en Coronavirus - UK Governments economic assistance packages and their availability to financial services businesses - UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-07 Background The ongoing coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic has quickly developed into a deep economic crisis of the like never experienced before. Many businesses, including those in the financial services sector, are facing a prolonged period of disrupti... Full Article
en New Defensive Measures for Blacklisted Jurisdictions: What impact will Luxembourgs recent announcement have on Cayman-domiciled funds? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-07 On 30 March, the Luxembourg Government published a new draft law (the Draft Law) which looks set to increase the Luxembourg tax burden for transactions realised with enterprises based in jurisdictions on the EU’s list of “non-cooperative... Full Article
en Coronavirus - Deferral of initial margin requirements for derivatives announced Global By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-07 On 3 April 2020, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (“BCBS”) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (“IOSCO”) issued a statement recommending an extension to Phases 5 and 6 of the initial margin ... Full Article
en Protecting confidential information in an AI-led and augmented reality By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-14 Across the banking sector, the Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority predict that firms’ utilisation of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions will triple in the next three years (BoE and FCA Joint Report on Machine Learning in U... Full Article
en Payment Matters: No. 45 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-15 This edition includes: The impact of COVID 19: Regulatory updates Competition and Markets Authority: Open Banking EU Consultation on retail payments strategy for the EU Full Article
en Coronavirus - FCA issues draft temporary guidance for firms on motor finance agreements and coronavirus UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-17 On Friday 17 April 2020, the FCA issued a draft guidance for consultation on temporary forbearance measures to assist motor finance customers facing financial difficulty because of COVID-19. The consultation will close at 5 pm on Monday 20 Ap... Full Article
en ESMA consults on implementing technical standards to facilitate cross-border distribution of funds By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-17 Our client briefing, “The final AIFMD cross-border fund distribution package: mapping the changes” published on 22 July 2019, provided a summary of the main changes introduced by Regulation (EU) 2019/1156 on facilitating cross-border d... Full Article
en Coronavirus - Overview of governmental economic support Global By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-23 Please note that further information is expected and we will update this note when this is available. Set out below is a summary of measures that have been announced by governments in various jurisdictions in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. ... Full Article
en Coronavirus - Webinar Financial services post-COVID19: Trends in disputes and enforcement - UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-06 Listen as our panel answer some of the most common questions on post-COVID19 litigation trends - this was presented in conjunction with Ankura. A recording of the session can be listened to here. In this session we explored: a review of the economi... Full Article
en Education briefing - Equality and Human Rights Commission publishes report on its inquiry into racial harassment in Higher Education By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-10-24 Last December, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) launched an inquiry into racial harassment in Higher Education. On 23 October 2019 the EHRC published its report “Tackling racial harassment: universities challenged” under t... Full Article
en Education briefings - New developments in privilege in employment By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-10-25 Two recent decisions have provided additional guidance in the area of privilege in an employment context. The cases provide information that will be helpful to lawyers advising in this area and to those seeking and utilising legal advice, including ... Full Article
en Education Briefing - New Acas guidance on menopause at work changing attitudes? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-10-28 To mark World Menopause Day on 18 October, the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) has published guidance to help employers and managers support staff who are affected by the menopause at work. The guidance includes an overvie... Full Article
en Education briefing - General Election 2019 - What are the Parties saying about education ? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-11-27 With the General Election now just over 2 weeks away the manifestos have been published, with all of them - to varying degrees - containing promises on what the relevant party will do in the education sector if it is successful in the election. In t... Full Article
en Education briefing General Election 2019 what are the parties saying about key issues for the sector on employment, equality, Brexit and immigration? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-11-28 With the General Election 2 weeks away the manifestos have been published. All of them - to varying degrees - containing promises on what the relevant party will do in the education sector if it is successful in the election. Full Article
en Education briefing - The OfS end of term report 2019 - and what to look forward to in 2020 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-12-11 2019 was the year that the new regulatory landscape for Higher Education came to fruition. Although the Office for Students (OfS) was established on 1 January 2018, it was not until 1 August 2019 that all its powers were fully implemented. So ... Full Article
en Education briefing - Challenging times for the new Ofsted inspection regime By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-01-09 The new regime One of the most significant changes to the academies and further education sectors in 2019 was the introduction of the Education Inspection Framework (EIF) which Ofsted implemented in September 2019. The stated aim of this change was ... Full Article
en Education briefing - Publication of new EHRC technical guidance on sexual harassment and harassment By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-01-17 On 15 January 2020, the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (“EHRC”) published new and comprehensive technical guidance setting out the law and best practice on the prevention of workplace sexual harassment and harassment. The guidanc... Full Article
en Coronavirus - Employment law update (Education) - the UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-01-31 Wuhan coronavirus: implications for institutions Overview The spread of the Wuhan coronavirus gives rise to the same issues for organisations wherever they are based or operate around the world. These include assessing the risks faced by thei... Full Article
en Education briefing - Employment law after Brexit By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-02-03 The UK’s exit from the European Union on Friday 31 January 2020 has a number of important consequences for education institutions. In our briefing of 29 January 2020 we covered the publication of the long anticipated report from the Migration ... Full Article
en Education ebriefing Statutory parental bereavement leave and pay to commence in April 2020 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-02-04 Background The Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018 received Royal Assent as long ago as 13 September 2018. The intention was the Act would come into force in 2020, with further clarification on the provisions to be contained in regulations... Full Article
en 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
en HR Summer School - Grasping the nettle - Henley Business School 7-8th July 2020 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-02-18 Please find details below of our next HR Summer School which may be of interest to yourself or colleagues. Click here The Summer School is being held at Henley Business School on 7th/8th July 2020 which includes conference dinner and your accom... Full Article
en Education briefing - Governments plans for new immigration system published By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-02-20 The Government has now published a policy statement setting out details of the immigration system which it intends will apply in the UK from 1 January 2021. This follows the report by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) on 28 January 2020 setting... Full Article
en Coronavirus - Employment law update (Education) - the UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-04 Overview Our previous briefing on this topic (Coronavirus: Implications for Institutions) set out the main issues facing institutions when dealing with the CoVID-19 outbreak. In this briefing we address some of the more com... Full Article
en Education briefing - Covid-19 - Termination of Students Accommodation Contracts By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-20 One of the issues which accommodation teams in the Education Sector will be grappling with will be students trying to terminate their accommodation contracts early because of the Coronavirus outbreak. The impact this will have on the institution&rsq... Full Article
en WEBINAR RECORDING - Covid-19 : Student Accommodation Issues By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-27 ... Full Article
en Education briefing - Student Accommodation: What happens when the Covid-19 lockdown ends By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-30 Educational institutions are having to navigate through unchartered territory with regards to their student accommodation, implementing the recent government guidance in relation to Covid-19 to ensure the safety of both staff and students. Although ... Full Article
en Education briefing - Coronavirus - Emergency volunteering leave By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-30 The Coronavirus Act 2020 has now been enacted and introduces a new statutory emergency volunteering leave, to support health and social care authorities. Health and social care workforces are under increasing pressure in providing services during th... Full Article
en Education Briefing - Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Guidance for Employers By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-01 1. INTRODUCTION On Friday 20 March 2020, the Chancellor announced a new Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the Scheme) to help pay peoples wages. Employers will be able to contact HMRC for a grant to cover most of the wages of their workforce who ... Full Article
en Education briefing - Coronavirus: when can untaken statutory holiday be carried over? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-02 The Working Time (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 came into force on 26 March 2020. These amend the Working Time Regulations 1998 to create an exemption relating specifically to COVID-19 and holiday leave. Under the Working Time Regulation... Full Article
en WEBINAR RECORDING - Coronavirus - An overview of employment law issues for education institutions By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-07 ... Full Article
en Education briefing: Coronavirus - New Guidance: Government update on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-07 On Friday 20 March 2020, the Chancellor announced a new “Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme” (the Scheme) to help pay people’s wages. See our previous briefings of 23 March and Full Article
en Education briefing - Coronavirus - Further guidance on Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-14 In previous briefings (here and here and Full Article
en COVID-19 brings abuse and other fears to displaced women in South Sudan By www.thenewhumanitarian.org Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 13:15:58 +0000 Women in camps worry they will find little aid if they become victims of physical or sexual violence. Full Article
en UN cuts extra pay for health workers in Yemen just as COVID-19 hits By www.thenewhumanitarian.org Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 16:22:50 +0000 Up to a third of the country’s medical staff and health workers could lose out in the planned WHO cuts. Full Article
en In the news: Venezuela’s Maduro foils overthrow bid, blames Guaidó and the US By www.thenewhumanitarian.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 11:45:57 +0000 The botched raid comes amid concerns over the regime’s ability to cope with COVID-19, given its run-down economy and health systems. Full Article
en COVID-19 in Yemen, pandemic aid costings, and military executions: The Cheat Sheet By www.thenewhumanitarian.org Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 15:00:15 +0000 A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues. Full Article
en Southern Africa’s cannabis industry offers opportunity for open-minded investors By mg.co.za Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 08:55:50 +0000 The stigma around the plant needs to be addressed and citizens involved in new policies and processes in order for the market to change The post Southern Africa’s cannabis industry offers opportunity for open-minded investors appeared first on The Mail & Guardian. Full Article Opinion African Countries Cannabis Cannabis Bill Durban Poison Lesotho medicinal cannabis South Africa (country)
en Young people need a bailout: Cancel student debt held by national banks By mg.co.za Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 09:05:45 +0000 A more equitable and fair society, able to conquer the effects of pandemics, starts with debt-free education and skills development The post Young people need a bailout: Cancel student debt held by national banks appeared first on The Mail & Guardian. Full Article Education #FeesMustFall Black Tax. Cyril Ramaphosa Higher Education South Africa Jacob Zuma openaccess South Africa (country) South African Economy student debt Student Loans
en Listen to the voice of Generation C — they have answers for Africa’s future By mg.co.za Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 19:00:00 +0000 Many young people already know how to deal with the problems the Covid-19 pandemic has wrought — they have been living with them all along The post Listen to the voice of Generation C — they have answers for Africa’s future appeared first on The Mail & Guardian. Full Article Coronavirus Education #FeesMustFall #PatriarchyMustFall #RhodesMustFall coronavirus coronavirus inspire coronavirus latest coronavirus outbreak coronavirus South Africa Covid-19
en NGOs Pivot to COVID-19 Prevention in Refugee Camps By www.ipsnews.net Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 08:49:44 +0000 Linda Eckerbom Cole is the Founder and Executive Director of African Women Rising. She shuttles between Santa Barbara, California and Uganda. The post NGOs Pivot to COVID-19 Prevention in Refugee Camps appeared first on Inter Press Service. Full Article Africa Civil Society Development & Aid Featured Headlines Health IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations OPINION/NGO
en Citizen Action is Central to the Global Response to COVID-19 By www.ipsnews.net Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 20:40:25 +0000 The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has created an unprecedented human and economic crisis. Governments are taking strong actions, enforcing quarantines to reduce contagion, testing populations, building emergency intensive care units. Governments have also launched large fiscal stimulus plans to protect jobs and the economy, as well as temporary social protection programs such as income/food support, subsidies […] The post Citizen Action is Central to the Global Response to COVID-19 appeared first on Inter Press Service. Full Article Active Citizens Development & Aid Economy & Trade Global Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies Labour TerraViva United Nations
en Zimbabwe’s Afforestation Challenge By www.ipsnews.net Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 17:37:33 +0000 “I have never planted a tree in my life,” laughs Jairos Saunyama, a tobacco farmer, revelling at the absurdity of the question of whether he is involved in the country’s afforestation efforts. Sawunyama is one of thousands of farmers who are blamed by local conservationists for turning the country’s forests into deserts and dust bowls. […] The post Zimbabwe’s Afforestation Challenge appeared first on Inter Press Service. Full Article Africa Climate Change Combating Desertification and Drought Editors' Choice Environment Featured Headlines Regional Categories Sustainability TerraViva United Nations United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) World Desertification and Drought Day 2020
en Walking the Talk on Climate Change after the Pandemic: Reorienting State-Owned Enterprises towards Sustainability By www.ipsnews.net Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 13:53:29 +0000 Leonardo Beltran is Non-Resident Fellow of the Institute of the Americas, Member of the Board of SEforALL, and former Deputy Secretary at the Mexican Department of Energy The post Walking the Talk on Climate Change after the Pandemic: Reorienting State-Owned Enterprises towards Sustainability appeared first on Inter Press Service. Full Article Climate Change Energy Environment Global Headlines TerraViva United Nations
en Growing Youth Activism for Environmental Protection in Africa By www.ipsnews.net Published On :: Mon, 06 Apr 2020 06:50:48 +0000 The mining sector in Africa is facing radical change as youth activists take action against the environmental degradation caused by mining industries. Tensions between activists and the mining industry have raised, however, concerns over human rights abuses. Kenya’s National Coalition for Human Rights Defenders reported, for instance, cases of harassment and intimidation “against at least […] The post Growing Youth Activism for Environmental Protection in Africa appeared first on Inter Press Service. Full Article Africa Aid Climate Change Development & Aid Editors' Choice Environment Featured Food & Agriculture Food Sustainability Headlines Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations
en Asia-Pacific Response to COVID-19 and Climate Emergency Must Build a Resilient and Sustainable Future By www.ipsnews.net Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 06:08:31 +0000 Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana is the United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCAP The post Asia-Pacific Response to COVID-19 and Climate Emergency Must Build a Resilient and Sustainable Future appeared first on Inter Press Service. Full Article Asia-Pacific Climate Change Economy & Trade Environment Financial Crisis Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies Poverty & SDGs Sustainability TerraViva United Nations Trade & Investment
en Bioenergy, the Ugly Duckling of Mexico’s Energy Transition By www.ipsnews.net Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 20:54:38 +0000 Rosa Manzano carefully arranges pieces of wood in a big mud igloo that, seven days after it is full, will produce charcoal of high caloric content. “Our forest also produces oak, which in the past was only sold as firewood and had little value. But with forest management and the work of women who have […] The post Bioenergy, the Ugly Duckling of Mexico’s Energy Transition appeared first on Inter Press Service. Full Article Active Citizens Civil Society Development & Aid Economy & Trade Editors' Choice Energy Environment Featured Green Economy Headlines Integration and Development Brazilian-style Latin America & the Caribbean Projects Regional Categories Special Report TerraViva United Nations Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador Biogas Biomass Firewood Mexico Sustainable
en Why Reproductive Rights Must Be a Critical Part of Our Arsenal to Fight Pandemics By www.ipsnews.net Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 16:26:23 +0000 Sexual and reproductive health and pandemics might seem to be unrelated topics, but large and dense populations are drivers of the high velocity transmission of COVID-19, and there are lessons to be learned for the future. Gains made in women’s sexual reproductive health and rights just took several steps backward in the midst of the […] The post Why Reproductive Rights Must Be a Critical Part of Our Arsenal to Fight Pandemics appeared first on Inter Press Service. Full Article Africa Combating Desertification and Drought Gender Violence Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies TerraViva United Nations Women's Health
en One dead in Kigali grenade explosion By www.theeastafrican.co.ke Published On :: 2020-05-08T10:23:31Z Police has ruled out terrorism, and the motive for the attack still remains unclear. Full Article
en Sierra Leone President sacks minister after deadly unrests By www.theeastafrican.co.ke Published On :: 2020-05-08T10:56:45Z Country hit series of riots in the last two weeks resulting in over a dozen and a half deaths. Full Article
