International

November 30, 2020

Introduction: In our blog post titled “Maintenance and Women[1]”, we had inter alia discussed various statutory provisions under which women in India can claim maintenance. This blog post is in furtherance to the said post. Recognising the dire need to have uniformity, consistency, procedural fairness and time efficiency in disposal of maintenance applications, the Supreme Court has recently, in the matter of Rajnesh v. Neha & Anr.[2] inter alia, framed guidelines on…

Eye on IBOR Transition

Considerations for Transitioning Floating Rate Commercial Mortgage Loans Away from LIBOR

By Eric M. Reilly & Angela R. Perry

November 30, 2020

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As 2021 quickly approaches, market participants are well on their way toward addressing the IBOR transition issues specific to their product portfolios. Structured finance products present additional levels of complexity that must be tackled.…

DigitalBusiness.Law

EU law meets state communications surveillance – what consequences for UK data protection adequacy?

By Graham Smith

November 30, 2020

In July 2020 the CJEU Schrems II judgment invalidated the EU-US Privacy Shield under the provisions of EU data protection law governing transfers of data to third countries. The CJEU decided that, in the light of US state communications surveillance powers, the Privacy Shield arrangements did not adequately protect EU personal data. Now, hard on […]…

International Trade Law

Asia Pacific Leaders Cite Digital Transformation as Key to Post-COVID Recovery

By Robert Holleyman & Clark Jennings

November 30, 2020

AI, Future of Work, Data Privacy and Digitalization Top the Agenda The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum will deepen its engagement with the private sector as it recommits to its role as a policy incubator for digital transformation across the Asia-Pacific. That was the clear message from Heads of State and thought leaders spanning numerous Asia-Pacific economies at the annual APEC “Leaders Week” meetings, which were hosted virtually from November 19-20 by the Malaysian government.…

UK Human Rights Blog

Does the lockdown breach the right to freedom of religion?

By Dominic Ruck Keene

November 30, 2020

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The opinions expressed in this article are the personal opinions of its author. Legal scrutiny of the provisions discussed in this piece is warranted but should not be taken to question the requirement to obey the regulations. Article 9 ECHR provides as follows: 1. Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief and freedom, either alone or in community with others and…

International Trade Law

Remote Working Abroad: 10 Tips for Global Employers

By Nicole Simonian, Emmanuel Plasschaert, Starling Marshall, Jackson Pai, Evelien Jamaels, Clif Burns & Yi Huang

November 30, 2020

Almost one year after the appearance of the novel coronavirus, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to set agendas for countries and multinational countries. More and more countries and jurisdictions have re-introduced lockdowns and restrictions on activities outside the home. Non-essential shops, bars and restaurants are closed again or have limited opening hours. Employees who may have begun the process of returning to the office are obliged to work from home again to the maximum extent. As…

UK Human Rights Blog

Latest Law Pod UK Episode: Court of Protection Deputyship Orders

By Rosalind English

November 30, 2020

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In the Matters of ACC, JDJ and HPP [2020] EWCOP 9 In her judgment of 27th February 2020 Hilder J laid down certain rules regarding what a property and affairs deputy can and cannot do in relation to seeking legal advice and taking steps in litigation. In these joined cases the deputies applied to the COP seeking orders for authorised expenditure of the protected persons’ estate for their costs in obtaining legal advice and conducting…

China Justice Observer

China Revises Annotations on Import-Export Tariff – China Legal News

By Publisher

November 30, 2020

On 16 Nov., the General Administration of Customs issued Announcement [2020] No.118, clarifying that the Harmonized System Committee of the World Customs Organization (“WCO”) has recently amended the Annotations of Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (the Harmonized System Annotations); thus, the General Administration of Customs of China has revised relevant contents of the Annotations of Commodities and Items under the Import and Export Tariff (the Tariff Annotations, 进出口税则商品及品目注释) simultaneously, and the latest revision…

China Justice Observer

How Many Members Are There in National People's Congress(Chinese Parliament)? – China Law in One Minute

By Publisher

November 30, 2020

The number of elected deputies to the National People’s Congress (the NPC) for the current tenure(2018-2023) is 2980. The statistics of elected deputies to the NPC for the latest five tenures are as follows: The number of deputies to the 13th NPC (tenure: 2018-2023): 2,980; The number of deputies to the 12th NPC (tenure: 2013-2028): 2,987; The number of deputies to the 11th NPC (tenure: 2008-2013): 2,987; The number of deputies to the 10th…

China Justice Observer

Who Elects the National People's Congress of China? – China Law in One Minute

By Publisher

November 30, 2020

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Deputies to the NPC shall be elected by the people’s congresses of the provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government and by the People’s Liberation Army. More about China’s election and congress, please see How Do Elections in China Work? Reference: Articles 49, 55 and 57 of the Election Law on the National People’s Congress and Local People’s Congress (2020)…

International

Supreme Court Clarifies the Law on Maintenance

Considerations for Transitioning Floating Rate Commercial Mortgage Loans Away from LIBOR

EU law meets state communications surveillance – what consequences for UK data protection adequacy?

Asia Pacific Leaders Cite Digital Transformation as Key to Post-COVID Recovery

Does the lockdown breach the right to freedom of religion?

Remote Working Abroad: 10 Tips for Global Employers

Latest Law Pod UK Episode: Court of Protection Deputyship Orders

China Revises Annotations on Import-Export Tariff – China Legal News

How Many Members Are There in National People's Congress(Chinese Parliament)? – China Law in One Minute

Who Elects the National People's Congress of China? – China Law in One Minute

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