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News 20-02-2019
Kennedys continues rankings success with Asia Pacific directory results
We are pleased to announce that the publication of the 2019 editions of legal directories covering Asia Pacific has seen us continue recent rankings success.
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News 24-01-2019
Kennedys continues expansion in Southeast Asia with new hires and partner promotion
We have bolstered our Southeast Asia operation with the hire of partner Akramjeet Khaira and his team in Singapore and the promotion of Ian Johnston to partner in Bangkok.
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Article 23-01-2019
Google fined €50 million under GDPR
The French data protection regulator, the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Liberties (CNIL), has levied a fine of €50 million against technology giant Google for breaches of the GDPR.
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Article 13-12-2018
BIMCO issues new bunker clauses in advance of the 2020 sulphur cap
From 1 January 2020, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) will enforce a new 0.5% global sulphur cap on marine fuel – which is lower than the present limit of 3.5%.
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Article 13-11-2018
Core employee benefits extended in Singapore by April 2019
The Employment (Amendment) Bill (the “Bill”) which was tabled in Parliament on 2 October 2018 contains one of the most significant amendments to the Employment Act (the “Act”) since its inception in 1968. A second reading of the Bill has been scheduled to take place sometime this month and the amendments contained therein will take effect on 1 April 2019 once the Bill is passed by Parliament and assented to by the President of Singapore.
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Article 19-10-2018
Risk based supervision in Asia Pacific
In a business driven by the identification, assessment, management and improvement of risk, insurance supervisors in Asia Pacific continue to move toward risk based supervision as a means of identifying key prudential and conduct risks in the pursuit of financial stability and policyholder protection.
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News 17-10-2018
Kennedys supports diversity and inclusion as global partner of Dive In Festival 2018
We were proud to be the official gold-level global partner of this year’s Inclusion@Lloyd’s Dive In Festival. On 15 November, in conjunction with Community Business, we will be hosting an interactive workshop in our Hong Kong office, led by a diverse pool of speakers, which will be the last Dive In event of this year’s festival.
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Article 11-10-2018
Notes from the Bar: Claim handlers, beware!
In this edition of Notes from the Bar, we look briefly at a case where the P&I Club, its managers and solicitors appointed by the Club were sued in connection with representations made by the solicitors when handling the claim.
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Article 24-09-2018
The importance of bringing your whole self to work
A more diverse workforce brings with it better perspectives and ideas, which is crucial as we create new products and look to transform legal services for our clients.
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Article 24-09-2018
The relationship between diversity and global perspectives
Diversity and inclusion is at the heart of Kennedys’ core values; being approachable, supportive, straightforward and distinctive. It’s something that is very important to us.