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Prof Atuguba threatens to lead impeachment against UTAG leaders over Public Universities Bill Respected law professor, Raymond Atuguba, has written a strongly-worded letter to his colleagues at the University of Ghana branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) about the need to intensify resistance against the controversial Public Universities Bill (PUB). According to Raymond Atuguba, who is an Associate Professor and Dean, School of Law of the University of Ghana, reliable i...

Prof Atuguba threatens to lead impeachment against UTAG leaders over Public Universities Bill Respected law professor, Raymond Atuguba, has written a strongly-worded letter to his colleagues at the University of Ghana branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) about the need to intensify resistance against the controversial Public Universities Bill (PUB). According to Raymond Atuguba, who is an Associate Professor and Dean, School of Law of the University of Ghana, reliable i...

Malawi: Trader Faults Malawi Revenue Authority On VAT for Cooking Oil 15 December 2020 One of the local companies has faulted Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) for accusing cooking oil manufactures of increasing the price by 30% following the introduction of the Value Added Tax (VAT) on the commodity. Recently, MRA officials, said the increase in prices of cooking oil by manufacturers should not be related to the re-introduction of 16.5 percent VAT on the essential commodity. One of the traders, w...

December 15, 2020 Nyasa Times Reporter 18 Comments One of the local companies has faulted Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) for accusing cooking oil manufactures of increasing the price  by 30% following the introduction of the Value Added Tax (VAT) on the commodity. The Vat will not only make local refined cooking oil unaffordable but also open the floodgates for smuggled cooking oil making Malawi a dumping ground, thereby defeating the purpose of being productive and exporting. Recently,...

Two important arbitral jurisdictions in Asia have recently amended their arbitration laws. On November 4, 2020, the President of India passed an ordinance amending the Arbitration and Conciliation Act (the Indian Act), which entered into force with immediate effect. On December 1, 2020, amendments to the International Arbitration Act (the Singapore Act) entered into force. This alert summarizes these amendments. I. Amendments to the Indian Arbitration and Conciliation Act As one of the largest ...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Two important arbitral jurisdictions in Asia have recently amended their arbitration laws. On November 4, 2020, the President of India passed an ordinance amending the Arbitration and Conciliation Act (the Indian Act), which entered into force with immediate effect. On December 1, 2020, amendments to the International Arbitration Act (the Singapore Act) entered into force. This alert summarizes these amendments. I. Amendments to the I...

Singapore data privacy law updates 2020 In June 2020, the Personal Data Protection Regulations 2014 (“ Regulations”) were revised to recognise the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (“ APEC”) Cross Border Privacy Rules (“ CBPR”) System and, for data processors, the Privacy Recognition for Processors (“ PRP”) System certifications as an additional data transfer mechanism under the PDPA for transferring personal data outside Singapore. Section 26 of the PDPA restricts an organisati...