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News 29-03-2019
Kennedys advises Metrojet on groundbreaking Philippines deal
We were pleased to help secure a 50-year lease for the development of a regional expansion project in the Philippines for Hong Kong business jet operator Metrojet
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News 29-03-2019
Kennedys wins Management Partner of the Year at Legal Business Awards 2019
We are delighted to announce that Nick Thomas was awarded Management Partner of the Year at last night’s Legal Business Awards.
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News 28-03-2019
Kennedys breaks new ground by forming associations in Central America and the Caribbean
We are pleased to confirm that we have become the first international law firm to establish a presence in each of the Dominican Republic, Guatemala and Panama as we continue to increase our global footprint through three new Associations.
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Article 26-03-2019
Feeling inadequate? Why adequacy decisions are rare (and may get rarer) in Asia-Pacific
Nicholas Blackmore, Special Counsel at Kennedys, provides insight into the state of play with regard to the potential for more Asia-Pacific countries to be granted adequacy decisions, and the challenges that may deter countries from entering into the process.
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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.