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Landmark Drug Smuggling Prosecution by UK Border Agency (subscription)
A Spanish woman is the first person in the UK to be tried and convicted of conspiracy to supply cocaine by attempting to import a cutting agent. Nick Barraclough, a barrister at 187 Fleet Street, tells Kate Beaumont the verdict should encourage law enforcement agencies to cast their net wider
From UK Legal News Analysis - July 22, 2010
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Cancellation of Student Loans for Living Costs Liability (Wales) Regulations 2010 (subscription)
SI 2010/1704: £1,500 of each borrower’s living costs loan liability may be cancelled in certain circumstances
From UK SI Summaries - July 22, 2010
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Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Prescribed Period and Appropriate Officer) (Wales) (Revocation) Regulations 2010 (subscription)
SI 2010/1724: Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Prescribed Period and Appropriate Officer) (Wales) Regulations 2010 revoked in consequence of a review of the vetting and barring scheme
From UK SI Summaries - July 22, 2010
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Taxes and Duties (Interest Rate) Regulations 2010 (subscription)
SI 2010/1879: Formulae setting out interest rates for late payment and repayment detailed
From UK SI Summaries - July 22, 2010
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Revised EU SWIFT Agreement Doesn’t Do What It Claims, NGO Says (subscription)
The European Parliament’s new SWIFT agreement will not provide the protection to data owners it claims, says Joe McNamee, Advocacy Coordinator at NGO European Digital Rights (EDRi). Greg Bousfield reports
From UK Legal News Analysis - July 22, 2010
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Businesses Shocked by Overnight Foreign Worker Recruitment Bans (subscription)
Businesses who employ skilled non-EU workers under the Tier 2 (General) scheme are being urged to negotiate with the Home Office on the cuts that have just been put in place over the numbers of people they can recruit. Nichola Carter, Penningtons partner and immigration specialist, talks to Neasa MacErlean
From UK Legal News Analysis - July 22, 2010
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Finance Act 2009, Sections 101 to 103 (Appointed Day and Supplemental Provision) Order 2010 (subscription)
SI 2010/1878: Interest regime contained in ss 101 to 103 of Finance Act 2009 comes into force for purposes of bank payroll tax on 31 August 2010
From UK SI Summaries - July 22, 2010
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International Monetary Fund (Limit on Lending) Order 2010 (subscription)
SI 2010/1880: Amount HM Treasury can lend to the IMF increased to £18bn (Updated from Draft: 22 July 2010)
From UK SI Summaries - July 22, 2010
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Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Commencement No 5) Order 2010 (subscription)
SI 2010/1858: Provisions relating to the treatment of criminal convictions imposed by courts outside England and Wales and Northern Ireland come into force on 22 August 2010
From UK SI Summaries - July 22, 2010
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Continued shortcomings in major audits (subscription)
Glynis Morris discusses the annual report of the Audit Inspection Unit.
From Specialist News Analysis - July 22, 2010
