In Griffon Shipping LLC v. Firodi Shipping Ltd (The Griffon) Teare J considered, in the context of clause 13 of the standard form Norwegian Sale Form (“NSF”) 1993, where a buyer fails to pay the deposit under a memorandum of agreement, w...

Amendments to the recently passed draft PPP law have been approved by Jordan's Lower House Investment Committee (the “Committee”). The Committee has amended articles in the draft PPP law by removing the obligation on the Governme...

The Government has recently announced that the Consumer Rights Bill is intended to become law on 1 October 2015, subject to the ongoing Parliamentary process. The Bill is relevant to businesses in the transport sector as it will introduce significan...

The changes to the Brussels Regulations apply to civil and commercial proceedings commenced on or after 10 January 2015 and are applicable in all 28 EU Member States. The Regulations determine the jurisdiction of commencement of litigation in Courts...

Buyers of immovable property must think very carefully before paying deposits. If for some reason the sale is cancelled, the purchaser remains liable for transfer duty on the deposit that is forfeited to the seller (in terms of section 5(2)(a) of th...

(1) PST Energy 7 Shipping LLC and (2) Product Shipping and Trading S.A. v (1) OW Bunker Malta Limited and (2) ING Bank N.V. [2015] EWHC 2022 (Comm) In a well-publicised case, the High Court has ruled that shipowners are obliged to pay OW entities un...

In the recent case of ‘Avonwick Holdings Ltd v Webinvest Ltd and another’ [2014] EWCA Civ 1436, the Court considered whether or not correspondence marked “Without Prejudice and Subject to Contract” should be admitted in evid...

Bunge SA v Nidera BV [2015] UKSC 43 This case was first brought to the attention of the Commercial Court in June 2013, when an appeal on the ruling of the first arbitral panel was sought by the Claimant, Bunge SA (“Bunge”). The matter at...

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in a newspaper interview on Saturday there was a growing risk of a hard Brexit in the midst of the coronavirus crisis as negotiations between Britain and the European Union so far on the future trade relationship had yielded hardly any progress.

Falkland Islands schools in Stanley are making final preparations for reopening on Monday, May 11. Camp Education, an integral part of the schooling system also re-opens on the same day.

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon hit a new high in the first four months of the year, according to data released on Friday, a worrying trend after the devastation caused by record fires last year.

The COVID-19 lockdown wiped out 20.5 million jobs in the United States in April, destroying nearly all the positions created in the prior decade in the world's largest economy, the Labor Department reported on Friday.

The governor of Sao Paulo, the Brazilian state at the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in Latin America, said on Friday he was extending stay-at-home measures until May 31, ignoring opposition from far-right President Jair Bolsonaro.

After 50 days in mandatory lockdown, Argentina's President Alberto Fernández announced on Friday that the quarantine will be extended until May 24th.

“Can N40 billion be stolen when it did not exist? Is the payment of staff salaries and benefits, an act of corruption?" an official argues.

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Only 148 out of 607 samples of the returning almajiris have so far been tested, and 40 are already positive.

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'Rough and Rowdy Ways' will be released on June 19, according to a brief announcement on Dylan’s official website

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As the government searches for alternative sources of revenue, experts say the agricultural sector remains a promising area.

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Many fans reproduced the song in prayer postures.

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Tanzania gets Madagascar's anti-coronavirus drink disputed by WHO.

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Mariam Apaokagi, popularly known as Taaooma, is a popular Nigerian Instagram comedienne and skit maker.

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Osun State has 37 cases of coronavirus, with 31 treated and discharged while three died.

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Tselane Mashilo says she believes teaching should be an holistic process, that you don’t separate the body from the mind.

'Premature reopening of schools is not permitted as department is still finalising Covid-19 compliance protocols

Level 4 lockdown arrived and while greeted with much jubilation, also sadly demonstrated just how much homo sapiens residing in South Africa have not changed at their core.

Numsa and Sacca have welcomed the Labour Court's ruling that the retrenchment process initiated by the SAA business rescue practitioners was unfair.

With little consensus on how best to balance public health against social and economic needs, societies are feeling their way through the trade-offs.

Even though there were no major ceremonies across Europe, British veteran George Sutherland turned a determined walk into his own parade on Victory in Europe Day.

The flight from Italy was one of the last arrivals that day at the Stockholm airport. A Swedish couple in their 50s walked up and loaded their skis into Razzak Khalaf's taxi.

The Lagos State House of Assembly has described the efforts of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his team in the fight against the spreading COVID-19 pandemic as worthwhile. The House, which commended the Executive Arm for its cooperation and unity of purpose, said at this period of a major health crisis, it can only take a
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On Monday 27th April 2020, during a live nationwide address, President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR laid out the easing of lockdown restrictions to curtail the spread of the coronavirus in Lagos, FCT, and Ogun States. The highlights of the new measures include revised operating hours for Banks and Financial institutions as an essential service, each branch
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By Emmanuel Okogba When the 23-man squad for Nigeria’s Super Eagles to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil was released, a lot of football fans had mixed feelings as there were some questionable omissions and inclusions. One of those who almost made the list was 2005 World Youth Championship finalist, Chinedu Ogbuke Obasi who scored
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…directs Area Commander, DPO to disarm disbanded vigilante members By Festus Ahon ASABA – DELTA State Commissioner of Police, Mr Hafiz Inuwa has waded into the communal crisis rocking Evwreni Kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area of the State over the disbandment of the local vigilante team of the kingdom. Speaking at a stakeholder’s
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By Harris Emanuel – Uyo A corpse allegedly smuggled into Akwa Ibom state from Lagos State was at the weekend intercepted and buried by the state COVID-19 regulations enforcement team. The corpse intercepted from Lagos was buried in accordance with the protocol for the burial of an infected corpse while the persons who transported the
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