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A REMARKABLE UNDERSTANDING AND APPLICATION OF THE PROTECTIVE STANCE OF THE AGENCY REGULATIONS BY THE ENGLISH COURTS Severine Saintier. Copyright (c) 2001 Sweet and Maxwell Limited and Contributors Legislation: Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993 (SI 1993/3053) Council Directive 86/653 on self employed commercial agents Subject: AGENCY Keywords: Agents; Agreements; Compensation; EC law; Termination Abstract: Background to, and scope of, 1993 Regulations implementing Directive 86/653 and decisions of English and Scottish courts on definition of commercial agents and application of termination rights.*540 Introduction Although civil and common law systems are generally portrayed as verydifferent in theory, they more often than not reach similar results in reality.However, in some areas, strong differences r...

MORE NAILS FOR THE COFFIN OF "TRANSFERRED AGENCY J.E. Adams. Copyright (c) 1999 Sweet & Maxwell Limited and Contributors Subject: INSURANCE. Other related subjects: Agency Keywords: Agency; Insurance brokers; Intermediaries Abstract: Potential problems arising from lack of legislation or ABI Statements of Practice relating to liability of brokers and other intermediaries who conclude insurance agreements on behalf of insurance company. *215 The problems of ""the transferred agency", whereby the insured agentbecomes, or is treated as becoming, the proposer's agent in relation to thecompletion of the proposal are well known and well documented. [FN1] Thecriticisms have not prompted legislative intervention, [FN2] the ABI Statementsof Practice do not address the issue directly and, to date at least, theInsurance Ombudsman accepts the conventional view. The absenc...