Businesses whose operations have been disrupted by the impact of Covid-19-related restrictions in Ireland will welcome a new ruling by the country’s High Court, an expert in financial services litigation has said.
SFO’s foreign investigatory tools curbed by UK Supreme Court
The UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) cannot rely on powers it holds under the Criminal Justice Act 1987 to compel foreign companies to disclose documents held overseas to aid its investigations into serious or complex fraud, the Supreme Court has ruled.
Indonesia flags unease over Beijing’s South China Sea actions in comments from maritime security chief, army staff college
The chief of Indonesia’s Maritime Security Agency has warned that China’s new coastguard law has heightened the risk of a “spillover conflict” into Indonesia’s territorial waters around the Natuna Islands, the site of past sea skirmishes between the two countries.“With China becoming more assertive in the South China Sea, and considering the responses from major countries with interests in those waters, there is a risk of conflict escalation,” Vice-Admiral Aan Kurnia, the head of the agency,…
Indonesia bans mandatory Islamic headscarves for schoolgirls
Indonesia has banned schools from forcing girls to wear headscarves after the case of a Christian pupil pressured to cover up sparked outrage in the world’s most populous Muslim nation.The move was applauded on Friday by rights activists, who say non-Muslim girls have been forced for years to wear a hijab in conservative parts of the country.State schools across the Southeast Asian archipelago of nearly 270 million will face sanctions if they fail to comply with the edict from Education…
Ensuring the accuracy of witness evidence in arbitration
As ‘first responders’ on the scene when a dispute arises, in-house counsel have an important role to play in preserving and ensuring the accuracy of witness evidence.
AC Energy buys stake in Solar Philippines
AC Energy, part of Philippines business group Ayala, has acquired a 97.6% stake in Solar Philippines Central Luzon (SPCLC) from Solar Philippines Power Project Holdings to form a joint venture to develop solar power projects in central Luzon, Philippines.
Philippine ammonia leak from ice plant kills 2, sickens 90
An ammonia leak from an ice plant in the Philippine capital region left two dead and more than 90 others injured or sickened while hundreds of residents fled to safety, an official said Thursday.Navotas City Mayor Toby Tiangco said an employee of TP Marcelo Ice Plant died after exposure to ammonia fumes on Wednesday and the body of a second worker, the plant’s electrician, was found in the building on Thursday.More than 90 residents and workers were taken to hospitals after being exposed to the…
Asia’s #MilkTeaAlliance has a new target brewing – the generals behind the Myanmar coup
Asia’s meme-laden pro-democracy movement, the #MilkTeaAlliance, has welcomed a new member in Myanmar after the country’s military removed the civilian government led by Aung San Suu Kyi in a coup.The anti-authoritarian hashtag began as a form of solidarity for activists during the 2019 protests in Hong Kong. It quickly found sympathisers in Taiwan, then blossomed in military-dominated Thailand as young demonstrators flooded the streets last year. India has also been occasionally included in the…
Audit can help universities meet OfS consumer law demands
Universities and other higher education institutions should commission an independent third party audit of their compliance with consumer protection laws to satisfy the demands of the regulator in England, legal experts have said.
Japan, Britain ministers hold security talks amid China’s activities in East and South China seas
Japanese and British foreign and defence ministers on Wednesday began a meeting via videoconference to affirm stronger security cooperation amid China’s growing assertiveness in the East and South China seas.In the so-called two-plus-two meeting, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi, and their British counterparts Dominic Raab and Ben Wallace were expected to discuss ways of ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific region based on the rule of law, according to…