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Lorraine Conway

  • Research Briefing

    EU Consumer Rights Directive

    Tuesday, 16 April, 2013

    This note provides a summary of the background to the CRD and an outline of its main provisions. It also considers how the Directive will be implemented in the UK and its implication for existing legislation. Detailed information on the Government’s proposal for a new Consumer Bill of Rights is provided in a separate Library note, SN/HA/6588 dated 21 March 2013.

    • Research Briefing
    • Consumers
  • Research Briefing

    Crime and Courts Bill [HL]: Committee Stage Report

    Friday, 08 March, 2013

    The Crime and Courts Bill would, amongst other things, establish a new National Crime Agency, change the law on self defence for householders defending themselves from intruders, make changes to community sentences and immigration appeal rights and introduce a new drug driving offence. The Government made a number of substantive amendments in Committee, including on bailiffs, proceeds of crime and extradition.

    • Research Briefing
    • Courts
    • Crime
    • Immigration
  • Research Briefing

    Crime and Courts Bill [HL] – reform of bailiffs

    Tuesday, 05 March, 2013

    This note provides a summary of the problems identified with the current regulatory system for bailiffs and the background to bailiff reform. It also provides an outline of the Government’s proposed reforms as set out in its consultation paper, ‘Transforming bailiff action’. Importantly, it considers the new bailiff provisions embodied in ‘enforcement by taking control of goods’ in the Crime and Courts Bill, which seek to amend Part 3 and Schedule 12 of the TCEA 2007.

    • Research Briefing
    • Business
    • Civil law
  • Research Briefing

    Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill

    Thursday, 28 February, 2013

    This, latest, financial services reform legislation brings together the final proposals for how the banking sector will look going forward.

    • Research Briefing
    • Finance
  • Research Briefing

    Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill: Committee Stage Report

    Wednesday, 03 October, 2012

    This is a report on the Public Bill Committee Stage of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill. It is designed to complement the Research Paper Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill (RP 12/33), which covers in more detail the background to the Bill

    • Research Briefing
    • Business
    • Finance
    • Local government
    • Parliament
    • Planning
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    Financial Services Bill [Bill 278 of 2010-12]

    Friday, 22 June, 2012

    The focus of this Bill is to set up a new framework for financial regulation in the United Kingdom

    • Research Briefing
    • Finance
  • Research Briefing

    Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill

    Thursday, 07 June, 2012

    The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill introduces reforms in a number of areas.

    • Research Briefing
    • Business
    • Finance
    • Local government
    • Parliament
    • Planning
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    Constituency casework: consumer protection

    Wednesday, 23 May, 2012

    This note provides a brief introduction to UK consumer protection law. Most importantly, it refers to sources of information that may be helpful to Members’ staff when dealing with straightforward questions.

    • Research Briefing
    • Consumers
  • Research Briefing

    Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Bill [HL]

    Friday, 27 April, 2012

    The Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Bill [HL] is subject to the fast-track procedure. The Bill was introduced into the House of Lords where it had its Second Reading debate on 24 April 2012. It is expected to complete its remaining stages in the House of Lords on 26 April 2012 and then to be introduced in the House of Commons. All stages of the Bill are expected to take place in the House of Commons on just one day, 30 April 2012. Given these time constraints, this Paper has been published after the Bill’s Second Reading in the House of Lords but before its consideration in Committee.

    • Research Briefing
    • Consumers
    • Culture, media and sport
  • Research Briefing

    Travel law: proposed changes to ATOL

    Tuesday, 24 April, 2012

    This note looks at the ATOL scheme, focusing on the weaknesses of the ATOL model and the deficit funding of the ATTF. It considers in detail the proposed ATOL reforms contained in secondary and primary legislation. Finally, it also considers EU initiatives for reform to travel law.

    • Research Briefing
    • Consumers
  • Research Briefing

    Civil Aviation Bill: Committee Stage Report

    Friday, 20 April, 2012

    This is a report on the Public Bill Committee Stage of the Civil Aviation Bill.

    • Research Briefing
    • Aviation
  • Research Briefing

    Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Bill

    Monday, 02 April, 2012

    The purpose of this note is to provide more detailed information about the background to this Bill.

    • Research Briefing
    • Consumers
  • Research Briefing

    Debt management businesses

    Tuesday, 27 March, 2012

    The purpose of this note is to provide an overview of the background too, and the main features of, the revised OFT guidance.

    • Research Briefing
    • Civil law
    • Consumers
  • Research Briefing

    Civil Aviation Bill

    Tuesday, 24 January, 2012

    This paper has been prepared for the Second Reading debate in the House of Commons on the Civil Aviation Bill, scheduled for 30 January 2012

    • Research Briefing
    • Aviation
  • Research Briefing

    Government proposals to change the consumer landscape

    Monday, 16 January, 2012

    The purpose of this note is to consider in detail the current system of consumer protection and enforcement under the Government’s new consumer landscape.

    • Research Briefing
    • Consumers

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