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  • Bribes and Kickbacks: The Law Commission Recommendations

    United Kingdom 19.01.2000
    Following our article on this topic in February’s edition (IHL57 February 1998 page 42 “Bribes and Kickbacks - where are we now?”), on 2nd March 1998, the Law Commission issued Item 11...
  • Bribes and Kickbacks

    United Kingdom 19.01.2000
    On 17th December 1997, the UK and other of the world’s leading industrial nations signed the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) Convention on combating bribery of foreign...
  • Rail Regulator completes restructuring of ORR Board

    United Kingdom 18.01.2000
    The Office of the Rail Regulator (ORR), Tom Winsor, announced on 18th January 2000 that he has completed the restructuring of the Board of the ORR with the appointment of Richard Gillingwater to the Board...
  • OFTEL proposes new strategy for industry regulation

    United Kingdom 18.01.2000
    In a strategy statement “Achieving the best deal for telecoms consumers” published on 18th January 2000, OFTEL has set out its new approach to regulation designed to enable consumers to get...
  • Contaminated Land Update 2

    United Kingdom 17.01.2000
    Contaminated Land Update The contaminated land regime is due to come into force from 1 April 2000 even though the final regulations and statutory guidance have not been agreed yet. Each House of Parliament...
  • Minister consents to transfer of The Clarion to Newsquest Media Group Ltd

    United Kingdom 17.01.2000
    The Minister for Competition and Consumer Affairs, Dr Kim Howells, has given consent without requiring a report by the Competition Commission, under section 58(4) of the Fair Trading Act 1973, to the transfer...
  • English Hepatitis Legislation 2

    United Kingdom 17.01.2000
    English Hepatitis Litigation: High Court declined to make a preliminary reference to the European Court Around 130 patients are suing the English and Welsh Authorities after they contracted hepatitis C...
  • Contaminated Land Update 1

    United Kingdom 17.01.2000
    The contaminated land regime is due to comeinto force from 1 April 2000 even though thefinal regulations and statutory guidance havenot been agreed yet. Each House of Parliament for England,Scotland and...
  • English Hepatitis Legislation 1

    United Kingdom 17.01.2000
    English Hepatitis Litigation: High Court declined to make a preliminary reference to the European Court Around 130 patients are suing the English and Welsh Authorities after they contracted hepatitis C...
  • Stakeholder pensions 2

    United Kingdom 14.01.2000
    The government has announced decisions on a number of key aspects in relation to stakeholder schemes, including the following: Charges: a maximum annual charge of 1% of the value of the fund to cover operating...