors [2020] EWHC 30 (Ch) Background A search order is one of the most draconian orders that the English courts can make, allowing an applicant where there is a real possibility that a respondent may destroy o... Full Article
our More updates needed to your schemes statement of investment principles By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-06-17 Unexpectedly, the Government has issued regulations which will require trustees to make further changes to their Statement of Investment Principles (SIP) from 1 October 2020. They will also require additional disclosures in relation to investment pr... Full Article
our Public Sector Pensions Speedbrief: Supreme Court refuses Government permission to appeal in public sector age discrimination cases By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-07-05 It has been reported that on 27 June 2019, the Supreme Court denied the Government’s request for permission to appeal against the Court of Appeal’s decision in the cases of McCloud and Sargeant regardi... Full Article
our What is your entitlement to interest? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-02 Louise Hoyle considers the Court’s current approach to interest on costs and how parties can maximise and mitigate interest payments. At a time when interest rates continue to be low, receiving interest on unpaid legal costs at 8%, the rate se... Full Article
our Coronavirus Functioning of courts: impact of COVID-19 on procedural time limits and functioning of courts in the Russian Federation - Russia By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-14 By Decree No. 206 On Declaring Non-Working Days in the Russian Federation dated 25 March 2020 ("Decree No. 206") the President of the Russian Federation announced that from 30 March 2020 until 3 April 2020 would be considered non-working days in the... Full Article
our Temporary relaxation of drivers hours By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-17 In response to unprecedented pressures on supply chains, the Department for Transport (DfT) has introduced a temporary relaxation of the enforcement of EU drivers hours and GB drivers’ hours rules in England, Scotland and Wales, initially in p... Full Article
our Helping our clients avoid the potholes - Street works service By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-01 Why is getting it right important? Each year statutory undertakers are engaged in hundreds of thousands of street works activities across the country to keep our key utilities and infrastructure running. They must all comply with the New Roads and S... Full Article
our OFAC encourages communication regarding compliance concerns related to COVID-19 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-22 The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has encouraged the communication of any OFAC compliance concerns related to COVID-19. As part of this, OFAC has provided the following guidance and contact information. Sanctions Programmes Fact Sheet On 1... Full Article
our Coronavirus - How to use fraud prevention controls to protect your business from scams Global By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-24 Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic just a few months ago, unfortunately we have seen a continuous rise in coronavirus related frauds targeting individuals, businesses and health authorities. Recent estimates suggest that already ov... Full Article
our German Court Adds To The Euro's Woes By seekingalpha.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 08:15:43 -0400 Full Article UUP FXE FXY EUO FXC FXB FXA UDN YCS CYB FXF ERO USDU CNY CEW INR BZF GBB JYN DRR DBV ULE CROC FXS FXSG EUFX URR FXCH YCL ICI DGBP DEUR AYT DJPY PGD UJPY JEM DAUD DCHF UAUD UGBP DLBR UEUR UCHF Marc Chandler
our France Private enforcement of competition law: French Supreme Courts dismisses nullity and follow-on damages claims of EDF and ERDF By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2017-11-23 On 13 September 2017, EDF and ERDF lost their fight to declare null and void the contracts they entered into further to bids that were rigged by Nexans France (“Nexans”), Prysmian Energies Câbles et Systèmes (“Prysmian... Full Article
our Coronavirus - Managing the health of your M&A transactions - UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-05 While companies are trying to find ways to ensure health and well-being of their work-force and align those measures with business continuity as usual, it is equally important that deal managers look out for risks associated with the spread of virus... Full Article
our Rate expectations: Dear CEO letter encourages action from asset managers on LIBOR transition By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-02-28 The Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) sent a letter to all UK regulated asset managers on 27 February 2020 (the “Dear CEO Letter”), to encourage the sector to prepare for the cessation of the sterling London interbank o... Full Article
our New Jersey Resources Corporation (NJR) CEO Steve Westhovenon Q2 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript By seekingalpha.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 21:08:03 -0400 Full Article NJR SA Transcripts
our Coronavirus - South Africas Mining and Natural Resources Sector is resilient and can survive Covid-19 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-25 On 15 March 2020, following the announcement by President Ramaphosa regarding South Africa’s precautionary measures that must be put in place to prevent the contraction and spread of COVID-19, South Africans came face to face with the stark re... Full Article
