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Local Government Briefing Note 38 of 2012: Expert evidence in procurement claims - no general admission

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




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Local Government Briefing Note 39 of 2012: Registered Providers to face longer, more complicated and more expensive claims?

Registered Providers to face longer, more complicated and more expensive claims? The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 ("LAPSO") LAPSO received Royal Assent on 1 May 2012 and will come into force on 1 April 2013. It will hav...




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Local Government Briefing Note 2 of 2013 - Charitable Incorporated Organisations (‘CIOs’) – Available Soon!

The Charities Act 2006 (now the Charities Act 2011) introduced a new form of incorporated charitable entity, the CIO.  There has been a long delay in making CIOs available but their imminent arrival has been heralded by a recent government anno...




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Local Government Briefing Note 1 of 2013 - December 2012 UK Government Announces Future Changes to the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (“CRC Scheme”)

Many in local government will already be familiar with the CRC Scheme. This is the UK’s mandatory emissions trading scheme aimed at improving energy efficiency and cutting carbon dioxide emissions in large public and privat...




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Local Government Briefing Note 3 of 2013 - State Aid: Proposed Reform of the Enabling Regulation

The European Commission has announced proposals to amend the Enabling Regulation adopted in 1998. This forms part of the EC’s State Aid Modernisation Initiative. It will allow the EC to focus on larger more...




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Local Government Briefing Note 4 of 2013 - State Aid: Proposed Reform of State Aid Procedures

? The European Commission has announced proposals to amend the Procedural Regulation adopted in 1999. This forms part of the EC’s State Aid Modernisation Initiative and will support quicker decision making and ensure a focus...




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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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Local Government Briefing Note 6 of 2013 - State Aid Modernisation: proposed amendments to the Enabling and the Procedural Regulations

The European Commission (the "EC") presented two proposals on 5 December 2012, as part of its State Aid Modernisation initiative. The proposals will include amendments to two key State aid instruments, the Enabling Regulation and...




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Local Government Briefing Note 8 of 2013 - Proposed changes to rules for solicitors employed by local authorities

? The Solicitors Regulation Authority has undertaken consultation on proposed changes to the rules for solicitors employed by local authorities.  The SRA is proposing to amend rule 4.15(e) of the Practice Framework Rules, to ...




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Local Government Briefing Note 9 of 2013 - The Administrative Court considers effective and lawful consultation

The court has recently considered the extent of disclosure required to satisfy the obligation of fairness in a consultation exercise in the case of R (on the application of Save our Surgery Limited) v Joint Committee of Primary Care Trusts  (&l...




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UK HR Local Government e-briefing - Today's employment law changes; and what else to expect this year

Today’s employment law changes; and what else to expect this year Various changes to employment legislation take effect today, including amendments to whistleblowing laws.  Other changes will follow over coming months. In this briefing we...




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Eversheds Local Government Briefing Note 18 of 2013: Code of Conduct for Operational PFI/PPPs

Code of Conduct for Operational PFI/PPPs HM Treasury recently published a brand new PFI/PPP code of conduct (the ‘Code’) which is aimed at delivering savings in operational PPP contracts. What has been introduced? ...




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Local Government Briefing Note 20 of 2013: Judicial Review: Proposals for further reform

On 1 July 2013, following its consultation Judicial Review: proposals for reform, the Government introduced significant changes to the judicial review process.  The stated aim was to balance the need to ensure lawful public administration with ...




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Local Government Briefing Note 3 of 2015: Deal or No Deal: What's Inside the Red Brief Case

Another year, another budget. So what have we learnt from the contents of the infamous red brief case? Here are some of the highlights for the local government community.             George...




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3D printing at home: what does it mean for retailers and IP owners?

3D printing is becoming an increasingly versatile and commercially attractive tool. The technology has many applications beyond its roots in prototyping and it is being used to create products such as clothes, cars, musical instruments and even huma...




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China's Belt and Road Initiative: Investing in key Belt and Road countries

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a multi-trillion Chinese led initiative to strengthen trade routes and related infrastructure across over 150 countries worldwide. The initiative covers over 60% of the world’s population in terms of ...




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Tunisia: The Prime Minister launches strategic pipeline of over 30 new large-scale PPP projects at International Investor Forum

Following close consultation with IFI's including the IFC, World Bank and EBRD, Tunisia has launched a review process to aid with the structuring and implementation of new PPP projects. Eversheds Sutherland was privileged to have been spec...




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Progress towards recast Regulations to strengthen rail passengers' rights

On 2 December 2019, the European Council agreed to update Regulation 1371/2007 (the “Regulation”) on rail passengers’ rights and obligations. The proposed amendments to the Regulation aim to strengthen the rights of passengers wher...




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Sainsbury's / Asda and the CMA - a statement of intent pre-Brexit

On 21 and 20 February 2019 respectively the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published its Provisional Findings and a Full Article



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CMA's merger enforcement powers could become more intrusive

On 3 June 2019, the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) published a report1 by economic consultancy firm Lear, commissioned by the CMA, on merger control in digital markets (“Report”). On the...




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Court of Appeal upholds CMA's online sales ban decision in the golf equipment sector

  On 21 January 2020, the Court of Appeal (‘CoA’) upheld the Competition Appeal Tribunal (‘CAT’) judgment, finding that Ping Europe Ltd (‘Ping’) breached competition law by prohibiting its retailers from sell...




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Nomura Holdings' (NMR) Management on Q4 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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Athene Holding's (ATH) CEO Jim Belardi on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript





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Fundamental Attitudes for Spiritual Maturity, Part 3 A




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Fundamental Attitudes for Spiritual Maturity, Part 3 B




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Be Not Drunk with Wine, Part 3 A




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Be Not Drunk with Wine, Part 3 B




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Be Filled with the Spirit, Part 3 A




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From Trouble to Triumph, Part 3 A




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From Trouble to Triumph, Part 3 A




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God's High Calling for Women, Part 2




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God's High Calling for Women, Part 3




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Kuwait- Netherlands: 63 more deaths from coronavirus

(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) BRUSSELS, May 9 (KUNA) -- Sixty-Three more coronavirus deaths were reported in the Netherlands on Saturday, down ... ......




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Qatar- Japan's beloved manga assassin becomes the latest coronavirus fatality

(MENAFN - Gulf Times) Japan's ruthless animated hitman has become the latest victim of the coronavirus, as the nation's longest-running manga comic an... ......




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Kuwait- Norway: 35 new coronavirus cases, 2 deaths

(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) BRUSSELS, May 9 (KUNA) -- The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Norway, on Saturday, increased to 8,... ......




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52-year-old die from Covid-19 in Qatar 1130 new cases on May 9

(MENAFN - The Peninsula) Ministry of Public Health announces the registration of 1130 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, and 129 new recovered cases in ... ......




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Saudi- Interior Ministry: Lifting Precautionary Measures in Number of Madinah's Districts Starting from Today

(MENAFN - Saudi Press Agency) Riyadh, May 9, 2020, SPA -- An official source at the Ministry of Interior stated that, in light of the health authoriti... ......




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Lebanon reports 13 new COVID-19 case, tally 809

(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) BEIRUT, May 9 (KUNA) -- The number of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in Lebanon went up to 809 with 13 new cas... ......




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52-year-old dies from Covid-19 in Qatar 1130 new cases on May 9

(MENAFN - The Peninsula) Ministry of Public Health announces the registration of 1130 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, and 129 new recovered cases in ... ......




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Best's Commentary: Life/Health Catastrophe Bonds Could Be ILS Market's Most Loss-Affected Sector in COVID-19 Pandemic

(MENAFN - Caribbean News Global) OLDWICK, N.J.-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Life/health-related catastrophe bonds face the greatest threat of losses from the COVID... ......




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Saudi- Spain's Coronavirus Daily Death Tolls Falls to 179

(MENAFN - Saudi Press Agency) Madrid, May 9, 2020, SPA -- The Spanish Ministry of Health stated that the daily death toll from the coronavirus fell to... ......




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Oman: 112 new COVID-19 cases, tally 3,224

(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) MUSCAT, May 9 (KUNA) -- The Sultanate of Oman announced, Saturday, the discovery of 112 new cases of coronavirus ... ......




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Kuwait- Covid-19 infections in Austria up by 60 to 15,735

(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, May 9 (KUNA) -- Sixty more people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) in Austria, b... ......




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UAE-India repatriation Day 3 Blog: Flight to Lucknow ready to take off from Sharjah

(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) As part of the Vande Bharat Mission, an Air India flight with around 200 Indians from Sharjah will take off for Lucknow today... ......




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Coronavirus cases in Oman climb to 3,112

(MENAFN) On Friday, the Omani health ministry affirmed the existence of 154 new coronavirus cases, increasing the overall number of people tested posi... ......




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COVID-19: 13 more test positive, J&K total 836

(MENAFN - IANS) Jammu, May 9 (IANS) Thirteen more persons tested positive for coronavirus on Saturday in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the patients ta... ......