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Crypto Tax Update: HMRC Publishes Guidance on the Taxation of Cryptoassets for Businesses

  Summary On 1 November HMRC published its much anticipated guidance on the taxation of cryptoassets for businesses. The guidance sets out HMRC’s view on the taxation of transactions involving cryptoasset exchange tokens (such as Bitcoin)...




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Crypto Tax Update: HMRC publishes updated guidance on the taxation of cryptoassets for individuals – situs of exchange tokens

  What’s new? On 20 December 2019, HMRC published an updated version of its guidance on the taxation of cryptoassets for individuals. The guidance was updated to include a new section in respect of the location (situs) of exchange tokens ...




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Coronavirus - Guidance on corporate residence and permanent establishments – UK

In the midst of the current COVID-19 pandemic, businesses have been faced with a series of international tax questions on residence, permanent establishments and taxing rights of employee income. The general ambiguity of some of these tests does not...




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UK tax authorities issue draft guidance on DAC6 amidst further calls for postponement of measures

As part of the EU’s general clampdown on certain forms of aggressive tax planning, Directive 2011/16/EU (commonly known as DAC6) will soon require taxpayers and intermediaries across the EU to start reporting information in relation to certain...




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UK HR ebrief: Q&A briefing on collective redundancies and the Woolworths decision

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Coronavirus - Guidance for Financial Services - the UK

The FCA has today published a statement for financial services firms with guidance setting out its expectations for effectively responding to the Covid-19 outbreak. Consistent with existing regulatory requirements, the FCA expects all firms to have ...




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P. H. Glatfelter Company (GLT) CEO Dante Parrini on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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Middle East: Jordanian PPP law update

Amendments to the recently passed draft PPP law have been approved by Jordan's Lower House Investment Committee (the “Committee”). The Committee has amended articles in the draft PPP law by removing the obligation on the Governme...




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Shipping: OW Bunker test case - guidance for Shipowners

(1) PST Energy 7 Shipping LLC and (2) Product Shipping and Trading S.A. v (1) OW Bunker Malta Limited and (2) ING Bank N.V. [2015] EWHC 2022 (Comm) In a well-publicised case, the High Court has ruled that shipowners are obliged to pay OW entities un...




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Vedanta: Value With A Catalyst



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P. H. Glatfelter Company (GLT) CEO Dante Parrini on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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RAMADAN: REPS MINORITY CAUCUS CALLS FOR PRAYERS, LOVE

-Blank NEWS Online ( NIGERIA): The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has called on Nigerians to use the holy month of Ramadan to pray for the divine intervention […]




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Bashorun Askia Preaches Love, Compassion At Ramadan

Managing Director of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) Bashorun Askia Ogieh has urged all Muslim faithful to show more love and compassion in this holy month of […]




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Diamondback Energy: Quality Guidance From Management




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Ferjani Sassi - Le Tunisien dans le viseur d'un club turc

Le milieu international tunisien du Zamalek, Ferjani Sassi, est dans le viseur du club de Malatyaspor qui �volue en Superlig. ......




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EIOPA Guidance on Cloud Outsourcing – July 2019

What is EIOPA? What is the purpose of the Guidelines? Who do they apply to? On 1 July 2019, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (“EIOPA”) published its consultation paper1 (the “<...




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The Groceries Code Adjudicator issues guidance on appeals

The Groceries Code Adjudicator (the “GCA”) was set up in June 2013 to ensure that large retailers with a turnover of over £1bn comply with the Groceries Supply Code of Practice (the “Code”). This statutory body h...




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Coronavirus - Guidance issued to Remuneration Committees - UK

The Investment Association (IA) has issued guidance to UK listed companies on how to approach executive pay issues during the COVID-19 pandemic. The IA published a Full Article



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Local Government Briefing Note 5 of 2013 - Equality Act 2010: Technical Guidance on the Public Sector Equality Duty

? Recently, the Equality and Human Rights Commission EHRC published detailed technical guidance for those public sector bodies seeking to comply with the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED). There is separate guidance for Scotland, England and Wales....




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German competition authority issues guidance paper on resale price maintenance in the retail food sector

In July 2017, the German Federal Cartel Office (“FCO”) published a detailed guidance paper (the “Guidance Paper”) on resale price maintenance (“RPM”) in the retail food sector. The purpose of the paper is to expl...




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Are 261/2004 claims redundant? -impact of the Consumer Rights Act 2015

Following the outcome of a Government consultation paper, the full force of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (CRA) will apply to the aviation sector as from the 1 October 2016. The result could lead to compensation being paid up to the price of the air ...




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Update: The Competition and Markets Authority’s consultation on proposed guidance for the evaluation of competition issues in passenger rail franchise awards

Background The Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) has recently published draft guidance on its approach to assessing rail franchise awards under its merger control powers (the “Draft Guidance”)1. The guidance has been ...




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Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) issues guidance on CCTV for controllers

The DPC has published useful guidance on CCTV usage for controllers. The guidance is intended to assist owners and occupiers of premises to understand their responsibilities and obligations regarding data protection when using CCTV. This is particul...




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ICO updates guidance on timescales for responding to individuals’ rights: Date of receipt is ‘day one’

What you need to know UK regulatory guidance has been updated to the effect that the timescale for responding to individuals’ requests (including subject access requests) is one calendar month from the day of receipt of the ...




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ICO updates guidance on ‘manifestly unfounded’ and ‘excessive’ in the context of responding to individuals’ rights

What you need to know UK regulatory guidance has been updated to explain what ‘manifestly unfounded’ and ‘excessive’ means in relation to the individual rights of data subjects under GDPR. This includes but is not limited to ...




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A transparent process: Irish DPC issues new guidance on data sharing in the public sector

The Data Protection Commission (“DPC”) issued guidance on data sharing in the public sector. The DPC noted its support for developing more efficient and customer-centric public services and sought to clarify the public sector obligations...




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Bank Negara Malaysia - Policy Guidance on ‘Risk Management in Technology’ (‘RMiT’)

The Central Bank of Malaysia or Bank Negara Malaysia (‘BNM’) on 18 July 2019 issued another policy document which sets out its requirements to the nation’s Financial Institutions (‘FIs’) management of technology risk. W...




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The EU Court provides guidance on the use of framework agreements by contracting authorities

Case C-216/17, Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato – Antiturst, Coopservice Soc. coop. arl In its judgment of 19 December 2018 (the &ldq...




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CMA to publish guidance for IVF sector on consumer law obligations

On 7 February 2020 the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) launched a review into the IVF sector. The review stems from concerns that IVF clinics may not be compliant with UK consumer law on the basis that they are not aware of the...




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Jordan capable of rebounding economically, says finance minister

(MENAFN - Jordan News Agency) Amman, May 9 (Petra) - The Minister of Finance, Dr. Mohammed Ississ, said the only way out to address the consequences o... ......




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Jordan- Planning Minister, British official discuss cooperation to combat COVID-19

(MENAFN - Jordan News Agency) Amman, May 9 (Petra) �� Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Wissam Rabadi Saturday discussed with British... ......




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Jordan- Planning minister, Cleverley discuss means of cooperation to combat Covid-19

(MENAFN - Jordan News Agency) Amman, May 9 (Petra)- Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Dr. Wissam Rabadi, discussed with the British ... ......




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EU to fund more projects in Jordan, says Hadjitheodosiou

(MENAFN - Jordan News Agency) Amman, May 9 (Petra)-Ambassador / Head of the European Union Delegation in Jordan, Maria Hadjitheodosiou, said the EU wi... ......




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Jordan- 1150 random samples tested in Zarqa, says its health director

(MENAFN - Jordan News Agency) Zarqa, May 9 (Petra) - Director of Zarqa Health Affairs, Dr. Mohammed Tahan, said the epidemiological investigation team... ......




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Kuwait Amir to deliver Ramadan address

(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, May 9 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah will deliver at 3:00 p.m. l... ......




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Jordan- 22 coronavirus cases who contacted infected Mafraq truck driver are in King Abdullah University Hospital

(MENAFN - Jordan News Agency) Irbid, May 9 (Petra) �� The number of coronavirus patients in the isolation ward at the King Abdullah University Hospita... ......




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FM reaffirms Jordan-EU partnership

(MENAFN - Jordan News Agency) Amman, May 9 (Petra) �� Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi on Saturday reaffirmed the partnership ... ......




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CDC director says guidance shelved by White House was 'in draft form'

The director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said his agency's guidance for reopening the country was in "draft form" and not ready to be released in the midst of reports that top administration officials decided to shelve the CDC’s recommendations. “The re-opening guidance shared prematurely was in draft form and had not been vetted through the interagency review process," CDC Director Robert Redfield said in a statement circulated by the...




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Music and dance festivals in Turkey: A calendar for 2018-2019

Music and dance lovers can find something interesting for themselves this year, whether they like jazz or rock, latin or folk and whether they go to western or eastern Turkey... Click through for the 2018-2019 calendar for music and dance festivals in Turkey...




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Black flamingo in Adana once again

The southern province of Adana's Tuzla Wildlife Field welcomes again a rare black flamingo. (İHA Photo)




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TİKA distributes Ramadan aid, hygiene kits in Tunisia

Turkey’s state-run aid agency on May 8 distributed food packages and hygiene kits among 180 refugee families in Tunisia.




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Turkish pole dance teacher moves classes online

A pole dance instructor in Turkey has moved her studio to the internet as people across the world turn to online exercise classes amid the coronavirus pandemic.



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Number of endangered fallow deer increases from seven to 500

The number of fallow deer, whose natural population continued only in the resort town of Antalya and remained at only seven about half a century ago, reached 500 after a protection project was launched.



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'UNESCO locksmith’ gets motivation in Ramadan

A master locksmith continues his artistic work in a Turkish UNESCO World Heritage city during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.



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ICO and Alan Turing Institute consult on guidance on “Explaining decisions made with AI”

On 2 December 2019, the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) and the Alan Turing Institute (the UK’s national institute for data science and artificial intelligence) (“Turing”) launched a consultation seeking...




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SFO publishes internal guidance on evaluating compliance programmes

The Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) has quietly published a further chapter of its internal Operational Handbook containing guidance on how its staff should assess and evaluate the compliance programmes that they investigate (the “Gui...




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A pandemic within a pandemic-well being strategies and guidance on coping with COVID-19 anxiety for General Counsel

Pandemic: ‘(of a disease) prevalent over a whole country or the world’ Fear: ‘an unpleasant emotion caused by the threat of danger, pain, or harm’ Management: ‘the process of dealing with or controlling things or people...




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Coronavirus – FCA and PRA guidance on designating key financial workers – UK

In response to Government guidance on maintaining educational provision for the children of key workers, the FCA and PRA have published guidance regarding individuals in th...




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Coronavirus - FCA finalises guidance on temporary financial relief for consumer credit customers - UK

On Thursday 9 April, the FCA confirmed measures to support consumer credit customers facing financial difficulty as a result of COVID 19 on personal loans, credit cards and overdrafts. Measures introduced by the new rules became applicable on Tuesda...




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Coronavirus - FCA issues draft temporary guidance for firms on motor finance agreements and coronavirus – UK

  On Friday 17 April 2020, the FCA issued a draft guidance for consultation on temporary forbearance measures to assist motor finance customers facing financial difficulty because of COVID-19. The consultation will close at 5 pm on Monday 20 Ap...