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Month: May 2022

Posted on May 27, 2022

Wimbledon ban on Russian players raises equality law questions

The recent move to ban Russian and Belarussian players from participating in this year’s Wimbledon Championships brings into focus the role of the Equality Act 2010 (‘the Act’) in sport.

Posted on May 27, 2022

Construction Innovation Hub’s draft rulebook ‘could be transformational’

The UK Construction Innovation Hub (CIB) has launched a consultation on a draft version of its product platform rulebook, designed to boost productivity, quality, safety and sustainability in the industry

Posted on May 27, 2022

New code of practice puts cyber security at heart of built environment

The Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET) has called for a systematic approach to cyber security across the lifespan of built assets in an updated code of practice.

Posted on May 27, 2022

China and India taking more Russian oil than ever before as global energy trade is thrown into turmoil by Ukraine invasion

Between 74 million and 79 million barrels were in transit and floating storage in the past week, more than double the 27 million before the invasion of Ukraine; global energy trade thrown into turmoil by the war.

Posted on May 27, 2022

Rice work: Thailand and Vietnam unite to control grain trade – boost power in global market

Such a move will benefit millions of farmers in the two countries who have struggled with rising costs while prices have remained subdued; the threat comes amid growing food protectionism and runaway inflation.

Posted on May 26, 2022

Brexit ‘unlikely a key factor’ behind fall in London Commercial Court judgments

Brexit is unlikely to be responsible for a significant fall in the number of cases heard by London commercial courts, according to one expert.

Posted on May 26, 2022

Japan to start reopening to foreign tourists from June 10; package tours to two airports

Begins with admission of tourists on guided package tours arriving at airports in Hokkaido and Okinawa; already set to double cap on arrivals to 20,000 a day next month, still far below pre-pandemic levels.

Posted on May 26, 2022

HSBC is in the early stages of planning an IPO of its banking business in Indonesia, sources say

HSBC is in the midst of a pivot to Asia , shifting billions of dollars in capital and making fresh investments as it sells off and scales back unprofitable businesses in other regions.

Posted on May 26, 2022

ET order that bank conducts equal pay audit ‘a red flag’, warns lawyer

Susi Donaldson tells HRNews about the implications of the employment tribunal decision in Macken v BNP Paribas

Posted on May 25, 2022

Marcos Jnr proclaimed next Philippine president with massive win; Duterte’s daughter is vice-president

Landslide election triumph comes 36 years after dictator father was ousted in pro-democracy uprising after accusations of human rights violations and plunder; Vice-President running mate, Sara Duterte, also won by a wide margin.

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