The UK has suffered widespread damage as a result of recent flooding over the winter of 2019/20, with anticipated losses in excess of £400m. If flood-related interruption to a business is significant, property and business interruption (“BI”) polici...

By Marcus Noland HONOLULU (August 23, 2019)—For three generations, the United States championed a rules-based multilateral trading system. That stance was overturned by the election of an avowed protectionist, Donald Trump, as president. It would be understandable for Asians to wonder if this shift amounts to a permanent change in U.S. trade policy, and if so, how to proceed. Trump’s presidential campaign was notable in that it emphasized two issues—immigration and trade—that had seldom been in the forefront of U.S. presidential campaigns. But public opinion polls revealed that these issues were of growing importance to a sizeable number of voters whose preferences mirrored Trump’s protectionist positions.

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By Sherry P. Broder HONOLULU (August 28, 2019)—Since the 1950s when plastics were first produced, more than 150 million tons of plastic debris have accumulated in the world’s oceans. Marine plastic litter includes large items, such as nets, floats, and other fishing debris, plus tiny microplastic particles that are pervasive and practically invisible to the naked eye—but equally harmful. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) estimates that more than 35 percent of all the primary plastics that end up in the oceans are microplastics and that most of these tiny particles originate from textiles. Ingestion of plastic particles by fish, bivalves, and other seafood is particularly concerning for humans, in part because little is known about the pesticides that are...

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By Lora Saalman HONOLULU (14 April 2020)—Artificial intelligence (AI) is an increasingly important component of weapons systems, with both positive and negative implications for nuclear deterrence. Integration of AI into military platforms has the potential to allow weaker nuclear-armed states to reset the imbalance of power, but at the same time it exacerbates fears that stronger states may further solidify their dominance and engage in more provocative actions.

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German-Luxembourg cross-border commuters Luxembourg and Germany have concluded a mutual agreement (Verständigungsvereinbarung) for Covid 19 related home office activities (für Corona bedingte Home Office Tätigkeiten) on 3 April 2020,...

This edition of our quarterly labour law update contains the following content: News number of days lost to strikes in 2007, the highest in five years trade union membership falls in 2007 <...

This edition of our quarterly labour law update contains the following content: News ACAS consults over amended time–off Code of Practice Redundancy and key labour law pointers The outlook for industrial unrest Last minute t...

This edition of our quarterly labour law update contains the following content: News UK workers continue to protest over the use of foreign labour Possible increase in statutory redundancy pay Employees t...

Welcome to our quarterly labour law update. This edition contains the following content: News Continuing decline in trade union membership: the latest government statistics New Regulations to be introduced to prevent blacklisting ...

Welcome to our quarterly labour law update. This edition contains the following content: News A record rise in tribunal protective award claims Gordon Brown makes agency...

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Welcome to our quarterly labour law update. This edition contains the following content: News RMT to challenge trade union laws  Decline in trade union membership continues  Government review of employment law to include European work...

Welcome to our quarterly labour law update. This edition contains the following content: News Agency regulations under review by coalition The threat of strikes and the law Unite leadership race Recent UK labour case law Worrall and othe...

Welcome to our quarterly labour law update. This edition contains the following content: News • Public sector strikes: beyond the media outcry • Government announces review of 90 day collective consultation period • E...

Welcome to our quarterly labour law update. This edition contains the following content: News Acas sees rising demand for conciliation in disputes CAC reports drop in statutory recognition applications New ways of trade union organising Order ...

Welcome to our quarterly labour law update. This edition contains the following content: News Strike days surged in 2011: a one-off or a new trend? Woolworths claim puts the spotlight on "establishment" for redundancy purposes Calls for collect...

Welcome to our December UK labour law quarterly update. This edition contains the following content: UK labour law news Trade Union Act implementation: new regulations and Codes of Practice The gig economy: ‘self-employed’ seek trade un...

Welcome to our March UK labour law quarterly update. This edition contains the following content: UK labour law news Trade Union Act changes to industrial action law: now in force Public sector facility time reporting in force from 1 April 2017 Pub...

Welcome to our December UK labour law quarterly update. This edition contains the following content: UK labour law news Responding to walkouts by gig workers and contractors Central Arbitration Committee annual report records drop in recognition ap...

Welcome to our March UK labour law quarterly update. This edition contains the following content: Lessons learnt Chocks away: Despite the rarity of recent employer injunctions to stop strikes, one such injunction averted flight disruption over Chris...

The English High Court, in the recent case Kairos Shipping Limited v. Enka & Co LLC & Others (Atlantic Confidence) [2013] EWHC 1904 (Comm), considered whether or not a tonnage limitation fund may be constituted by provision of a P&I club...

Introduction In the recent case of Trafigura v Navigazone Montanari, the Commercial Court was asked to decide whether, on its true construction,  an amended Trafigura In-Transit Loss clause (the “ITL Clause”) (as inserted into a Bee...

The Supreme Court’s decision in Zurich Insurance PLC UK Branch v International Energy Group Limited provides some clarity to the position of Clubs who face long-tail work related illness claims where multiple employers or insurers were involve...

Falkland Islands schools in Stanley are making final preparations for reopening on Monday, May 11. Camp Education, an integral part of the schooling system also re-opens on the same day.

Mariam Apaokagi, popularly known as Taaooma, is a popular Nigerian Instagram comedienne and skit maker.

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The protesters accused the government of unfairly distributing aid packages provided by a charity.

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149 vehicles were turned back at the Lagos boundaries and 642 vehicles at Ogun boundaries between Monday and Friday.

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Oga Bello, born May 9, 1953, began his acting career in 1964, and produced his first movie “Ogun Ajaye” in 1985.

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The Cross River border taskforce had earlier intercepted and sent back five trucks with goods and almajiri children.

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The Constitution and other laws are not suspended during the Covid-19 lockdown period, and B-BBEE remains law and in place, Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane said.

Even though there were no major ceremonies across Europe, British veteran George Sutherland turned a determined walk into his own parade on Victory in Europe Day.

Indian police on Friday filed charges of culpable homicide, including negligence in handling toxic substances, against a South Korean-owned chemical factory where a gas leak killed 12 people and sickened more than a thousand.

Two men were arrested for the strangling deaths of three sisters who worked in Mexico's government hospital system, and authorities ruled out any link to nationwide assaults on medical staff as anxiety over the pandemic escalates.

By Harris Emanuel – Uyo A corpse allegedly smuggled into Akwa Ibom state from Lagos State was at the weekend intercepted and buried by the state COVID-19 regulations enforcement team. The corpse intercepted from Lagos was buried in accordance with the protocol for the burial of an infected corpse while the persons who transported the
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The US women’s national team on Friday filed an appeal against a legal setback in their equal pay lawsuit, saying they are being paid less than the men even though they win twice as much. In dismissing their equal pay claim last Friday, Judge Gary Klausner said the case was unwarranted because they had previously
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Power has been restored in the East African nations of Kenya and Uganda after they were hit by nationwide outages in the morning, the countries’ electricity providers said.

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The Lagos Government has announced the closure of Creek Road from Mr Biggs to Warehouse road junction in Apapa area of the State. The government on Friday explained that the closure was for construction by HITECH. The Ministry of Transportation, in a statement, by Bolanle Ogunlola, Head, Public Affairs Unit, said that the closure commenced […]

Lagos shuts Apapa roads, gives alternative routes

The various market associations in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja on Friday met with the FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, and pledged their support for the efforts of the administration in containing the spread of COVID-19 in the Territory. They made the pledge when a delegation from the Committee of Chairmen and Secretaries […]

COVID-19 lockdown: Abuja traders meet FCT Minister, make demands

Sheikh Haruna Tambuwal, father of Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal is dead. He died on Friday at the age of 96 after a brief illness at his residence in Tambuwal Council of Sokoto. The 96-year-old is survived by children, including the governor, as well as grandchildren and great grandchildren. Being a devout Muslim, he has […]

Sheikh Tambuwal is dead, Atiku, Peter Obi react

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, has said they go in search of patients who go missing after their samples have been tested for COVID-19. Abayomi, speaking during a press briefing on Friday, said such patients flee their homes and cannot be reached on their mobile phone lines. According to him, this is one […]

COVID-19: Lagos govt searching for patients who escaped after tests

Mustapha Aminu, one of the members of the Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimeena fii Bilaa dis Sudan terrorists group, recently arrested by detectives attached to the Inspector General of Police, Intelligence Response Team (IRT), has opened up on their main aim. Mustapha Aminu and his younger brother Sahid, were among the nine suspects arrested for having committed […]

How we planned to take over Nigeria – Ansarul terrorists

UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, says divisions and hatred still exist globally. Guterres made the remark on Friday in a video message to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. The war claimed millions of lives. The UN chief warned that the coronavirus pandemic was aggravating the situation. He said it […]

UN: Guterres raises alarm about world happenings, coronavirus

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, has claimed that some influential Nigerians are the sponsors of those caught mining illegally. According to Adegbite, “these godfathers” are putting pressure on the federal government to free Chinese nationals arrested for illegal mining. The Osun government on Monday, announced the arrest of 27 persons for […]

Buhari’s Minister reveals influential Nigerians fighting for release of Chinese arrested in Osun

The Akwa Ibom State government has disclosed that its task force has intercepted a corpse of a COVID-19 victim being smuggled into the State from Lagos State. The Commissioner of Health in the State, Dr. Dominic Ukpong, made the revelation, adding that the corpse has been buried in accordance with the COVID-19 regulations. Ukpong spoke […]

Akwa Ibom intercepts dead body of COVID-19 victim from Lagos