isc 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
isc 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
isc Handling electronic disclosure from October 2010 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2010-10-20 The change Important new guidance for giving disclosure of electronic documents in civil litigation was introduced on 1 October 2010. A new practice direction (31B: the Electronic Disclosure PD) will have a significant impact on substantial c... Full Article
isc FCA consultation paper on discretionary commission models and commission disclosure By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-10-24 1. FCA Final Report on Motor Finance In March 2019, the FCA published its Final Report on motor finance. Our briefing note on the Final Report can be found Full Article
isc 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
isc 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
isc 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
isc Introduction of disclosure obligations on the integration of ESG factors and risks By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-12-18 The European Commission published new Regulations on harmonised requirements in respect of sustainability-related disclosures and benchmarks contributing to sustainable finance (EU/2019/2089) (the “Disclosure Regulation”) in the Official... Full Article
isc Discharging restrictive covenants By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2008-06-10 In Re Alisha House, the Lands Tribunal discharged a restrictive covenant preventing a developer from using land for residential development in circumstances where: the developer had entered into the restrictive covenant with the local authority r... Full Article
isc Land Registry change of practice in relation to discharge of mortgages By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2009-06-19 The Land Registry is changing its practice on the discharge of mortgages in cases where form DS1 is not available when the application is made to the Land Registry. On 3 August 2009, the Land Registry will implement an important change in practice ... Full Article
isc BREAKING: Lagos Discharges 48 More COVID-19 Patients By saharareporters.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 18:58:50 +0000 The Lagos State Government has discharged 48 more COVID-19 patients from its isolation centres. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu disclosed this via his official Twitter handle on Thursday. This brings the total recovery case in the state to 406. The governor said the patients, who were all Nigerians, include 32 males and 16 females. He said, “The patients, 28 from the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba, six from Lekki, one from Onikan and 13 from LUTH Isolation Centre, were discharged having fully recovered and tested negative to #COVID19 in two consecutive readings.” PUBLIC HEALTH Breaking News News AddThis : Original Author : Saharareporters, New York Disable advertisements : Full Article
isc Plateau Discharges Index Coronavirus Case By saharareporters.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 20:39:55 +0000 The Plateau State Government has discharged the state’s index case of Coronavirus from one of its isolation centres at Jos University Teaching Hospital after she made a full recovery.Nathan Shehu, Consultant Physician, Infectious Disease, at JUTH, confirmed the recovery, saying she was fit to reintegrate into society.He said, “The patient has recovered and is fit to reintegrate into the community. She no longer poses a risk. “The patient came asymptomatic; after treatment, her samples were taken and they all are negative, so she is discharged and can go home.“The advice we will give her is the same we will give those in the community. She should maintain social distance, respiratory and cough etiquette and hand hygiene.”The consultant, who was involved in managing the patient, urged the public not to stigmatise those treated and discharged. PUBLIC HEALTH News AddThis : Original Author : Saharareporters, New York Disable advertisements : Full Article
isc BREAKING: Kano Discharges Health Commissioner, Prevention Task Force Co-chairman, 14 Other COVID-19 Patients By saharareporters.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 22:04:39 +0000 Sixteen patients receiving treatment for Coronavirus in Kano State have been discharged after recovering from the disease. This brings the total number of discharged patients in the state to 22. Mallam Muhammad Garba, Commissioner for Information in the state, made this known in a statement on Thursday. Garba said among those discharged were Prof Abdulrazak Garba Habeeb of the Department of Medicine, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Bayero University, who is also the Co-chair of the state’s Prevention Task Force on COVID-19, Dr Aminu Ibrahim Tsanyawa, the state’s Commissioner for Health among others. The commissioner pointed out that all the patients have tested negative for the disease after the two follow up tests and have therefore reached full recovery. PUBLIC HEALTH Breaking News News AddThis : Original Author : SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements : Full Article
isc Buffett Gives A Seminar On Risk, Cash, Debt, Discipline And The Future Of Berkshire By seekingalpha.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 17:03:34 -0400 Full Article AAL BA DAL LUV UAL BRK.A BRK.B Jim Sloan
isc The Great Disconnect: Stocks Vs. Real Life By seekingalpha.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 15:36:54 -0400 Full Article SPY XLF MGC OEF VOO VCSH UUP QQQ DIA SH IWM TZA SSO TNA SDS IVV SPXU TQQQ UPRO PSQ SPXL UWM RSP SPXS SQQQ QID DOG QLD DXD UDOW SDOW VFINX URTY EPS TWM SCHX VV RWM DDM SRTY VTWO QQEW QQQE FEX JKD SPLX EEH EQL QQXT SPUU IWL SYE SMLL SPXE UDPIX JHML OTPIX RYARX SPXN HUSV RYRSX SCAP SPDN SPXT SPXV Gary Gordon
isc Northrim: Buy This Alaskan Bank At A Steep Discount - Behind The Idea By seekingalpha.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 09:00:00 -0400 Full Article NRIM SA PRO Interviews SA PRO Editors Ian Bezek
isc Have you made full disclosure in your tax return? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-11-19 With the deadline for individuals (who are not provisional taxpayers) fast approaching for submitting their tax returns, a question that is worth asking is whether full disclosure has been made in the relevant tax return. A taxpayer ha... Full Article
isc Discussion clauses - court may force a friendly discussion By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2014-08-07 Emirates Trading Agency LLC v. Prime Mineral Exports Private Limited [2014] EWHC 2104 (Comm) Facts Emirates Trading Agency (Emirates) agreed to buy iron ore from Prime Mineral Exports (PME) but failed to collect all the order. PME claimed liquid... Full Article
isc COVID-19: Primate Ayodele predicts when vaccine will be discovered By dailypost.ng Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 07:32:34 +0000 The founder of Inri Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has predicted that the vaccine for COVID-19 will be discovered in July this year. Scientists around the world are yet to make a breakthrough with regards to a cure for the virus, since it broke out earlier this year in Wuhan, China. In the last […] COVID-19: Primate Ayodele predicts when vaccine will be discovered Full Article News Covid-19 Primate Ayodele
isc FCT discharges six COVID-19 patients By dailypost.ng Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 14:12:49 +0000 Six patients have been discharged in Abuja after they tested negative for coronavirus. The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, disclosed this on his official Twitter page on Saturday. The total number of patients discharged in FCT as at Saturday stands at 46. His tweet read: “Dear FCT residents, I am delighted to announce the […] FCT discharges six COVID-19 patients Full Article News Covid-19 FCT
isc Los mensajeros del Maestro, 5ª Parte: Judas Iscariote By feeds.gracia.org Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2019 00:00:00 PST La enseñanza bíblica en profundidad de John MacArthur lleva la verdad transformadora de la Palabra de Dios a millones de personas cada día. Full Article
isc Los mensajeros del Maestro, 5ª Parte: Judas Iscariote B By feeds.gracia.org Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 00:00:00 PST La enseñanza bíblica en profundidad de John MacArthur lleva la verdad transformadora de la Palabra de Dios a millones de personas cada día. Full Article
isc Restaurando a discípulos desertores By feeds.gracia.org Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 00:00:00 PST La enseñanza bíblica en profundidad de John MacArthur lleva la verdad transformadora de la Palabra de Dios a millones de personas cada día. Full Article
isc No discussion about putting Western Cape back on Level 5, says Alan Winde By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 16:05:00 GMT Western Cape Premier Alan Winde said that issue of bringing the province back to Level 5 had not been discussed either at the provincial government level or with the health minister despite a call from the ANC to do so. Full Article
isc Covid-19: More recoveries in Gauteng as six people are discharged from hospital By www.iol.co.za Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 13:04:00 GMT While the number of Covid-19 cases increased in Gauteng, the number of the number of people who were hospitalised with the virus have been discharged. Full Article
isc Age discrimination: impact on employee share schemes By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2006-03-02 ... Full Article
isc HR E-Brief 291 - Discretionary bonus payments By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2006-12-08 December to April is bonus season. According to the latest annual report from the Office for National Statistics, bonuses for UK staff have reached a record £19 billion, a rise of £2.5 billion since last year. The forthcoming months will... Full Article
isc HR e-briefing 353 - First tribunal decision on flexible benefits and age discrimination By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2008-04-24 Many employers offer flexible benefits packages to their workforce. But the Age Discrimination Regulations have cast a shadow over some schemes, leaving employers and providers unsure as to how benefits such as private medical insurance should be ac... Full Article
isc Discussion: A New Time Of Troubles In Putin's Russia? By www.rferl.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 14:21:44 +0000 Together with the German Marshall Fund and its Frontlines of Democracy Initiative, RFE/RL experts spoke about the amplified challenges now facing Putin and the Kremlin and the potential consequences for Russia’s future. Full Article Steve Gutterman's Week In Russia Russia Picks Blogs Steve Gutterman's Week In Russia
isc Andre Harrell, music exec who discovered Diddy, dies at 59 By www.startribune.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T16:00:27+00:00 Andre Harrell, the Uptown Records founder who shaped the sound of hip-hop and R&B in the late '80s and '90s with acts such as Mary J. Blige and Heavy D and also launched the career of mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs, has died. He was 59. Full Article
isc Disclosure of Beneficial Owners of Counterparties in Corporate Transactions By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-02-27 The Rules Governing the Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Listing Rules”) impose certain disclosure obligations on listed issuers when they engage in different types of corporate transactions. However, it has be... Full Article
isc Successful judicial review challenge against Councils home to school transport policy which was held to be indirectly discriminatory By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-08-11 In R (on the application of Diocese of Menevia and others) v Swansea City and County Council1 (“the Council”), the Administrative Court was required to consider whether a change in policy made by the Council in respect of school transpor... Full Article
isc Shipping: Worth the risk? USD 100 million case struck out for deliberate failure to give disclosure By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-07-04 Suez Fortune Investments Ltd and another v Talbot Underwriting Ltd [2016] EWHC 1085 (Comm) Introduction On the 15 January 2015, the English Commercial Court handed down a decision that highlights the importance of compliance with disclosure obligati... Full Article
isc The Italian Competition Authoritys enforcement against so called IBAN discrimination practices By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-12-03 Introduction The Italian Competition Authority (“ICA”) has recently adopted a harsh approach imposing quite significant fines on those operators who accept direct debit payments only to the extent that their customers are holders of an ... Full Article
isc Jordan- Planning Minister, British official discuss cooperation to combat COVID-19 By article.wn.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 16:47 GMT (MENAFN - Jordan News Agency) Amman, May 9 (Petra) �� Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Wissam Rabadi Saturday discussed with British... ...... Full Article
isc Jordan- Planning minister, Cleverley discuss means of cooperation to combat Covid-19 By article.wn.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 16:47 GMT (MENAFN - Jordan News Agency) Amman, May 9 (Petra)- Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Dr. Wissam Rabadi, discussed with the British ... ...... Full Article
isc Israel, US to discuss plan to reduce number of peacekeeping forces in Sinai By article.wn.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 13:43 GMT Israel stressed on Friday that it would discuss the reports about cutting the number of... Full Article
isc At Estonia’s initiative, 80 countries across the world discussed lessons for peace from the Second World War and the current security situation By article.wn.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 16:55 GMT Yesterday 8 May, the largest high-level gathering of UN member states since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis was held as part of Estonia's presidency of the UN Security Council. The six-hour meeting brought together nearly 80 countries, around 50 of which were represented at a ministerial level, to exchange thoughts on lessons learnt from the Second World War. All the Security Council members were represented, with almost half attending with high-level participants: Germany, France, Belgium, Vietnam, United States and the United Kingdom in addition to Estonia. 'Yesterday's meeting was the largest international event to mark the 75th anniversary of the Second World War in Europe. It... Full Article
isc 2,200 year old ancient city Aigai waiting to be discovered By www.hurriyetdailynews.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Aug 2018 15:15:44 Z Only one percent of the ancient city of Aigai in the Yunuslar district of the western Turkish province of Manisa has been unearthed so far in the excavations that started back in 2004. Click through for the story in photos... Full Article Photo
isc Education briefing OfS publishes consultation on harassment and sexual misconduct By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-02-14 The issue of harassment and sexual misconduct has been a high profile one now for some time with widespread local and national coverage across multiple sectors and jurisdictions. This has included copious discussion and analysis of the issue in the ... Full Article
isc SC junks petition compelling disclosure of Duterte’s health By www.manilatimes.net Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 11:33:11 +0000 THE Supreme Court (SC) junked a petition for mandamus that seeks to compel Malacanang to disclose President Rodrigo Duterte’s state of health. Brian Keith Hosaka, SC Public Information Office chief and spokesman, disclosed that the decision was arrived at following the court’s virtual en banc session on Friday. “I confirm the denial of the petition, […] Full Article Latest Stories Today's Breaking News
isc Let’s discuss classes in the age of coronavirus By www.japantimes.co.jp Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 21:40:30 +0900 Universities look at ways to deal with learning during the pandemic in a ready-to-go English lesson that includes questions and discussion topics. Full Article Life Nihongo vocabulary
isc Italian scientist says she discovered main mechanism behind COVID-19 By www.jpost.com Published On :: Sun, 03 May 2020 13:28:58 GMT Annalisa Chiusolo shows how controversial drug hydroxychloroquine could make people immune to virus * Top Israeli researcher: ‘theory lacks backing’ Full Article Hebrew University italy coronavirus outbreak Coronavirus in Israel Coronavirus spread
isc Caruana Galizia murder suspect on hunger strike at ‘discriminatory’ court sitting By www.maltatoday.com.mt Published On :: Sat,09 May 2020 10:29:47 +0200 Murder suspect Alfred Degiorgio does not want to appear in court after COVID-19 lockdown prevented him from seeing family Full Article
isc Steinitz: US, Israel to discuss drawing down peacekeeping force in Sinai By www.jpost.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 10:23:02 GMT The drawdown would come as Egypt battles an Islamist insurgency in the desert peninsula Full Article Egypt Sinai United States yuval steinitz
isc Friday’s Featured Sermon: “Principles for Discernment, Part 1” By feeds.gty.org Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 00:00:00 PST The church is currently awash with lamentations on the state of the Christianity. And there are good reasons for that. We see charlatans extorting people on Christian television. We witness professing believers exchanging hostilities on social media. We hear of endless scandals in the pulpit. And we are constantly confronted by competing theological perspectives. It can all seem so overwhelming. But what if we realized there is one fundamental problem fueling all the others?READ MORE Full Article
isc Second case of bird flu discovered in Pardubice area By praguemonitor.com Published On :: Prague Daily Monitor A second case of bird flu was discovered in Pardubice area at a commercial chicken farm, the spokesperson for the Minister of Agriculture Vojtěch Bílý communicated the news to ČTK. The first case in three years was discovered this year in January at a farm in small farm in the Žďár area. The Ministry is still analyzing the situation and will hold a press conference which will include the Minister of Agriculture and the Director of the Czech Veterinary Office. read more Full Article
isc When you're sick and facing discrimination By www.nation.co.ke Published On :: 2020-12-08T15:00:34Z Studies show black people are less likely to get adequate pain drugs compared to whites Full Article
isc Most of Hong Kong’s teachers were professional during protests, despite misconduct complaints: education chief By www.scmp.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 10:00:21 +0800 Most of Hong Kong’s 70,000 teachers remained professional during the anti-government protests, despite complaints being made against more than 170 of them for misconduct, the city’s education chief said in a Thursday interview with the Post.Reflecting on the movement that started almost a year ago, Secretary for Education Kevin Yeung Yun-hung said there would be more emphasis on teaching proper values and knowledge about mainland China.However, he said there were no plans for schools to… Full Article
isc Evergrande’s Emerald Bay flats flop in their third weekend sale in three months as homebuyers ignore developer’s discount By www.scmp.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 19:09:00 +0800 China Evergrande’s weekend sale of its Emerald Bay flats in Tuen Mun has flopped for the third time in as many months, as Hong Kong’s homebuyers shunned its meagre discounts in anticipation of further price declines.The developer managed to find buyers for 41 flats, or 12 per cent of the 335 units on offer at 8:30pm, according to sales agents.In March, the developer sold 49 of 141 flats when it launched the project in the midst of the city’s coronavirus outbreak, at a time when social… Full Article