Sentences with phrase «commonwealth office»

In addition, members of Newmark Knight Frank's government practice team have executed hundreds of transactions internationally for the United States Department of State, the United Kingdom Foreign & Commonwealth Office, and other government entities.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is limited in how it can assist parents whose children have been subject to parental child abduction, particularly where they have been taken to countries which have not ratified the Hague Convention.

In 1968 Harold Holt established the Commonwealth Office of Aboriginal Affairs.

An AHURI report for the Commonwealth Office for the Status of Women on women and homelessness found that:

London About Blog Foreign Office blogs provide a place for officials and Ministers to engage in a direct and informal dialogue with public audiences about international affairs and the work of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

The files spell out how SCL helped the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office «in strategic planning to counter violent jihadism» in Pakistan.

On 6 January 2017, a Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) official responded to a December 2016 letter sent by Article 36 and six other UK members of Campaign to Stop Killer Robots to Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson that called on the government to establish national policy specifying «the measures necessary to ensure that weapons remain under human control in the future.»

The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Alistair Burt, however emphasized that the government does not support the call for a moratorium on these future weapons that would select and attack targets without further human intervention, described as «lethal autonomous robotics» in the parliamentary adjournment debate held late in the evening of 17 June 2013.

Brendan acted for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in relation to the civil claims brought by a number of British citizens and residents as a result of being held in Guantanamo Bay.

In September 2004, on the instructions of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the deputy head of mission at the British embassy in Iceland identified the defendant, who was already known to him, and gave him a copy of the claim form and other court documents including the response pack.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office had said: «All relevant treaty obligations insofaras they still subsisted became the responsibility of the Government of Canada with the attainment of independence, at the latest with the Statute of Westminster 1931.»

The list was compiled by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office and submitted to HM Queen Elizabeth II for approval by prime minister David Cameron.

On the other hand, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office reportedly warned, through a spokesman, that continued membership can not be taken for granted.

It's a shame that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office sought to defend the State Immunity Act rather than welcoming the opportunity to review the law in this area.

The claims were brought against the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Advising the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on its ground - breaking shared services project to transform FM services in the UK and 13 jurisdictions in North West Europe with a robust outsourcing structure.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) had previously argued that to release the full email would damage national security.

Still, statistics from the Foreign & Commonwealth Office show that 40 % of skiers and snowboarders have been injured at least once and almost one - third of those have suffered a significant injury, such as a broken leg.

Cordell v Foreign and Commonwealth Office [2012] ICR 280, [2011] EAT / 0016/11 (EAT); funded by EHRC, direct disability discrimination, reasonable adjustments, cost of adjustments

Tandem Law is the Lead Solicitor in the Kenyan Emergency Group Litigation (KEGL) for claims made against the United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office and HM Government in relation to the atrocities committed against Kenyan nationals during the state of emergency in 1950s Kenya.

Advising on a major FM outsourcing project for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office across European embassies and missions, involving co-ordinating legal advice on commercial issues, employment, pensions, tax and real estate across 12 European jurisdictions.

Research carried out by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office shows that over a third of people are especially reluctant to purchase travel insurance if they intend to visit family and friends overseas.

On 22 October 2013, Tandem Law became the Lead Solicitor in a Group Litigation Order (GLO) for claims made against the United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office and HM Government.

He was instructed by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the UK Ministry of Justice.

Reunite have recently published figures which show that almost two children a day are abducted abroad by their parents (Foreign and Commonwealth Office / Reunite January 2014).

The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) was in touch with climate science denier Myron Ebell during his time as head of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) transition team, DeSmog UK can confirm.

I awake this morning to find my timeline awash with spam from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, furiously retweeting the launch of a report by the New Climate Economy group, a group of green - minded economists headed by Lord Stern and including such eco-figureheads as Ottmar Edenhofer.

«Unabated climate change will make it much harder to eradicate poverty and beyond a certain threshold will make it impossible,» said John Ashton of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth office.

«Politicians have refocused on jobs because of the economic crisis,» said John Ashton of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

The report, which was supported by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, stresses that extreme weather events such as floods or droughts are just as significant as rising average temperatures and rainfall.

Well, one distinct possibility was mentioned near the end of this May 2003 email string, where a woman at the UK Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs office was alerting Phil Jones to an item that Hans Verolme of the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office was pointing out on May 20th:

There were contributions form the White House and the United Kingdom's Foreign and Commonwealth Office, as well as massive increase from bloggers from non-english speaking countries, new blogging communities who joined us for the first time, and well known campaigning groups like Greenpeace International, ActionAid

The original Guardian article includes a link to other projects funded by the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office, including some in Canada:

Socio (s): Baker & McKenzie, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Technical University of Denmark

The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office asks visitors to «Be alert to your surroundings and remain vigilant in crowded places popular with foreign nationals» among its advice, and you should check the latest FCO advice before your trip.

For up - to - date advice and information on travelling abroad, including passports, visas and health and safety, please visit the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website or call 020 7008 1500.

A listing of all countries and a host of useful information, including the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office's latest travel advice.

Foreign Travel Advice For the latest travel advice from the Foreign & Commonwealth Office including security and local laws, plus passport and visa information, check www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice.

Advice from the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office will be updated to describe terror threats around the world, giving more detail to travellers.

The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) has warned British travellers to exercise caution as they take to the slopes during the upcoming winter ski season.

Stay safe and healthy when travelling abroad for the latest advice from the Foreign and Commonwealth office click here

Following the positive news regarding the Foreign & Commonwealth Office lifting its advice against all but essential travel to the whole of Egypt, the recent incidents in Cairo surrounding the third anniversary of the uprising, should not overshadow Egypt's world class appeal as a tourist destination, argues the national tourist board.

* The FCO advise against all travel to parts of the country * The FCO advise against all but essential travel to parts of the country The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advise against all travel to the Governorate of North Sinai due to... Continue reading →

In light of of presidential elections yesterday and today, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office have adjusted their travel advice for the Egyptian Red Sea resort area of Hurghada in Egypt.

The UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office has lifted its advice against travel to the majority of Tunisia, including the country's main tourism attractions.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has warned British travellers in Thailand to exercise caution due to widespread flooding.

The Kenya Tourism Board is delighted at the decision made by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office to remove the travel advisory for further areas of the Kenya coast to include Malindi, situated northeast of Mombasa.

Following the latest aftershocks, the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office continued to advise it was safe to travel in the region.

The Foreign & Commonwealth Office and National Travel Health Network and Centre have up - to - date advice on staying safe and healthy abroad.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advise against all travel within 4 kilometres of the Mount Agung crater in east Bali and within 7 kilometres of the Mount Sinabung crater in Kalo Regency, North Sumatra due to ongoing volcanic activity.