Heads of Bill Published for Right to Request Remote Working Bill 2021

The Covid-19 Pandemic has seen remote working become a staple of the Irish workplace and with it, the Government has reiterated its commitment to its Remote Working Strategy. On 25th January 2022, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment published the eagerly anticipated draft Scheme of the Right to Request Remote Working Bill 2021 (the “Bill”), …

Dismissal Held To Be Disproportionate Sanction, Yet Award Reduced As Employee Contributed To His Dismissal

Facts: The Complainant was appointed as a cargo surveyor with the Respondent on 1st April 2004 and was promoted to Operations Manager in 2006. He was second in command to the General Manager, and he was not allowed take holidays when the General Manager was absent. However, arrangements had been previously put in place to allow …

Redundancy Payments (Amendment) Bill 2022

The Redundancy Payments (Amendment) Bill 2022 (“the Bill”) was published on the 21st January 2022. The proposed legislation will amend the Redundancy Payments Act 1967 to provide for payments from the Department of Social Protection to employees who were laid off during the Covid-19 emergency period, beginning on 13 March 2020 and ending on 30 September 2021.

Expiration date of the identification documents and documents related to permanence of foreign citizens on national territory

With the emergence of the Sars-Cov-2 pandemic that globally affected all countries, it was necessary and urgent to promote measures and norms that could respond to the constraints and difficulties that immediately began to arise in most sectors of activity in the country, as well as in all public and private services. Unable to secure …

The UAE will now have an extra half day of rest in addition to Saturday and Sunday

On January 1st, 2022, with the aim of improving work-life balance and increasing the country’s economic competitiveness performance, an amendment to the Labor Law of the United Arab Emirates came into force to grant one more afternoon off, Friday afternoon, the day of the weekly great prayer in Muslim countries.

LEGAL UPDATES

PORTUGAL – THE RIGHT TO SUFFRAGE VS THE RIGHT TO HEALTH PROTECTION In the context of the pandemic of the disease COVID-19, determines the Resolution of the Council of Ministers No. 5-A/2022, that measures are changed for those who are subject to compulsory confinement on the 30th of January 2022. Exceptionally and exclusively for the …

Kudun and Partners represents STARK Corporation on the issuance of derivatives in the form of warrants.

Kudun and Partners represented STARK Corporation Public Company Limited on the issuance of derivatives in the form of warrants to purchase ordinary shares of Stark Corporation Public Company Limited Series 1 (STARK-W1) for THB 20 billion (USD 664.4 million) with a term of 4 years from the issuance date of the STARK-W1 Warrants.

Kudun and Partners represents high-net-worth buyers on the 69.18% share acquisition including preparing tender offer for all shares of One to One Contacts Public Company Limited (“OTO”)

Kudun and Partners represented a group of high-net-worth buyers on the 69.18% share acquisition transaction including preparing Tender Offer for all shares of One to One Contacts Public Company Limited (“OTO”) from Samart Engineering Company Limited and Samart Corporation Public Company Limited in the total amount of THB 464,880,000 (USD 15.5 million). Part of the transaction include our …

Kudun and Partners represents CNNC Joint Venture in a successful bid for the construction work of Laem Chabang Port Development Project Phase 3 (Part 1) Off-Shore Construction.

Kudun and Partners represented CNNC Joint Venture — consisting of three entities, NTL Marine, a subsidiary of Prima Marine PCL., Nathalin and Zhonggang Construction Group from China — in connection with setting up the joint venture company and the submission of bidding proposal to the Port Authority of Thailand for the construction work of Laem Chabang …

Kudun and Partners represents B.Grimm Power Public Company Limited on its cross-border acquisition of the first ground-mounted solar farm project in Cambodia.

Kudun and Partners represented B.Grimm Power Public Company Limited on a cross-border investment transaction on acquiring 100% shares in a project company that has obtained the right to develop the first-ever ground-mounted solar photovoltaics (PV) project in Cambodia with the power purchase agreement for 30 Megawatts with Electricite Du Cambodge (EDC) for a period of 20 years. B.Grimm …