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  • UK Immigration Changes: Fast Track Business Service

    United Kingdom 11.09.2001
    At the end of August the Home Office announced that they were reducing the fast track business service with effect from 3rd September. They intended to reduce the number of applications representatives...

  • Which European countries are ‘employee friendly’?

    United Kingdom 10.09.2001
    Introduction A recent report publicised in the UK press suggested that employees in England and Wales have fewer public holidays, and yet work longer hours, than the employees of any other European Community...

  • EU Takeover Directive - The EU Commission tries again

    United Kingdom 10.09.2001
    On 4 July this year the European Parliament rejected the European Union's proposed Thirteenth Directive on company law concerning takeover bids. The Directive sought to provide adequate protection of shareholders...

  • Hunting for squirrels

    United Kingdom 07.09.2001
    In twelve months' time, we will look back and see what was obvious. We will give our commentaries on why, as any fool should have known, yet more familiar names have been transformed, making headlines...

  • Important changes to the EU pharmaceutical regulatory system

    United Kingdom 05.09.2001
    In July 2001 the European Commission announced proposals for major changes to the regulatory system for pharmaceuticals, following the Review of the system carried out in 2000 by CMS Cameron McKenna and...

  • GPS Directive: Distributors' Obligations

    United Kingdom 05.09.2001
    Various amendments have been agreed in Brussels to Directive 92/59/EEC on general product safety which will extend obligations on distributors of consumer products under the forthcoming 2001 Directive....

  • "Stop now" orders: a new UK regulatory mechanism

    United Kingdom 31.08.2001
    Overview The UK Government brought the new regulatory mechanism of "Stop Now" Orders into effect on 1 June 2001, to implement the EC "Injunctions Directive" 98/27. The Directive allows a qualifying public...

  • The Offshore Chemicals Regulations 2001

    United Kingdom 31.08.2001
    The protection of the marine environment is a matter of increasing world-wide concern, and the oil and gas industry is subject to increasing levels of environmental control. The main area of concern is...

  • HSC guidance on Directors' responsibilities for health and safety

    United Kingdom 31.08.2001
    HSC guidance on Directors' responsibilities for health and safety This guidance document has recently been published by the HSE, in a form somewhat amended after consultation on an earlier draft (see LawNow...

  • Real Estate things you once knew but may have forgotten - Notices to Complete and Forfeiture of deposits in property transactions

    United Kingdom 30.08.2001
    This month we look at Notices to Complete and Forfeiture of deposits in property transactions. The Deposit A deposit is an "earnest for the performance of a contract" and, as such, is an exception to the...

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