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Cyber ​​laws updated to boost UK’s resilience against online attacks

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Changes will increase security standards and increase reporting of serious cyber incidents to reduce the risk of attacks causing disruption Laws can be updated in the future to cover new organizations or sectors if they become vital for essential services Essential everyday services, such as water, energy and transport, will be better protected from online attacks following changes to laws which set the UK’s cyber security standards. In response to a public consultation earlier this year, the government today confirmed the Network and Information Systems (NIS) Regulations will be strengthened to protect essential and digital services against increasingly sophisticated and…
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Legal Update – extension to Cost of Living Act 2022

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In light of the cost of living crisis, the Scottish Parliament introduced the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act (the “Act“) on 6 October 2022 as a protective measure against rent increases and evictions for residential tenants. The Act was initially in force until the end of March 2023, with the option for Scottish Ministers to extend the Act on two further occasions. The Scottish Ministers have exercised their discretion to extend the legislation to 30 September 2023 with certain amendments outlined below. Changes to the rent cap The Act initially set a rent cap for residential tenancies at…
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Indian Court Rules That Nature Has Legal Status on Par With Humans—and That Humans Are Required to Protect It

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The highest court in one of India’s 28 states ruled last month that “Mother Nature” has the same legal status as a human being, which includes “all corresponding rights, duties and liabilities of a living person.” The decision from Madras High Court, located in the southeastern state of Tamil Nadu, also said that the natural environment is part of the human right to life, and that humans have an environmental duty to future generations. “The past generations have handed over the ‘Mother Earth’ to us in its pristine glory and we are morally bound to hand over the same Mother…
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Artificial Intelligence and Automated Systems Legal Update (3Q22)

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November 17, 2022 Click for PDF This quarter marked demonstrable progress toward sector-specific approaches to the regulation of artificial intelligence and machine learning (“AI”).  As the EU continues to inch toward finalizing its draft Artificial Intelligence Act—the landmark, cross-sector regulatory framework for AI/ML technologies—the White House published a “Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights,” a non-binding set of principles memorializing the Biden administration’s approach to algorithmic regulation.  The AI Bill of Rights joins a number of recent U.S. legislative proposals, both at the federal and state levels,[1] and the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to…
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Employment law developments: what’s the latest?

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Since the quiet dropping of the Employment Bill last year, the Government has continued to announce and support a range of employment law reforms. Since these seem to be in a myriad of different forms and progressing at different rates, it can be hard to keep up.  To help you (and us) stay up to date, this blog summarises the different pieces of legislation and guidance currently under consideration, with an update on where things currently stand. New employment legislation Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Act 2023 This will extend the protection from redundancy to pregnant employees and…
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Developments in Australia’s construction sector

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FY23 saw several legislative and regulatory developments in Australia’s construction sector on a federal and state level. In this update, Lander & Rogers’ construction & infrastructure and insurance law experts analyse recently passed and proposed legislation impacting building and construction professionals in Australia, and the changes anticipated in the year ahead. Download the guide, or explore the changes by jurisdiction below. Quick links 1. Commonwealth 2. Australian Capital Territory 3. New South Wales 4. Northern Territory 5. Queensland 6. South Australia 7. Tasmania 8. Victoria 9. Western Australia Commonwealth The Treasury Laws Amendment (More Competition, Better Prices) Act 2022 (Cth)…
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Bharat Bandh 2024 Highlights: MSP to get legal guarantee if INDIA bloc comes to power: Rahul Gandhi

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Bharat Bandh 2024 Highlights: A sectoral industrial strike and Grameen Bharat Bandh have been called by the workers and farmers on 16 February, Friday. The farmers’ body Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) has urged all like-minded farmer organisations to unite and take part in the February 16 Bharat Bandh. The day-long protest will begin from 6 AM to 4 PM. Farmers reportedly will join massive chakka jams on main roads nationwide from 12 pm to 4 pm on Friday. Most of the state and national highways will be closed for four hours in Punjab on Friday. As per media report, various…
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AI laws inevitable but not right for today, says UK government

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The government said it will only legislate to address AI risks if it “determined that existing mitigations were no longer adequate and we had identified interventions that would mitigate risks in a targeted way”; if it was “not sufficiently confident that voluntary measures would be implemented effectively by all relevant parties and if we assessed that risks could not be effectively mitigated using existing legal powers”; and if it was “confident that we could mandate measures in a way that would significantly mitigate risk without unduly dampening innovation and competition”. The government reiterated its intention to manage risk at…
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