Iminjan Seydin appeared in a video praising the government after he was missing for three years.

After insisting for weeks it would take no more refugees, Bangladesh relents and rescues hundreds.

The guards were acting at the behest of a pro-Beijing politician whose authority to order their removal has been questioned.

The EU's ambassador made a 'mistake' in giving the go-ahead for the censorship, officials say.

The man’s aunt demands that authorities bring his killers to justice.

An approval would bring the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act a significant step closer to becoming law.

Those sent home will continue to be monitored by local officials for signs of ill health, though, provincial officials say.

Nguyen Quang Lap was found dead on May 8 only three days after beginning a six-year term in prison.

Customs official banished to a remote area after being caught smuggling.

Even in COVID-19 times, companies (and their directors) should not unnecessarily jeopardise the rights of their creditors and the continuity of their activities. Think about paying dividends, and making unnecessary costs, despite the financial probl...

In these uncertain times, there is a good chance that your company will be confronted with a contracting party that is in the process of judicial reorganization, or that you have initiated this procedure yourself. What are the consequences of this p...

Belgian company law is characterized by an internal and external liability of directors. Internal liability means that directors are liable to the company for any errors committed in the performance of their duties. External liability, on the other ...

On 26 November 2019 the FCA announced that it was using its product intervention powers to ban the promotion of so-called “speculative mini bonds” to retail consumers. The ban will come into force on 1 January and will last for 12 months...

On 16 October 2019, the FCA published their feedback statement FS19/6 on Climate Change and Green Finance[1]. This feedback statement summarises the responses from stakeholders to the Discussion Paper (DP18/8) on Climate Change and Green Finance[2] ...

The UK has now officially left the European Union and entered an implementation period ("IP"), which is due to last until 31st December 2020 – IP Completion Day. During the implementation period, European law will continue to apply and firms ...

Sell-side reluctance to accept delegation of reporting under the Securities Financing Transaction Regulation (“SFTR”) is causing a headache for buy-side firms.  If buy-side firms are unable to establish delegation arrangements they ...

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In addition to the FCA’s recent guidance (see our note summarising the main points here) on payment holidays and repossession actions addressed to mortgage lenders, mortgage administrators, home purchase providers and home purc...

The High Court looks at the definition of highway ‘maintainable at public expense’ in the recent case of Barlow v Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council (2019). The case at first instance The claimant, Deborah Barlow, brought a claim against...

The Government's proposed changes to the licensing regime established under the Licensing Act 2003 ('the Act') are set out in the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill ('the Bill'). The amendments which are expected to be implemented will imp...

The ECJ says "Let them watch football!" In a case which may change how the Premier League chooses to structure broadcasting rights packages, on 4 October, the Eu...

The 25th April 2012 marked the implementation of the first  phase of amendments to the Licensing Act 2003 (‘the Licensing Act’) ...

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On 15 March 2020, following the announcement by President Ramaphosa regarding South Africa’s precautionary measures that must be put in place to prevent the contraction and spread of COVID-19, South Africans came face to face with the stark re...

The litigation in City Inn (Jersey) Ltd v Ten Trinity Square Ltd, between rival hoteliers next to the Tower of London, concerned restrictive covenants imposed by the Port of London Authority (PLA). The parties asked the court to decide whether the c...

The issue in McCann v United Kingdom was whether our domestic law is compatible with Article 8 of the European Convention of Human Rights. Article 8 provides that everyone has the right to respect for their home. Mr McCann's wife left the family ho...

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...

Residential developers need to take great care that they do not jeopardise their recovery of VAT by granting a short–term tenancy. The current downturn is leading developers to let out new properties instead of selling them. Great care is nee...

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 ...