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  • Unlocking potential: a mergermarket report on key M&A integration issues

    International 09/02/2007
    M&A activity is at record volume, but lessons learned from previous booms have taught us that it is essential to enhance business and shareholder value by conducting post-deal integration quickly and...
  • Private Member’s Bill to amend Freedom of Information Act 2000

    United Kingdom 29/01/2007
    The Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill has been published as a Private Member's Bill in the House of Commons. The Bill seeks to amend the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) to remove the House...
  • Unfair Commercial Practices Directive: UK Government publishes response

    United Kingdom 29/01/2007
    The Unfair Commercial Practices Directive (UCPD) came into force on 11 June 2005 and is to be transposed into law by Member States, including the UK by 12 June 2007, with such laws coming into force by...
  • CBI responds on implementation of Distance Selling Directive

    United Kingdom 29/01/2007
    The CBI has responded to the EU Commission’s Communication on the implementation of the Directive 1997/7/EC on the Protection of Consumers in respect of Distance Contracts (the “Directive”)....
  • Sign @ the bottom

    United Kingdom 28/07/2006
    Introduction In the recent case of Nilesh Mehta v J Pereira Fernandes S.A. The High Court ruled that the header of an email containing the sender's email address does not amount to a signature. Background...
  • ID card scheme delayed

    United Kingdom 14/06/2006
    The Government’s ID card scheme which only recently obtained the go ahead after much controversy looks likely to be delayed. The Government’s original intention to complete the first phases...
  • Finally ID cards get the go-ahead

    United Kingdom 31/03/2006
    A last-minute compromise over Government plans to introduce ID cards has been struck, ending the long-running battle between the Commons and the Lords about whether the scheme should be compulsory. On...
  • Further blow to the ID Cards Bill

    United Kingdom 08/03/2006
    Following our previous Law-Now in January ("ID Cards Bill in crisis over cost") , which reported that MPs suffered their first major setback when peers voted to block the proposed ID Cards Bill until major...
  • IT industry stands up to government on ID Cards Bill

    United Kingdom 01/02/2006
    The House of Lords dealt a massive blow to the government on 16 January 2006 by blocking the ID Cards Bill until the Home Office makes known the full costs of the bill public and allows the National Audit...
  • ID Cards Bill in crisis over cost

    United Kingdom 17/01/2006
    The proposed ID Cards Bill has been hailed by many as the answer to terrorism, benefit fraud and identity theft. The Government’s most recent research, retaken following the London bombings this...