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Health Canada identifies lithium-ion batteries, infant bath seats, and water beads as hazards of concern
Health Canada has recently identified three new classes of products that pose a hazard of concern.
United Kingdom | Publication | November 2023
On October 25, 2023, the Regulator published a transcript of a recent speech delivered by its chief executive, Nausicaa Delfas, at the Mansion House Pensions Summit, setting out the Regulator’s expectations, largely in relation to investment.
Ms Delfas said the Regulator would like to see "fewer, larger, well-run schemes that facilitate investment in a diverse range of assets". To achieve this, the Regulator expects all schemes to adopt sophisticated investment governance practices. Those lacking the scale or expertise, it says, should consolidate.
The Regulator intends to focus on three areas.
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Health Canada has recently identified three new classes of products that pose a hazard of concern.
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An employer’s ability to ask for a sick note when an employee is absent from work due to illness is becoming increasingly curtailed across Canada.
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Over the past two years, Spain has significantly strengthened its foreign investment screening mechanism, and all acquisitions by foreign investors (as defined below) of a Spanish entity active in a strategic sector are subject to prior authorisation by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism (“MoICT”).
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