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Children Acts 1948‐2008: the drivers for legislative change in England over 60 years

Jones, Ray - In: Journal of Children's Services 4 (2010) 4, pp. 39-52

60 years. It describes the factors that led to the major children's social care legislation and explores how these …

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Annoying, intrusive, … and constitutional: telemarketing and the national Do‐Not‐Call Registry

Galloway, Chester S.; Brown, Steven P. - In: Journal of Consumer Marketing 21 (2004) 1, pp. 27-38

The recent adoption by the US Federal Trade Commission of the national Do‐Not‐Call Registry prohibiting most telemarketers from contacting individuals once their number is added to the listing is a threat to the US domestic telemarketing industry. Analysis of US federal law suggests that the...

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Information and consultation regulations 2004 – The opportunity and the challenge

Birkett, Louise; Doswell, Steve - In: Journal of Communication Management 9 (2005) 2, pp. 134-144

The European Directive on Information and Consultation will come into force in the UK on 6th April, 2005 for all undertakings employing 150 people or more. In 2007 this threshold reduces to 100 employees or more and in 2008 to 50 or more employees. By that stage, 56.3 per cent1 of the UK...

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Banking crisis and reform: the case of Jamaica

Rattray, Allison C. - In: Journal of Financial Crime 14 (2007) 3, pp. 279-298

) Jamaica to 2002 when the last major revisions were made to banking legislation. Design/methodology/approach – The paper … conjunction with the analysis of the banking legislation during this period. Findings – The present banking and regulatory … drawn from the fact that there were three amendments to the banking legislation in five years crisis primarily to close the …

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Predatory lending: is The Credit CARD Act enough?

Stadler, William A. - In: Journal of Financial Crime 19 (2011) 1, pp. 99-111

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to inform readers about pervasive “predatory lending” practices in the credit card industry and to explore the limitations of the Congressional response to this problem. Design/methodology/approach – National attention has been focused on illegal...

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Managing corporate risk and achieving internal control through statutory compliance

Azimah Abdul Aziz, Nor - In: Journal of Financial Crime 20 (2012) 1, pp. 25-38

Companies Act 1965 (Act 125), (CA 1965) which is a principal legislation of company law in Malaysia. Findings – With consistent …

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US enacts sweeping financial reform legislation

Barth, James; Jahera, John - In: Journal of Financial Economic Policy 2 (2010) 3, pp. 192-195

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the major provisions of the Dodd‐Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act passed by the US Congress and signed into law by President Obama on July 21, 2010. Design/methodology/approach – This does not offer any...

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Legal developments since No Secrets

Brammer, Alison - In: The Journal of Adult Protection 11 (2009) 4, pp. 43-53

operates within the context of current legislation and case law. This legal landscape has developed considerably over the last …

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Modern slavery – the adult safeguarding interface

Kidd, Joanna; Manthorpe, Jill - In: The Journal of Adult Protection 19 (2017) 3, pp. 158-166

Purpose The inclusion of modern slavery in the Care Act 2014 as a form of abuse means that the subject of modern slavery is now included in the remit of adult safeguarding in England. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the background to the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and its provisions....

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Implications of divergences in adult protection legislation

Montgomery, Lorna; Anand, Janet; Mackay, Kathryn; … - In: The Journal of Adult Protection 18 (2016) 3, pp. 149-160

exist both for and against each legal approach. Differences in defining the scope and powers of adult protection legislation …. Social implications – The introduction of legislation may give professionals increased powers to prevent and reduce abuse of …

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