Hampshire police had appealed against the previous finding that the force breached its duty under the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 in failing to provide PC Taylor with thick gloves.

BBC: Hampshire PC to keep almost ?5,000 damages for cut thumb

The new Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations are designed to force those in charge of commercial and public buildings to have them properly surveyed, risk assessed and a proper asbestos management plan drawn up and available.

BBC: Exposure to asbestos can cause a range of lung diseases

The China Banking Regulatory Commission, to its credit, issued regulations at the end of last month to force banks to rein in the shadowy products, but as a practical matter the rules only begin to address systemic problems.

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At a pre-hearing review in March 2009, employment judge David Sneath granted Nicholson permission to make his claim for unfair dismissal under the UK's Employment Equality (Religion and Belief) Regulations which came into force in 2003.

CNN: UK executive claims he was dismissed for being green

In the wake of the Kobe earthquake, new regulations for quake-proofing buildings came into force, and some local governments offer citizens a structural health check on their homes.

BBC: How Japan tackles its quake challenge