Middlesbrough Football Club’s arrangements with low paid employees to spread the cost of football season tickets did not breach national minimum wage (NMW) rules, the employment tribunal has decided.
Court provides clarity over procedure for discontinuing claims
A ruling by the High Court of England and Wales should give people involved in litigation more guidance on the procedure they should follow if discontinuing just part of a claim.
2020 Tokyo Olympics sailing venue would be an evacuation nightmare if a tsunami struck, says Japanese disaster expert
Athletes taking part in sailing races during the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and thousands of spectators could be killed or injured if an offshore earthquake triggered a tsunami that hits the venue, according to one of Japan’s foremost crisis management experts. Nobuaki Shimizu, a professor at Aichi Prefectural University, told local media that emergency routes away from the coast were inadequate, particularly for the very young, seniors and people using wheelchairs. An inspection for an…
Brunei transgender teen seeks asylum in Canada after passing of Islamic laws to punish gays, adultery and rape with death
Zoella Zayce displays no photos of her family in her basement flat in Vancouver, thousands of miles from where she left them in Brunei. The 19-year-old refugee claimant is a transgender woman, something she never told the family she describes as conservative.Back home, family and friends sometimes asked if she was gay. It was an alarming question in the Southeast Asian country, which this month introduced new Islamic laws to punish homosexuality, adultery and rape with the death penalty,…
Jokowi is too good to China, Indonesia needs new friends: Prabowo’s adviser
Indonesia’s widening trade deficit with China has come under scrutiny as the country prepares for elections on Wednesday, with incumbent president Joko Widodo chided for being “too good” to China by a senior economist he once hand-picked for a cabinet post.Rizal Ramli, who was coordinating maritime affairs minister from August 2015 till July 2016, said the policies of Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, since he took office in late 2014 had favoured China over other partners.Indonesia election …
Reuters reporters in Myanmar jailed for revealing Rohingya massacre and mass grave win Pulitzer Prizes
Imprisoned Reuters journalists in Myanmar, who uncovered the massacre of Rohingya men by Buddhist villagers and security forces, have been announced winners of this year’s Pulitzer Prize.The award for an investigative report that revealed the massacre of 10 Rohingya at the village of Inn Din, in the heart of the conflict zone of Rakhine state in Myanmar.Two young Reuters reporters, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, both Myanmar citizens, found a mass grave filled with bones sticking out of the ground…
UK’s no fault divorce ‘will lead to swifter settlements between couples’
The UK government’s proposed new legislation to allow ‘no fault’ divorces should lead to faster settlements and enhanced levels of privacy, an expert has said.
Irish commercial battery storage units subject to levy, regulator confirms
The Irish Commission for the Regulation of Utilities (CRU) has announced that commercial battery storage units will now have to pay the levy charged to all electricity customers to support renewable energy generation.
Expect further debate over EU copyright reforms, says Rauer
The debate over controversial reforms to EU copyright laws will not end with the adoption of the Digital Single Market Copyright Directive, an intellectual property law expert has said.
Technology investment to drive European energy sector growth
Europe’s fastest-growing energy companies will be prioritising investment in technology as part of their growth strategy over the next three years according to new research by Pinsent Masons, the law firm behind Out-Law.com.