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May 26, 2021
In the United Kingdom and a cross-bench group of House of Lords parliamentarians has reportedly declared that the country’s iGaming industry should be extensively overhauled via the implementation of 50 recommendations.
According to a report from SBC News, the Peers for Gambling Reform organization put forward its suggestions as part of the House of Lords Select Committee on the Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry Report. The body consisting of around 150 members purportedly asserted that the industry should be compelled to implement effective affordability checks and be banned from offering any direct inducements such as deposit bonuses.
Our May 2021 update considers key employment law developments from April. It includes recent cases on automatic unfair dismissal in the context of serious and imminent danger arising.
May 12, 2021
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On May 4 2021, the prime ministers of the United Kingdom and India met virtually. The meeting ended with a 1 billion British pound ($1.4 billion) trade deal and a promise of generating thousands of jobs on both sides, and toward a future free trade agreement. The package includes 240 million British pounds (about $338.56 million) investment to U.K. by the Serum Institute of India into their vaccine business supporting research, clinical trials, manufacturing, and export of drones utilizing artificial intelligence (AI).
India and the U.K. have a long history of productive cooperation and have helped each other during the pandemic. The two major economies are on the frontlines of AI innovation and regulation and are therefore primed to cooperate in developing AI-driven technologies. In addition, both countries are founding members of the global partnership on AI and have spent considerable resources on devising their policies for the proliferation of AI.