rt 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
rt EWC Welcomes Leadership Program Participants from 10 Pacific Island Nations By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 16 Sep 2017 03:04:45 +0000 HONOLULU - (Aug 16, 2017) -- The East-West Center has welcomed 27 emerging leaders from 10 Pacific island nations to this year’s Pacific Islands Leadership Program with Taiwan, or PILP. The participants will spend close to two months in Honolulu, engaging in experiential learning exercises on such topics as applied leadership skills, future scenario planning, social entrepreneurship and risk analysis, climate change and environmental stewardship, international relations, and public health. Then they will travel to Taipei for a month of field study in at the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs. Full Article
rt East-West Center Publishes Report on Inaugural Asia Pacific Dialogue of Women20 for the G20 Process By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 20 Jan 2018 01:08:23 +0000 HONOLULU (January 19, 2018) – The East-West Center in Honolulu Hawai‘i has just published a report on the findings of the inaugural Women20 for the G20 Asia Pacific Dialogue, which was held at the Center in June. The 20-page report expands on initial policy recommendations that the participants released soon after the meeting to help the G20 address several of the most pressing areas of ongoing disparity in women’s economic status throughout the Asia Pacific region and the world. Findings from the report will be highlighted at several upcoming international meetings on women’s empowerment: Full Article
rt EWC President Vuylsteke Appointed to Hawaii Pacific Export Council By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Feb 2018 21:58:26 +0000 Full Article
rt Officials, Educators Emphasize Importance of STEM Education and Research in Hawai‘i and Okinawa By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Mar 2018 00:27:48 +0000 HONOLULU (March 27, 2018) – Hawai‘i Governor David Ige and University of Hawai‘i President David Lassner, along with Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology President Peter Gruss, were among the speakers at a special panel discussion yesterday at the East-West Center focusing on the critical importance of cutting-edge science and technology research in both island communities. Full Article
rt Fish Family Foundation Awards EWC $50,000 to Support Women’s Entrepreneurship By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 08 Feb 2020 02:06:43 +0000 HONOLULU (Feb. 7, 2020) – The East-West Center has been awarded a five-year grant totaling $50,000 from the Fish Family Foundation in support of the Center’s Changing Faces Women’s Leadership Seminar and #galswithLEI Forum, which collectively seek to enhance women’s leadership skills and entrepreneurial capacity; experientially explore innovative entrepreneurship; build a sense of self-efficacy; and expand national and regional networks. As a result of the Fish Family Foundation’s funding, the Changing Faces Seminar will now be able to include female business or social entrepreneurs from Japan each year until 2024. The funding will also substantially increase the Center’s ability to include mainland and international speakers in the associated #galswithLEI Forum. Full Article
rt Eversheds' HR e-briefing 513: Termination Payments Parting on good terms By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-07-01 The Employment Appeals Tribunal has issued a decision this week which highlights a potential pitfall for employers who fail to identify correctly the nature of a termination payment. Payments expressed to be “ex-gratia” (ie paid without ... Full Article
rt An important new measure for PFI projects By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2009-04-24 £2bn Government boost to PFI The latest budget has included an important measure for PFI projects. The Government will spend up to £2bn this year to rescue PFI projects which are struggling to reach financial close. The Treasury Infras... Full Article
rt 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
rt Coronavirus - FAQ short-time work - Germany By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-23 What is short-time work? One is speaking about short-time work when working hours and correspondingly also remuneration are temporarily reduced due to a considerable loss of work. Short-time work is introduced in an establishment if full capacity u... Full Article
rt 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
rt Coronavirus - Overview of the impacts of the lockdown in Mauritius Part I - National Measures By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-31 National Measures 1. Foreign travel restrictions All foreign travel through the port and the airport of Mauritius have been banned from 19 March to 02 April 2020. 2. National curfew The Curfew Order: In connection with the unfavourable develop... Full Article
rt Coronavirus: Hong Kong Employers, travel industry receive support Hong Kong By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-09 On 8 April 2020 the Hong Kong Government announced a second round of Anti-Epidemic Fund measures. While full details have yet to be released, we summarise the available information for some of the more significant measures: Employment Support Schem... Full Article
rt Coronavirus - Further guidance on Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme - UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-14 In previous Alerts (here and Full Article
rt 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
rt Coronavirus: Hong Kong Government provides more details on the Employment Support Scheme - Hong Kong By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-17 We previously reported on the Hong Kong government’s Employment Support Scheme (“ESS”) to help employers defray salary costs and maintain employment. Earlier today on 17 April 2020, the government published more... Full Article
rt Coronavirus: Further conditions imposed on the Hong Kong Governments Employment Support Scheme - Hong Kong By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-24 We have previously reported on the initial details of the Hong Kong Government’s Employment Support Scheme (“ESS”) on 17 April 2020. Funding for the ESS has now bee... Full Article
rt Increase in rent threshold for assured tenancies and assured shorthold tenancies By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2010-09-28 ... Full Article
rt Infrastructure UK Cost Report By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-03-24 Introduction In this edition of Eversheds’ developers and construction newsletter we look at the second report of Infrastructure UK (IUK), a division of HM Treasury, and its report into the cost of the construction and maintenance of major inf... Full Article
rt Eversheds' developers and construction e-briefing: Special report on changes to construction contracts By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-07-04 Special report on changes to construction contracts to come into force on 1 October 2011 The statutory framework that governs all construction contracts is changing on 1 October 2011.Part II of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1... Full Article
rt European Commission publishes final report on Sustainable Competitiveness of the Construction Sector and issues public consultation By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-07-29 The European Commission has recently commenced a consultation exercise regarding future sustainability and competitiveness within the EU construction sector. This consultation was initiated following the publication of the Commission report on the S... Full Article
rt Changes to the rules for Energy Performance Certificates in April 2012 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2012-03-29 The rules as to when Energy Performance Certificates (“EPCs”) need to be obtained will change on 6 April 2012. In relation to both sales and lettings of property, whether commercial or residential, an EPC will need to be commissioned bef... Full Article
rt Tackling the housing shortage - a change in emphasis? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-10-06 At the Conservative party conference the Communities Secretary Sajid Javid, and the Chancellor, Philip Hammond, announced a fresh package of measures aimed at addressing the national shortage of new homes. The ambition is to deliver more than 25,000... Full Article
rt 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
rt 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
rt 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
rt Public procurement: new rules, new opportunities By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-01-27 Public procurement is big business. The estimated value of contracts advertised by Governments and other public bodies across the EU is said to be over 420 billion euro. Most EU public contract awards are regulated under EU law. Th... Full Article
rt The risk of fishing expeditions in the context of public procurement law challenges: a price worth paying to ensure transparency and equality of treatment? (Bombardier v Merseytravel) By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2017-05-23 Introduction In a recent judgment on an application to vary consent orders relating to the establishment of a confidentiality ring (Bombardier Transportation UK Limited v Merseytravel [2017] EWHC 726 (TCC)), the court decided that despite some conce... Full Article
rt 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
rt 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
rt Coronavirus - Intellectual Property office protocols and key challenges in light of COVID-19 - Global By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-03 The coronavirus outbreak and various responses by authorities across the globe have prompted several amendments to government Intellectual Property Offices (“IPOs”), courts, and in some cases filing deadline extensions. These specia... Full Article
rt Protecting Intellectual Property during Lockdown By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-07 On 24 March 2020, the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission’s IP Registry suspended all internal and external-facing operations due to the national lockdown. The Registry will only resume operations two weeks after the national lockdo... Full Article
rt Covid-19 - Policy for supporting renewables and how banks are approaching renewable projects impacted by the virus By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-06 The Energy Transition Club and the REA are hosting a webinar on Wednesday 6 May at 11am for 90 minutes.... Full Article
rt 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
rt Reverters and how to spot them By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-06-10 This webinar will provide delegates with an introduction to the rights of reverter, which may result in unexpected consequences where land ceases to be used for certain educational purposes.... Full Article
rt IHC HR e-briefing 114 - Uncertainty over future of paternity leave By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2010-07-23 Comments made in Parliament yesterday by Theresa May, Minister for Women and Equalities, suggest that regulations introduced by the Labour government to extend paternity leave for fathers could be postponed and, ultimately, rewritten by the coalitio... Full Article
rt 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
rt 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
rt IHC HR e-briefing 128 - Important TUPE case on non contractual employers By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2010-10-27 Does the transferor need to be the employer? This may sound a strange question in abstract but, in the context of group companies, can be a highly relevant issue to the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE). In... Full Article
rt 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
rt IHC HR e-briefing 134 - Employment Tribunal reform: a promising start By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-01-27 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... Full Article
rt Eversheds Sutherland property column: October 2019 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-10-11 Chris Mullings of Eversheds Sutherland discusses the different contractual arrangements for options, pre-emptions and rights of first offer, and considers which might best suit particular circumstances and whether the parties really meant what they ... Full Article
rt 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
rt 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
rt Eversheds Sutherland property column: March 2020 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-30 The Ground Beneath Our Feet The reservations of mines and minerals in a real estate context can be a cause for concern, especially when considering purchasing a property for development. With an eye to an economic opportunity, the registratio... Full Article
rt Coronavirus - Information for communities of condominium owners and administrators of residential properties - Germany By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-31 SARS-CoV-2 ("Corona") The SARS-CoV-2 virus, also referred to as "Corona", has reached Germany with significant effects across all industries. This article aims at answering the specific issues which communities of condominium owners and administrato... Full Article
rt MEES: requirements for letting residential properties from 1 April 2020 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-01 The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 (“MEES Regulations”) provide that from 1 April 2018, it is unlawful for a Landlord of private rented property to grant a tenancy to a new or existing te... Full Article
rt Eversheds Sutherland property column: April 2020 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-08 Together in electric dreams The Chancellor’s announcement of a £500 million fund to support the rollout of electric vehicle charging points has caused many landowners to take notice of the potential benefits that this electric rev... Full Article
rt Fixed charge receivers can now obtain possession against individual mortgagors By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-11-19 Kavesseri Menon and Beena Menon –v- Nathan Pask and Rosalind Goode (as joint fixed charge Receivers) [2019] EWHC 2611(ch) Summary: The High Court recently provided much needed clarity on the previously unanswered question of whether Receivers ... Full Article
rt 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
