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Authorized replace: Evaluate and public session on crowdfunding in 2022Authorized replace: Evaluate and public session on crowdfunding in 2022

On this snapshot authorized replace, we report that on 25 Could 2022, in a written reply by Mr. Christopher Hui, the Secretary for Monetary Providers and the Treasury, to Legislative Council questions on crowdfunding, Mr. Hui confirmed that the Hong Kong Authorities is reviewing the regulation of crowdfunding in Hong Kong.

The target of the evaluation is to supply clearer regulatory necessities, and to strengthen the transparency and accountability of crowdfunding actions. The evaluation may even deal with strategies to forestall fraudulent crowdfunding actions for probably unlawful functions. The evaluation will embody a public session to be accomplished inside 2022

Changes To “De Minimis” Shipping Will Likely Have Effects Beyond China And RussiaChanges To “De Minimis” Shipping Will Likely Have Effects Beyond China And Russia

Changes may be coming to the “de minimis” exception under Section 321 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, which allows goods valued less than $800 to enter the United States free of duty and taxes, and generally free from formal review, when shipped to individual consumers.

Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Representatives Neal Dunn (R-FL) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) introduced the Import Security and Fairness Act (“the Act”) on June 15, 2023, the most recent of several legislative efforts proposing changes to the “de minimis” threshold. The Act would make goods sourced from perceived

‘No pressure involved’ in phone call to Arizona governor over 2020 election results‘No pressure involved’ in phone call to Arizona governor over 2020 election results

WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Mike Pence confirmed that he called former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey at Donald Trump’s request to discuss the 2020 election results, but insisted that Trump never pressured him to find evidence to back up his unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud.

“I did check in, with not only Gov. Ducey, but other governors and states that were going through the legal process of reviewing their election results,” Pence said in an interview aired Sunday on CBS News’ “Face the Nation.” “But there was no pressure involved. I was called to get an update. I passed along

This Week in the Supreme Court – w/c 19th June 2023 – UKSCBlogThis Week in the Supreme Court – w/c 19th June 2023 – UKSCBlog

Hearings in the Supreme Court are now shown live on the Court’s website.

On Wednesday 21st june the Court will hand-down two judgments at 9:45am in Courtroom 1:

  • R (on the application of Maguire) v His Majesty’s Senior Coroner for Blackpool & Fylde and another [2023] UKSC 20. The Court will determine whether the death of a disabled woman who was deprived of her liberty engaged the state’s obligation to protect life under Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights, therefore requiring an inquest jury to make findings regarding the circumstances by which the death occurred.
  • R

Biden’s plan to fix a broken border? Asylum seekers should remain in CanadaBiden’s plan to fix a broken border? Asylum seekers should remain in Canada

President Joe Biden’s plan to fix a broken border just got the green light in Canada.

For months, Biden and his Canadian counterpart Prime Minister Justin Trudeau relied on their recently-hatched plan to restrict asylum seekers entering either country. But in Canada, the plan, a renegotiated Safe Third Country Agreement, faced a court challenge on the basis of whether the US was in fact a safe country to return people due to its dysfunctional immigration system.

On Friday, Canada’s highest court unanimously upheld in part that the agreement was safe to send asylum seekers back to the US, but the

JTI POLSKA Sp. Zoo and others v Jakubowski and others [2023] UKSC 19 – UKSC BlogJTI POLSKA Sp. Zoo and others v Jakubowski and others [2023] UKSC 19 – UKSC Blog

The appellants are road hauliers based in Poland. The respondents are part of a group of companies that buy and sell tobacco products internationally. The respondents contracted the appellants to transport a consignment of cigarettes from Poland to England. The road carriage was undertaken subject to the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road 1956 (the “CMR”), an international treaty which widely governs international transport by road and has the force of law in the UK under domestic legislation . Under a European excise duty suspension arrangement, excise duty on the cigarettes was suspended until

Morgan and others v Ministry of Justice (Northern Ireland) [2023] UKSC 14 – UKSC BlogMorgan and others v Ministry of Justice (Northern Ireland) [2023] UKSC 14 – UKSC Blog

The respondents in this appeal were convicted of terrorism offences. On 13 November 2020, they were sentenced to determine custodial sentences by Colton J. In accordance with the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (the ‘2008 Order’), the judge specified a “custodial period” of half of the term of their sentences which gave rise to an obligation on the part of the Department of Justice to release the respondents on license (eg living in the community while complying with set rules) when they had served half of their sentences.

On 29 April 2021, the Counter Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021

Jonathan Majors axed from projects amid domestic violence case: What happens next?Jonathan Majors axed from projects amid domestic violence case: What happens next?

Jonathan Majors, here at the premiere of Creed III, is facing career fallout amid domestic violence charges.

Jonathan Majors, here at the premiere of CreedIII, is facing career fallout amid domestic violence charges. (Photo: Invision/AP)

UPDATES: No wonder people in the entertainment industry are distancing themselves from Jonathan Majors. More alleged victims have come forward and are cooperating with the Manhattan district attorney’s office, Variety reports. The DA’s office isn’t commenting, but Majors maintains his innocence.

“Jonathan Majors is innocent and has not abused anyone,” the actor’s criminal defense attorney, Priya Chaudhry, tells Yahoo Entertainment. “We have provided irrefutable evidence to the District Attorney that the charges are false. We are confident that he will