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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.