ANALYSIS: The increasing size and complexity of international disputes means that experts will more frequently be called on to provide expertise, and in a wider variety of capacities, according to the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA).
Signs of life detected as rescuers dig for Hong Kong couple trapped by Taiwan quake
Signs of life were detected as a major operation to rescue a Hong Kong couple and five mainland Chinese tourists trapped in a partially collapsed building in the Taiwanese city of Hualien continued on Friday.
The seven missing people were staying at the Pretty Baby Inn, a hotel on the first three floors of the Yun Men Tsui Ti building, where seven people died after Tuesday’s magnitude 6.4 quake, Taiwan’s Central Emergency Operation Centre said.
The Hong Kong couple, who…
‘Ambitious’ French international court plans will be welcomed by businesses, says expert
“Ambitious” plans to create new international sections of the Paris Court of Appeal will be welcomed by international businesses operating in France, particularly those for whom French is not the native language, experts have said.
Philippines says Hague court is weighing complaint against Duterte over drug war deaths
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has told the Philippines that it has begun a preliminary examination of a complaint accusing President Rodrigo Duterte of crimes against humanity, his spokesman said on Thursday.
The complaint, which claims Duterte is complicit in the illegal deaths of thousands of Filipinos during his war on drugs, was “a waste of the court’s time and resources” and the examination would be the end of the process, presidential spokesman Harry Roque said…
‘It felt like a piece of me was cut from my chest,’ says man whose family was trapped by Taiwan quake
When a major earthquake struck Taiwan this week, Ryan Chang was horrified to learn that his parents and 15-year-old sister were among the dozens of families trapped in a collapsed residential building and hotel in the Hualien city centre.
“I got a call at midnight [on Tuesday] from my brother telling me our home had collapsed and our family was trapped on the eighth floor of the building,” Chang told the Post via text message the next day.
“I couldn’t stop…
Employment law reforms will focus on ‘quality’ of UK work, as well as quantity of jobs, says government
The UK government will place the same focus on ‘quality’ of work as quantity of jobs, and report on this annually as part of efforts to ensure that employment laws reflect modern working practices.
Cambodia’s Supreme Court upholds conviction of prominent land rights activist Tep Vanny
Cambodia’s Supreme Court upheld a conviction on Wednesday on a prominent land rights activist who was jailed for two and a half years in 2017 for her role in a 2013 protest outside Prime Minister Hun Sen’s house.
Tep Vanny, who fought the evictions of thousands of residents from lakeside land in the capital Phnom Penh to make way for a luxury real estate project, was found guilty of inciting violence and assaulting security guards while trying to deliver a petition to Hun Sen on a…
Japanese ‘baby factory’ dad, who may have fathered dozens with surrogates, lays claim to his offspring in Thai court
A Japanese man who fathered at least 15 babies using Thai surrogate mothers appeared in a Thai court via video conference Tuesday, testifying in a case in which he is suing for paternal rights.
Mitsutoki Shigeta’s lawyer said that Bangkok’s Central Juvenile Court, where the “baby factory” case that has drawn wide attention is being heard, will issue its ruling on February 20.
Shigeta, the reputed son of a billionaire, was living in Hong Kong when news of his unusual…
Pension freedoms prompt FCA scrutiny of private pensions market
Personal pension providers should be ready for potential action from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) if a review uncovers competition, charging and value for money issues, experts have warned.
Thailand’s former police chief admits ‘borrowing’ US$9.5 million from brothel owner who is now wanted for human trafficking
Thailand’s former national police chief has acknowledged he borrowed US$9.5 million from a brothel owner who is wanted on human trafficking charges.
Former police commissioner Somyot Pumpanmuang told reporters the brothel owner, Kampol Wirathepsuporn, has been his friend for more than 20 years, but he was unaware of where the money came from. Somyot’s remarks on Monday were widely reported in the Thai media on Tuesday.
Police since January have cracked down on several Bangkok…