Republic of Mozambique v Privinvest Shipbuilding SAL (Holding) and Ors – UKSCBlog

In this post, Eilidh Douglas, Senior Associate in the ICE Disputes team at CMS, previews the case of Republic of Mozambique v Privinvest Shipbuilding SAL (Holding) and Ors, which was heard by the UK Supreme Court on 24 and 25 January 2023. Factual Background The appellant is the Republic of Mozambique (“the Republic”). The case […]

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Investors in Keystone Law Group (LON:KEYS) have made a respectable return of 93% over the past five years

Keystone Law Group plc (LON:KEYS) shareholders might be concerned after seeing the share price drop 19% in the last quarter. Looking further back, the stock has generated good profits over five years. After all, the share price is up a market-beating 71% in that time. Unfortunately not all shareholders will have held it for the […]

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Sara & Hossein Asset Holdings Ltd (a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands) v Blacks Outdoor Retail Ltd [2023] UKSC 2 – UKSC Blog

On appeal from [2020] EWCA Civ 1521 The Appellant (“Blacks”) rented commercial retail premises from the Respondent (“S&H”) under two successive leases dated 2013 and 2018 (the “leases”). The leases stated that S&H as landlord should provide a certificate each year “as to the amount of the total cost and the sum payable by the […]

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French Financial Regulator Supports Faster Mandatory Licensing for Crypto Firms

France’s financial markets authority (AMF) wants to force crypto companies to seek a license if they aren’t already registered in the country, its chair Marie-Anne Barbat Layani said on Monday. Barbat-Layani appeared to be supporting a move proposed last year by the French Senate, which would mandate crypto firms to seek some of regulatory recognition […]

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Florida officials must choose between day job or holding office under new law

CBS News Miami live TALLAHSSEE – A new Florida law is forcing some public officials to choose between their day jobs or holding offices. The measure, which took effect over the weekend, prohibits public officials from working as lobbyists while holding public offices. It also bars state and local elected officials from lobbying their state […]

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ILPC Annual Lecture 2021 – Info Legislation & Coverage Centre

The ILPC is delighted to announce that Professor Diane Coyle CBE will ship this 12 months’s ILPC Annual Lectures entitled: ‘An economist’s perspective on information and its values’ Diane Coyle is the Bennett Professor of Public Coverage on the College of Cambridge. Diane co-directs the Bennett Institute the place she heads analysis applications underneath the […]

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First Turkish journalist arrested below ‘disinformation’ legislation | turkey

A journalist has been arrested in south-east Turkey for allegedly spreading “disinformation”, his lawyer mentioned on Thursday, marking the primary pre-trial detention below a brand new legislation that critics say poses a risk to free speech. The arrest got here two months after parliament handed the sweeping laws that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling social […]

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ABA flunks legislation colleges in DC, Florida and Vermont over bar examination go charges

The ABA discovered three legislation colleges out of compliance with its bar minimal go fee The colleges say they’ve seen latest enhancements of their go charges Dec 15 – Three legislation colleges have fallen beneath the minimal bar go fee set by the American Bar Affiliation, the group mentioned this week. Vermont Legislation and Graduate […]

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