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Online onlyParliament fails to reach compromise on Corporate Manslaughter Bill
The government may implement powers to extend the debate past July 19
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Corporate Manslaughter Bill ping-pongs between Houses
If the Bill is not passed by both the Commons and Lords by July 19 2007 then it may fail.
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Online onlyLondon Club issues warning on nickel ore liquefaction problem
Ships face severe stability problems as a result of liquefacation of cargoes
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CCA urges Lords to support Corporate Manslaughter Bill
A charity that advises families bereaved from work-related deaths has written to all members of the House of Lords urging them to support the corporate manslaughter bill without further amendment
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FERMA president and executive board elected, new member associations accepted
Reelection of Marie-Gemma Dequae as president, Polish and Finnish associations accepted as members
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Eden Project suffers laptop employee data loss
The Cornish environmental complex has reported a loss of a laptop from the firm's contracted payroll company
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Insurance is insufficient to save a business
Research shows that 70% of businesses which suffered a catastrophic data loss were closed within eighteen months
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London toughens up on fraud
London gets together to crack down on fraud with the launch of London Fraud Forum on June 12
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FSA publishes feedback on private equity risks
The FSA has examined the impact that growth and development in the private equity market, has on the FSA's regulation of the UK's wholesale markets
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Analysis
Class actions across Europe?
Some European countries have already seen legislative changes designed to facilitate the bringing of group actions in some cases. How do StrategicRISK Benchmarking Club correspondents view class actions and their possible impact? Sue Copeman describes the results of our latest survey
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Analysis
Public sector risk in PPPs
A survey has revealed that the public sector is a key source of risk during the construction phase of public-private partnership (PPP) projects. The Anatomy Of Construction Risk: Lessons From A Millennium Of PPP Experience, published by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, also revealed that there was only a weak ...
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AnalysisFace up to climate change
Companies need to face up to the realities of climate change and the risks that it poses to their long term interests. Environment and Climate Change Minister Ian Pearson, addressing a meeting of US businesses in New York on 9 May, said that a business's vulnerability to the threats of ...
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Editor's Letter
Risking everything for profit?
How much influence can a company really have over their outsourced suppliers?
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FeaturesWhat is your risk profile?
Regulatory compliance may cost you time and money, but it can provide opportunities too, says Brian Cleary
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Serious but misunderstood
Lee Coppack discusses the findings of a new study on global business and the threat of political violence
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Serious but misunderstood
Lee Coppack discusses the findings of a new study on global business and the threat of political violence
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Analysis
Measuring risk management success
One of the key challenges facing risk management professionals is the ability to demonstrate a link between enterprise risk management and improved financial performance that usually comes in the form of reduced earnings volatility. At this workshop, hosted by Eddie McLaughlin, managing director of risk consulting, Marsh Ltd, James Maxwell, ...
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Preventing unwanted legacies
According to Gartner, between 30% and 40% of IT departments do not care about cutting their carbon footprint, and only 10% are being active in developing relevant policies to address the issue of their energy use. These statistics are staggering in today's society, where we are all encouraged to recycle ...
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Interconnected!
In today's increasingly interconnected business environment new security risks are emerging. Phil Huggins writes
