25549 Resultados de la búsqueda
  • Politics and policies: Preparations for EU enlargement

    República ChecaHungríaRomaniaReino Unido 17/04/1998
    Government leaders from 26 countries across Europe have met to discuss the enlargement of the EU. The Conference was the first of its kind, bringing together heads of government and foreign ministers from...
  • The use of retail premises.

    Reino Unido 14/04/1998
    Nick Brown and Alex Poole-Wilson consider a recent court decision All retailers in occupation of premises will be familiar with the constraints imposed on their use of premises by both the user provisions...
  • SFA introduces changes to financial rules

    Reino Unido 14/04/1998
    In Board Notice 450, the SFA announced a number of minor changes to its rules which apply to all ISD and non-ISD firms which are financially regulated by SFA. These are to bring the rules up-to-date with...
  • Harmonisation of Trade Mark Laws

    Reino Unido 14/04/1998
    Trade Marks Infringement: "Likelihood of confusion on the part of the public" The European Court of Justice has recently decided how the infringement provision of Article 5.1(b) of The Community Trade...
  • PIA's training and competence guidance

    Reino Unido 14/04/1998
    Paul Anderson considers PIA's training and competence guidance In January 1998, the PIA finally issued new Training and Competence ("T&C") guidance to supersede that issued in July 1995. The document...
  • Copyright, Designs and Databases: Copying from the Internet

    Reino Unido 14/04/1998
    Denmark An interim injunction has been obtained against a person downloading recorded music from the Internet. The importance of the decision is that the Court acknowledged the record producer's exclusive...
  • PIA: Introduction of "pensions experts" takes effect - Regulatory Update 42

    Reino Unido 14/04/1998
    In Regulatory Update 42, the PIA has introduced the rule changes which it had previously been considering introducing in relation to pension transfer and opt-out business (see Financial Services Brief...
  • The Competition Bill - implications for retail property.

    Reino Unido 14/04/1998
    Mark Heighton reviews some of the property implications Many retailers will be familiar with the Competition Bill which is currently being debated in Parliament. The Competition Bill sets out to mirror,...
  • The Year 2000 Problem - the regulatory perspective

    Reino Unido 14/04/1998
    What is the Year 2000 Problem? By now most people are aware that there is a "Year 2000" or "Millennium" problem, which exists because many software programs allow only 2 digits to describe a year (e.g....
  • PIA Consumer Panel Report 1997

    Reino Unido 14/04/1998
    This year, the PIA Consumer Panel's 80 page annual review is more important than usual for two reasons. First, 1997 was a year in which their work in attempting to speed the pension review finally began...