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IBA (INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION) PRESIDENT RATIFIES CLIMATE CRISIS STATEMENT The IBA President, Horacio Bernardes Neto, ratified the IBA Climate Crisis Statement, highlighting that ‘the legal profession must be prepared to play a leading role in maintaining and strengthening the rule of law, and supporting responsible enlightened governance in an era marked by climate crisis’. The Statement reaffirms the IBA’s commitment to assist the global legal community to promote and protect […]

WHY FOREIGN NATIONAL CHOOSE CYPRUS?  Aiming to increase the overall competitiveness and fairness of the tax system for foreign nationals, the Cyprus government introduced the concepts of ‘domicile’ and ‘non-domicile’ (Non-Dom) through an amendment of the Special Contribution for the Defence of the Republic of Cyprus Law of 2002 (SDC Law) in July of 2015.  The Aspen Trust Group explores how the Non-Dom rules of Cyprus are the leading factors contributing to a rise

– Britain, France and Germany said on Friday they would not back U.S. efforts to unilaterally trigger the reposition of United Nations sanctions on Iran, but said they wanted talks with Tehran over its ongoing violations of a 2015 nuclear accord. Under Iran’s 2015 deal with world powers to accept limits to its nuclear programme in return for the lifting of sanctions, a U.N. weapons embargo is due to expire

AN EMPLOYEE IS NOT AUTOMATICALLY ENTITLED TO WORK FROM HOME DURING THE CORONA CRISIS, ACCORDING TO A JUDGMENT IN A PROVISIONAL COURT PROCEEDINGS. On May 6, the employer has sent an email stating that the employees were expected back in the office as of May 8. On May 7, a press conference was held by Dutch Prime Minister Rutte stating that working from home will remain the standard until  September 1st. As

As the 44th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council begins, coinciding with the 30th Anniversary of the United Nations Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers (‘UN Basic Principles’), the International Bar Association (IBA) urges Member States to support the UN Basic Principles and the role of the legal profession in upholding the rule of law, and promoting and protecting human rights. A joint call for action – signed by 50 bar associations, law

THE IRANIAN PRESIDENT HAS EXPRESSED CONTENT WITH WORLD COUNTRIES EXPRESSING SOLIDARITY WITH PEOPLE OF LEBANON WHO SUFFERED GREATLY IN A RECENT MASSIVE EXPLOSION IN BEIRUT. President Hassan Rouhani once again expressed deep sorrow on behalf of the Iranian government and people over the Beirut disaster, and said the global solidarity with the Lebanese indicates a sense of conscience and altruism within the human community. At least 158 people are confirmed

The Central Bank of Iran said the initiative to hold bond actions has been positive so far in that it is helping the government fund its deficit spending without the need to expand the monetary base by overborrowing from the CBI. In a press release on its website, the CBI said the government has so far raised 360 trillion rials ($1.5 billion) from selling bonds to banks and non-bank financial

A Swiss pharmaceutical company has completed the first transaction under a new humanitarian trade channel with Iran, the government in Bern said on Monday. The Swiss Humanitarian Trade Arrangement (SHTA) channel to bring food and medicine to Iran started trial operations in January, helping supply Swiss goods to the struggling population without tripping over U.S. sanctions. “We would like to emphasise that the operationalisation of the SHTA is progressing and

THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL ON FRIDAY REJECTED A RESOLUTION TABLED BY THE UNITED STATES THAT WOULD EXTEND THE CURRENT ARMS EMBARGO AGAINST IRAN. The draft resolution failed to get the required nine votes in favor of adoption. China and Russia opposed and eleven members abstained, including France, Germany and the United Kingdom. The U.S. and the Dominican Republic were the only votes in favor. China’s Ambassador to the UN

Italian young adults do not have the automatic right to financial support from their parents, even if they aren’t financially independent, Italy’s Supreme Court has ruled. In a judgment from July — made public Friday — a court in Rome ruled against the appeal of a 35-year-old part-time music teacher who still expected financial support from his parents, claiming that his annual income of 20,000 euros (about $24,000) was not adequate.