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Development finance facilities: Prospects for APAC
Sponsors and project developers across the renewables and energy transition space are currently facing a challenging macroeconomic environment.
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Global | Publication | August 2024
There are various ways in which AI is being incorporated into the recruitment process.
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The General Directorate of Insurance Premiums of the Social Security Institution extended the state of force majeure for these regions, which were affected by the recent earthquakes, until August 31, 2024. In this context, workplaces and other insured persons employing persons in these provinces will be able to submit the necessary information, documents and declarations to Social Security Institution until September 16, 2024.
In addition, the premium debts for the years 2023 and 2024 are postponed until February 28, 2025 without any delay penalty and increase. Structuring and instalment transactions are also extended under certain conditions. This announcement aims to prevent the victimization of employers, insured and beneficiaries in the relevant regions.
With its decision dated February 7, 2024, the Second Chamber of the Constitutional Court decided that the freedom of expression guaranteed under Article 26 of the Constitution was violated. The applicant, working as a subcontracted worker at the Public Health Directorate, made a social media post criticizing the pressures faced by subcontracted workers and the managers. Following this post, his managers filed a complaint, and the Criminal Court of First Instance convicted the applicant and the applicant's employment contract was terminated by the subcontractor.
The applicant has appealed the case, however, the request for appeal was also rejected by the Labor Court, the Regional Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court. The applicant has then made an application to the Constitutional Court claiming that his freedom of expression was violated because his employment contract was terminated due to his social media post criticizing the managers while working for a public institution as a subcontracted worker.
The Constitutional Court noted that freedom of expression allows for a degree of exaggeration and provocation. The Constitutional Court determined that the lower-level courts failed to provide an objective and convincing justification for considering the expressions as necessitating the extreme measure of termination. Consequently, the Constitutional Court concluded that the freedom of expression of the applicant was violated.
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Sponsors and project developers across the renewables and energy transition space are currently facing a challenging macroeconomic environment.
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The case of Robert Kneschke v. LAION e.V. marks a significant milestone in the legal landscape concerning the use of copyright works for AI training. As the first of its kind in Germany, the outcome of the case has the potential to reshape the intersection of AI development and copyright law, setting a precedent with broad implications for the AI industry and intellectual property protection. With many stakeholders tracking the case closely, the decision in the case could influence similar legal battles across Europe and beyond.
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On 21 May 2024, the European Council (or Council) adopted the so-called ‘Hydrogen and decarbonised gas market package’ (the Gas Package). The package contains a recast of the 715/2009 gas regulation (Gas Regulation) and a recast of the 2009/73 gas directive (Gas Directive) aimed at reforming the existing EU regulatory framework to support the deployment of renewable and low-carbon gases, in particular hydrogen. As such, it represents a major development in the EU gas market.
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