an China's Belt and Road Initiative: Investing in key Belt and Road countries By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-03-06 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 ... Full Article
an Highways England starts its market and supply chain engagement for two major transport projects under the new PF2 approach By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-03-07 Highways England are moving forward with the A303 Stonehenge project (A303) and the Lower Thames crossing (LTC) and will be starting their market and supply chain engagement in March 2018. These projects are two of the largest in Highway England's R... Full Article
an ORR publishes an update letter on the variable usage charge and infrastructure cost charges By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-05-04 Background Periodic reviews are one of the principal mechanisms by which the Office of Rail and Road (“ORR”) holds Network Rail to account, and secures value for money for users and funders of the railway. The ORR’s periodic review... Full Article
an Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline Update (Autumn 2019) - Government provides update on rail enhancement projects seeking DfT funding By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-12-03 Background On 16 October 2019 the Department for Transport (“DfT”) issued its “Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline Update” for Autumn 2019 (the “Enhancements Pipeline Update”). A copy of the Enhancements Pipeline U... Full Article
an Coronavirus Department of Transport Regulations South Africa By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-01 A notice was published in the government gazette on 30 March 2020, in terms of which the minister of transport (the “Minister”) has, in terms of section 18(7) of the National Road Traffic Act (No. 93 of 1996), extended the licensing and ... Full Article
an Pacific Islands Tourism Professional Fellows Program-Fall 2020 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 31 Oct 2017 22:45:22 +0000 The East-West Center's Professional Development Program is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the Fall 2020 Cohort of the Pacific Islands Tourism Professional Fellows Program. Full Article
an Korea-United States Journalists Exchange By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 02:26:11 +0000 The East-West Center announces the 2020 Korea-United States Journalists Exchange scheduled for August 23 - September 2, 2020. This 14th Exchange will focus on relations between North and South Korea, the US and ROK, and South Korea and its neighbors. The program aims to give both Korean and US journalists a clear understanding of how the Trump and Moon administrations are managing their alliance relationship despite the tensions regarding Washington’s request that South Korea increases its financial support for US troops stationed there. Additionally, due to the lack of progress in US-North Korea negotiations, the North-South Korea dialogue has been set back; North Korea refuses to progress further with the South until there is more headway in US-NK talks. Full Article
an The implementation of the GDPR in Romania By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-04-16 We report on Romania’s recently introduced data protection law, focussing on the provisions relating to the processing of national identification numbers and the rules on the use of CCTV and monitoring in an employment context. In July 2018, R... Full Article
an Shining a light on what necessity means for GDPR & tightening up contract as a lawful processing ground in the context of online services By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-04-30 The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has published a set of guidelines (in draft) for public consultation. These will be absolutely key to providers of online services, such as social media, e-commerce, internet search engines, communication an... Full Article
an What necessity means for GDPR our eight point summary By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-04-30 ... Full Article
an Taking stock - what has and hasnt been working since the GDPRs introduction last May By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-05-10 Lorna Doggett examines what has and hasn’t been working since the GDPR’s introduction last May. To read the full article click here > This article was published in the April 2019 edition of Intellectual Property Magazine, and is repro... Full Article
an UK adopts new EU-driven restrictive measures to deter and respond to external cyber-attacks through financial sanctions By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-06-25 On 17 May 2019, the European Council established a framework and implemented a new sanctions regime which now allows the EU to impose targeted sanctions to “deter and respond to cyber-attacks which constitute an external threat to the EU and i... Full Article
an Stepping into the breach - Managing cyber risks with insurance By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-06-26 ... Full Article
an Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) issues guidance on CCTV for controllers By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-07-08 The DPC has published useful guidance on CCTV usage for controllers. The guidance is intended to assist owners and occupiers of premises to understand their responsibilities and obligations regarding data protection when using CCTV. This is particul... Full Article
an Operational Resiliency for Financial Institutions By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-07-31 The operational resilience of retail banks operating in the United Kingdom has come under increased scrutiny following a number of high-profile IT failures and cyber-attacks. Regulators have shown a willingness to impose significant penalties for IT... Full Article
an ICO updates guidance on timescales for responding to individuals rights: Date of receipt is day one By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-08-16 What you need to know UK regulatory guidance has been updated to the effect that the timescale for responding to individuals’ requests (including subject access requests) is one calendar month from the day of receipt of the ... Full Article
an ICO updates guidance on manifestly unfounded and excessive in the context of responding to individuals rights By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-08-30 What you need to know UK regulatory guidance has been updated to explain what ‘manifestly unfounded’ and ‘excessive’ means in relation to the individual rights of data subjects under GDPR. This includes but is not limited to ... Full Article
an A transparent process: Irish DPC issues new guidance on data sharing in the public sector By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-10-10 The Data Protection Commission (“DPC”) issued guidance on data sharing in the public sector. The DPC noted its support for developing more efficient and customer-centric public services and sought to clarify the public sector obligations... Full Article
an Bank Negara Malaysia - Policy Guidance on Risk Management in Technology (RMiT) By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-10-10 The Central Bank of Malaysia or Bank Negara Malaysia (‘BNM’) on 18 July 2019 issued another policy document which sets out its requirements to the nation’s Financial Institutions (‘FIs’) management of technology risk. W... Full Article
an Decision of the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main on bundling of consents in sweepstakes By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-10-14 In its decision of 27. June 2019 (Ref. 6 U 6/19), the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main ruled that participation in a sweepstakes can be made dependent on participants giving their consent to receive future marketing via e-mail or calls. In... Full Article
an German data protection authorities agree on calculation model for GDPR fines By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-10-14 While fines recently imposed by the French and UK data protection supervisory authorities have been high, the supervisory authorities in Germany have so far imposed rather moderate penalties. This could now be changed by a new model for calculating ... Full Article
an ICO in action: Ban on unsolicited marketing calls to members of pension schemes By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-10-18 This speed read follows on from our briefing in November 2018 in which we explained that the government had proposed a change in law to implement a ban specific to pensions related cold calling. At that time it was estimated that 10.9 million ... Full Article
an Disinformation and the digital wild west By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-12-02 The digital modern age offers huge potential – the sharing of new technologies, the promotion of economic growth and the ability for instant communication. But whilst products of this age, such as social media, may help to progress today&rsqu... Full Article
an Speed read: Useful November 2019 guidelines on controller, processor and joint controllership concepts from the European Data Protection Supervisor By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-12-06 Summary On 7 November 2019 the EDPS issued guidance on how to determine who is a controller, processor and joint controller. The EDPS is an independent supervisory authority whose primary objective is to ensure EU institutions and bodies respect the... Full Article
an Update: Advocate General advises that the validity of standard contractual clauses is not affected by complaints made in Schrems II By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-12-19 What do I need to know? On Thursday 19 December, Advocate General Saugmandsgaard Øe published his Opinion in Full Article
an New regulations permit the Central Bank of Ireland to limit the rights of data subjects under the GDPR By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-01-15 Precis: In this briefing, we look at the new regulations permitting the Central Bank of Ireland to limit the rights of individuals under the GDPR. On 30 October 2019 the Data Protection Act 2018 (section 60(6)) (Central Bank of Ireland) Regulations ... Full Article
an Further Judicial Recognition of Bitcoin as Property Following Ransomware Attack By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-02-03 The Court in AA v Persons Unknown [2019] EWHC 3556 (Comm) (17 January 2020) ordered injunctive relief against unknown persons accused of extorting ransom payments in the form of Bitcoin worth $950,000 from an insurance company, following a cyber-att... Full Article
an When does private no longer mean private? Implications of a challenge to the SFCs accessing of digital devices in an investigation By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-01 The Hong Kong Court has recently confirmed the Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”)’s powers to seize, search and compel access to digital devices rejecting challenges to such powers based on privacy grounds. Data privacy is a... Full Article
an Coronavirus - Protecting your company and brand - Global By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-14 ... Full Article
an Punjab Police Sub Inspector and ASI Jobs 2019 PPSC Apply Online By lahoredispatch.com Published On :: Tue, 16 Jul 2019 20:02:16 +0000 SUB INSPECTOR (BS-14) (OPEN MERIT) 432 POSTS ON REGULAR BASIS Punjab Police has announced Sub Inspector and Assistant Sub Inspector Jobs 2019 Full Article Jobs
an The EU Court provides guidance on the use of framework agreements by contracting authorities By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-02-11 Case C-216/17, Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato – Antiturst, Coopservice Soc. coop. arl In its judgment of 19 December 2018 (the &ldq... Full Article
an The General Court annuls the Commissions 2016 decision on the Belgian excess profit tax rulings By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-02-14 The General Court of the European Union annulled on 14 February the European Commission’s decision of 11 January 2016 (Decision (EU) 2016/1699), in which it had found that Belgium’s excess profit exemption scheme was incompatible with EU... Full Article
an Sainsbury's / Asda and the CMA - a statement of intent pre-Brexit By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-02-28 On 21 and 20 February 2019 respectively the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published its Provisional Findings and a Full Article
an Case C-260/17, Anodiki Services EPE: interpreting the scope of the employment contracts exemption under EU procurement legislation By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-03-05 Case C-260/17, Anodiki Services EPE1: interpreting the scope of the “employment contracts” exemption under EU procurement legislation Introduction The judgment relates to a request for a preliminary ruling made by Greece’s Council ... Full Article
an UK competition regime set to become stricter and more burdensome for businesses post-Brexit By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-03-13 The UK’s departure from the EU is set to lead to a significant change to the UK’s overall approach to competition law. Currently, the UK is required to retain close alignment with EU competition law, which includes respecting the Europea... Full Article
an US lifts the Cuba secondary sanctions waiver By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-05-10 The United States (“US”) Government announced on 17 April 2019 that it would not renew a waiver to Title III of the US Helms-Burton Act 1996 (“Title III”) that had effectively prevented former owners of property confiscated f... Full Article
an Narrow or Wide? Court aligns Germany with other jurisdictions on MFN-Clauses in Bookings.com case By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-06-07 On 4 June 2019 the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf ruled in favour of Booking.com’s revised “narrow” Most Favourite Nation (“MFN”) clause (Case No. VI-Kart 2/16 (V)). The reactions were predictable. German hote... Full Article
an Internal Monitoring - The Legislator reverts to the issue of antitrust compliance By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-09-13 ... Full Article
an FCAs Market Study into General Insurance Pricing Practices: Pricing interventions proposed to tackle competition concerns By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-10-09 The FCA has published its interim report in relation to its market study into how general insurance firms charge their customers for home and motor insurance (Interim Report). The FCA has provisionally found that the market is not working well for ... Full Article
an Government Amends Temporary Tariffs for Lorries, Bioethanol and Clothing Products By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-10-09 On 8 October 2019, the Government announced changes to the UK’s temporary tariff regime for certain products in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Under the proposals, which were first published on 13 March 2019 , the Government intended to introd... Full Article
an Planning for a no deal Brexit By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-10-11 We cannot discount the possibility that the United Kingdom will leave the European Union without any agreement on any transitional period and with nothing finalised on what the UK’s future trading relationship with the European Union will... Full Article
an The Italian Competition Authoritys enforcement against so called IBAN discrimination practices By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-12-03 Introduction The Italian Competition Authority (“ICA”) has recently adopted a harsh approach imposing quite significant fines on those operators who accept direct debit payments only to the extent that their customers are holders of an ... Full Article
an The new Italian Law on Class actions and its impact on the current private antitrust enforcement regime in Italy By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-12-11 The Italian legislation on private antitrust enforcement (Legislative Decree no. 3 of 19 January 2017 - Decree) has implemented the EU Directive no. 2014/104. The Decree sets out the rules according to which any natural or legal person who has suffe... Full Article
an DOJ further aligns Export Control and Sanctions Enforcement Policy with FCPA enforcement practices By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-01-14 On 13 December 2019, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a revised Export Control and Sanctions Enforcement Policy for Business Organizations (Revised EC/S Policy),1 clarifying its prior guidance on voluntary self-disclosure requirements fo... Full Article
an Court of Appeal upholds CMA's online sales ban decision in the golf equipment sector By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-01-28 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... Full Article
an Highest EU court confirms pay for delay settlement agreements may be abusive and restrict competition by object or effect By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-02-05 On 30 January 2020, the Court of Justice of the EU (“CJEU”) confirmed that an agreement in settlement of a patent dispute in the pharmaceutical sector may constitute a restriction of competition by object or effect, as well as an abuse o... Full Article
an CMA fines pharmaceutical companies for market sharing and information sharing By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-09 On 4 March 2020, the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) fined four pharmaceutical companies for breaching competition law through market sharing and the exchange of competitively sensitive information relating to the supply of nor... Full Article
an The European Commissions public consultation on the reform of the Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) Regulation By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-17 On 11 March 2020 the European Commission (Commission) launched a public consultation on possible reforms to the Generalised Scheme of Preference (GSP) Regulation (EU Regulation No. 978/2012 of 25 October 2012) (GSP Regulation). As the GSP Regu... Full Article
an Coronavirus Podcast series: Competition and Coronavirus - Global By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-29 Join us in a series of podcasts, where we address the key issues impacting the global Competition landscape as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Episode 1: Competition and Cooperation during Covid-19 This podcast is a panel style discussion mode... Full Article
an Coronavirus - Consumer cancellation and refund guidelines - UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-06 On 30 April 2020, the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) released a statement on consumer protection law in relation to cancellations and refund complaints. The coronavirus outbreak has seen a significant increase in consum... Full Article
