A recent judgment of the Court of Appeal suggests that in some indirect discrimination cases there should be a greater focus on the nature of and reason for the claimed disadvantage than has previously been the case. The ruling may make it harder fo...

UK Pensions Speedbrief: Age discrimination challenge to judicial pension scheme succeedsThe Employment Tribunal has handed down its

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that the transitional arrangements in the New Judges Pension Scheme (NJPS) constitute unlawful age discrimination.  In a related case, the EAT has also held that the Employment Tribunal (ET) f...

A recent Employment Appeal Tribunal decision (The Mayor and Burgess of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets v Mr J Wooster) has found a local authority liable for unfair dismissal and age discrimination where it made insufficient effort to redeploy a...

On 21 December 2017, the French Competition Authority (the “FCA”) published a decision imposing a fine of 30 million euros on Brenntag SA and Brenntag AG (together “Brenntag”) for obstructing longstanding investigations (the ...

A landlord is able to hold a tenant to an informal agreement to renew its short-term leases. Recent cases have brought to people's attention that leases for short periods - up to three years - do not need to be executed under seal. In fact, they do...

Realisation of security by mortgagees is a hot topic in current economic circumstances, and Horsham Properties Group Ltd v Clark is a case that underlines that mortgagees' powers can sometimes appear draconian. In this case, the mortgagee appointed...

Developers can no longer assume that they will be entitled to connect new developments to public sewers for the disposal of service water. The draft Flood and Water Management Bill, intended to improve how the country prepares for and responds to f...

The United States Supreme Court has made it more difficult for plaintiffs to sue foreign states in US courts under the exception to sovereign immunity applicable to “any case . . . in which rights in property taken in violation of international law ...

It is unclear how the corpse was driven from Lagos, through other states, to Akwa Ibom despite a ban on inter-state transportation.

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Researchers fear if the coronavirus does not subside in the summer, it could mutate further and potentially limit the effectiveness of vaccines.

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The governor condemns the rampant violation of health and safety guidelines by residents.

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Perhaps less well-known is the electronic waste that’s becoming a serious problem in parts of the country.

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Boko Haram: Brigadier General Idris Dambazzau (ret.), in this interview, reviews war against insurgency, saying expansion of manpower, overhauling of the Defence Ministry and robust intelligence community would make a difference.

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Patience Jonathan: The lockdown arising from coronavirus appears to have slowed down the fight against corrupt practices in the country for close to six weeks.

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FA licensed agent, Dr Drew Uyi, has stressed the need for African athletes and sports practitioners to embrace sports branding, saying it’s a gateway to competing at the top level and planning for life after retirement. Uyi advised African athletes to engage brand experts with a knowledge of their backgrounds, countries, cultures, inclinations and conditions,
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MANSEHRA: Though Kaghan-Naran section of Mansehra-Naran-Jalkhad road has been reopened to traffic following the suspension of five consecutive months, the tourism activities in the valley are yet to be resumed.The road, which was blocked due to heavy snowfall in Kaghan valley in December 2019, was...

GHALLANAI: Local elders have demanded the government to take action against drug mafia in Mohmand tribal district.Speaking to journalists, social workers and elders including Malik Jehanzeb, Malik Salim, Malik Rasool Khan and others said that on the one hand coronavirus has created a risk to lives...

MARDAN: Food packages were distributed among 1,196 deserving families in different parts of the district on Saturday.According to a press release, Additional Deputy Commissioner Hazrat Ali, Assistant Commissioner Gul Bano, police and revenue officials and soldiers of Pakistan Army distributed the...

PESHAWAR: The workers of Jang/Geo Group continued protest on 56th consecutive day against the arrest of their Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman here on Saturday.Carrying banners and placards inscribed with slogans in favour of their demands, the protesters urged the government to release Mir...

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Libyan rebels have heavily attacked an airport in the capital Tripoli, killing six civilians and inflicting damage in and around the facility. Several civilians were also injured in the attack on Mitiga International Airport on Saturday, the country’s internationally-recognized government said. The Libyan Interior Ministry said at least 80 rockets were fired in the attack,...

The body had informed Caf their concerns after the federation annulled the top tier on April 30 ......

Durban - After 19 hours of being beaten and forced at gunpoint to extort money from family and friends a Bellair man is lucky to be alive and counts Durban’s metro police officers as his heroes. Sibusiso Dlamini, 36, was alone at his girlfriend’s residence when there was a knock on the door at 3am last Tuesday. “I heard my name called and I went to check who it was. That was when four men armed with guns, wearing masks, abducted me.” Dlamini was taken to a river that remains unknown to him, where he begged for his life. “They kept telling me different stories that my landlord, friends and work...

The Plateau State Government on Saturday disclosed that most of the cases of COVID-19, which led to the number rising to 15 in state were all imported from outside the state, particularly from Kano and Lagos States. The State Government equally stated that out of the 15 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the State, 7 […]

COVID-19: Most cases were imported from Kano, Lagos – Plateau Health Commissioner decries

176 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Lagos State. The State Ministry of Health made the confirmation in a tweet on Saturday. It said the development brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 1683 The ministry tweeted, “176 new cases of #COVID19 Infection confirmed “Total confirmed cases in Lagos now […]

COVID-19: Lagos Govt confirms 176 new cases as toll hits 1683

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said he may be forced to lock down the state again, if residents continue to ignore public health guidelines. President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, May 4, eased the five-week lockdown he imposed on Lagos, Ogun and Abuja to check the spread of COVID-19. However, there have been chaos and […]

COVID-19: Gov Sanwo-Olu reveals why another lockdown may be imposed on Lagos

Another group of Almajiris intercepted at the Gakem-Benue border have been returned back to the North by the Cross River State Government. The almajiris numbering over 50 from the North were on Saturday morning apprehended. DAILY POST gathered that after interrogations, they were returned back at the Gakem – Benue State border by the combined […]

Again, Cross River govt intercepts Northern Almajiris at border

A former Chelsea manager, Guus Hiddink, has claimed that the Blues’ 2009 UEFA Champions League semi-final defeat to Barcelona might have been fixed. Hiddink said that the officiating of the encounter by referee Tom Henning Ovrebo was the worst he has ever seen. Chelsea was denied a spot in the Champions League final after Ovrebo […]

Chelsea’s Champions League semi-final match against Barcelona was fixed – Guus Hiddink alleges

Recent years have seen an outburst of interest in artificial intelligence. Technologies based on AI have attracted investors all over the world on an unprecedented scale. More and more smart services are becoming a reality. For example, Staples is u...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has issued a judgment that confirms that TUPE can, in some cases, bind incoming employers to pay increases negotiated by the outgoing employer under a collective agreement after the date of the TUPE transfer.  Ba...

After a delay of some two months from the usual release date, the National Minimum Wage (NMW) hourly rates that will apply from 1 October 2009, have been announced today, as follows: Workers aged 22 and over: £5.80 (up from the current &pou...

25 August 2009 Review of age discrimination laws – what will the impact be on employers? Last month, the Government announced its intention to bring forward a review of the law around forced retirement. The review concerns the ‘default...

The courts continue to be asked by franchisees to limit the scope of their post termination restrictive covenants. It is becoming key for franchisors to show that the duration of their restrictions reflect the time that it would...

The block exemption provides a safe harbour from the prohibition on anti-competitive agreements contained in Article 81(1) EC. It can apply to any agreement between parties at different levels of the supply chain where that agreement contains rest...

Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ibrahim Pantami has directed agencies under the Ministry to make available research grants for the development of digital solutions to COVID 19 and innovative ideas in the post COVID 19 era in the country. Pantami made the remarks during the virtual Final Demo and Prize Giving Day […]

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A woman has just tested positive for Covid-19 despite flying back to New Zealand more than two weeks ago.The woman, in her 20s, is one of two new confirmed cases of the virus announced today.She travelled from the United States...

An Auckland hostel manager has revealed the impressive steps she has taken to ensure her 140 residents have been safe during the Covid-19 pandemic.The YWCA hostel in Auckland contains 173 bedrooms that house international students,...

Grace Millane's family has given hundreds of care packages to patients, nurses, doctors and carers battling coronavirus.The family of the murdered British backpacker has donated more than 300 bags full of toiletries to hospitals...

The Dti has, this week, announced plans to introduce a series of measures designed to give greater protection to certain agency workers. The proposals follow the publication of a green paper by the European Commission, in which it vows to look again...

Reaction to last week’s announcement that agency workers are to be given equal employment rights to comparable permanent employees after 12 weeks service, has been swift but also mixed (see Full Article