Putting Consumers First

The scientification of politics and the politicisation of science / Michelle Everson and Ellen Vos -- Opening pandora's box : contextualising the precautionary principle in the European Union / Elisabeth Fisher -- Uncertainties in regulating food safety in France / Julien Besanon and Olivier Borraz -- The origins of regulatory uncertainty in the UK food safety regime / Henry Rothstein -- The Dutch regulatory framework for food risk analysis based food law in the Netherlands / Bernd van der Meulen -- Food safety in Poland : standards, procedures and institutions / Aleksander Surdej and Karolina Zurek -- A default-logic model of factfinding for United States regulation of food safety / Vern Walker -- The French regulatory system on GMOs / Christine Noiville -- The UK regulatory system on GMOs : expanding the debate? / Maria Lee -- GMO regulation in the Netherlands : a story of hope, fear and the limits of poldering / Han Somsen -- The Polish regulatory system on GMOs : between EU influence and national nuances / Patrycja Dabrowska -- The regulation of environmental risks of GMOs in the United States / Michael Rodemeyer -- The EU regulatory system on food safety : between trust and safety / Ellen Vos -- The EU regulatory system for GMOs / Greg Shaffer and Mark Pollack -- European regulation of GMOs : thinking about judicial review in the WTO / Joanne Scott -- The Codex Alimentarius Commission and its food safety measures in the light of their new status / Marille matthee -- Three intimate tales of law and science : hope, despair and transcendence / Michelle Everson -- Science, knowledge and uncertainty in eu risk regulation / Marjolein van Asselt, Ellen Vos and Bram Rooijackers -- The role of scientific experts in risk regulation of foods / Harry Kuiper -- Inclusive risk governance through discourse, deliberation and participation / Andreas Klinke -- Sound science in the European and global market : Karl Polanyi in geneva / Christian Joerges.

This White Paper sets out the Government's proposals for reforming the regulation and delivery of legal services in England and Wales, with the aim of creating a simplified, more consistent and accountable regulatory framework which better meets the needs of consumers. The White Paper follows on from a consultation paper issued in March 2004 and draws on the recommendations of the Clementi review published in December 2004 (further details of both documents can be found at http://www.legal-services-review.org.uk/content/pubs.htm). Proposals include: the creation of a new independent Legal Services Board to oversee the regulatory system with statutory powers; a system of front line regulators to carry out day-to-day regulation, including existing professional bodies such as the Bar Council and the Law Society; the establishment of a new single independent body to investigate complaints called the Office for Legal Complaints (OLC); and the development of alternative business structures to provide legal and certain other services for different consumers, with the aim of promoting competition and innovation within the sector.

Drawing on the fundamental principles of EU competition law, this book comprehensively reassesses the authority and democratic legitimacy of self- and state regulation of liberal professions, and ultimately challenges the use of a diffuse public interest concept in professional regulation.

"Printed for the use of the Committee on Governmental Affairs."

Lessons Learned - Voyages Travelled - Stories Shared This is not just a book about selling employee benefits, another sales manual or a book about sailing trips and travelling the world. SELLING BENEFITS is all that and more, in an easy and entertaining read. You will enjoy and make use of the lessons shared to improve both yourself and your practice. Your business relationships will thrive and be more successful. Dave shares his learnings from his long term business partnerships and through those you will better understand: - How to establish lifelong relationships no one will be able to break - Lessons to help strengthen client partnerships - How to build client loyalty that won't be compromised - Ways of using storytelling to make business lessons stick. You will leave with many practical take-aways you can put to work immediately to improve your business and be more successful.