“Not a Dirty Word”: ESMA revisits the impact of its Opinion on delegation for UK managers if there is a “hard” Brexit In the wake of the draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the UK from the EU, a speech by Steven Maijoor, th...

With increasing numbers of working parents comes a sharper focus on employer support for childcare arrangements.  On 6 April 2005, the Government is to introduce new tax incentives in relation to childcare arrangements which are intended t...

In a somewhat timely judgment, bearing in mind the May bank holidays, the Court of Session (the Scottish Court of Appeal) has clarified that it is not necessarily unlawful for an employer to not provide alternative leave days for part-time workers w...

As Russia prepared for scaled-down Victory Day ceremonies, coronavirus infections rose fast and Moscow's mayor suggested the real numbers may be much higher than the official count.

A man has been taken to hospital after a he was hurt by a bull in Southland this afternoon.St John Ambulance tweeted that they had been called to Riversdale, 30 kilometres north-west of Gore, just after 4pm."Two vehicles attended...

Police fear bars will be "swamped" when the country finally drops to level 2.On Monday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will reveal when New Zealand will drop a level in its Covid-19 warning system – with the move potentially coming...

Email scams are becoming more and more difficult to spot.  Hackers replicate genuine email traffic, posing as genuine suppliers providing invoices that appear genuine.  It is often only when the supplier chases on payment, which as far as...

Soyo -Quinze citoyens de la R�publique d�mocratique du Congo (RDC) observent, depuis le week-end dernier, une p�riode de quarantaine institutionnelle dans la municipalit� de Soyo, province de Zaire. ......

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Les exportations de dattes devraient enregistrer,...

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Jet fuel tanks at Tripoli’s Mitiga airport were targeted in an attack on Saturday that caused a...

Member States (53) reporting COVID-19 cases (57,746) deaths (2,151), and recoveries (19,351) by region: Central (5,165 cases; 202 deaths; 1,580 recoveries): Burundi (19; 1; 7), Cameroon (2,265; 108; 1,221), Central African Republic (143; 0; 12), Chad (260; 27; 50), Congo (274; 10;...

The legendary Bafana Bafana striker has backed the Amakhosi midfielder, who is facing stiff competition in midfield ......

Mother's Day weekend got off to an unseasonably snowy start in the northeast Saturday thanks to the polar vortex.

The Trump administration is tightening visa guidelines for Chinese journalists in response to the treatment of U.S. journalists in China, as tensions flare between the two nations over the coronavirus.

1.1 What impact might production downtime or circumstances with similar effect have on supply contracts? Reduced production or similar measurements and resulting supply shortages can cause severe problems to distributors or intermediaries, as they ...

The director of cartels in the EU’s antitrust department, Eric Van Ginderachter, stated last week that the food sector in Europe will see increased cartel enforcement activity in 2014 by the European antitrust regulator, the European Commission (“Co...

The German Federal Cartel Office (“Bundeskartellamt”, BKartA) has issued a decision stating that attempts by Germany’s largest supermarket, EDEKA, to force suppliers to grant it so called “wedding rebates”, in the form ...

What is the Energy Saving Opportunities Scheme ("ESOS")? ESOS is the UK Government’s implementation of a particular requirement of the Energy Efficiency Directive regarding energy audits.  It requires energy assessments (including the ide...

Précis: The Courts have adopted a new test to assess applications for relief from sanctions, which demonstrates a more reasonable approach than used recently.  However, it remains important to ensure compliance. What? During litigation, ...

As of the 20th August 2014, businesses in Hungary are required to pay tax in connection with their advertising activities. The new legislation applies to individuals or organisations that publish adverts (“Publishers”);and place orders f...

Whether an office Christmas party takes place within working hours, out of hours, in the office or away from the office, it is considered an extension of the working environment.  While no one wants to be the office scrooge and take away the po...

The EFRA Select Committee’s report into regulation of the water sector was published on 9 October 2018. Its key conclusions & recommendations are outlined below. Water transfers Water transfers should play an important role in increasing s...

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We are delighted to share the initial findings from our research into sustainability in the food and beverage industry and the potential implications this has for legal teams. Extinction Rebellion, the Net Zero report – no business can ignore ...

We are delighted to share with you our latest Consumer sector Thought Leadership report ‘Reshaping your business: The impact of sustainability on the food and beverage sector’. In this latest report we focus on the environmental aspects ...

Documents had detailed advice from nation's top disease control experts for reopening communities during coronavirus pandemic

Strongman Haftar denies Tripoli government claims shelling by his forces caused civilian casualties

President Peter Mutharika, whose win in last year's vote was challenged, had appealed the re-run, which is now to be held July 2

Following the judgment in De Freitas v Chamdor Meat Packers [2015] JOL 33940 (GJ), when a company proposes to its shareholders the adoption of a new Memorandum of Incorporation, the shareholders should carefully consider the provisions of the new Me...

  On 18 December 2019, the Government published the final report of the independent review undertaken by Sir Donald Brydon into the quality and effectiveness of audit (Report). The Report contains recommendations ...

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...

Companies are facing difficult times with reporting, audits and meetings in view of the COVID-19  outbreak. In this update we take a look at the measures that have been announced this week to assist companies. Whilst we are seeing some creative...

Employment law considerations Whilst considering the health and safety recommendations implemented by the Government, the Occupational Safety and Health Act 2005 (OSHA), also establishes legal principles guiding employers and employees in dealing wi...

Eversheds Sutherland has supported SPX FLOW on the sale of its Power and Energy segment to funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc for approximately $400 million. SPX FLOW are based in Charlotte, North Carolina and are a leading...

Eversheds Sutherland has advised the CEO and owner of Saracus group on the sale of the group to an investment fund managed by private equity investor Maxburg Capital Partners. The parties agreed to keep the purchase price confidential. The client wi...

Right now M&A activity has been significantly decreased, and the projected numbers for foreign direct investment and Gross Domestic Product in many countries are concerning. However, we must remember that we have been through many crises over th...

The Property Sector needs to be aware of the Property Sector Transformation Charter Code (“the Property Charter”) as Section 20(1) of the Property Practitioners Bill (“the PPB”) states that: “The Property Sector Transfo...

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  Throughout 2019, we saw a growing promulgation of guidance, consultations and new laws across the world. In light of such a regulatory landscape beginning to form, there is growing debate as to whether or not Artificial Intelligence (“A...

Expert evidence in procurement claims – no general admission On 28 September 2012 the High Court rejected an application under...