It is typical for legal textbooks on the law of equity to acknowledge the diverse ways in which the word 'equity' is used and then to focus on the legal sense of the word to the exclusion of all others. (hartpub.co.uk)
Consumer Focus says individuals quite rightly assume that once a judgment is awarded by the court, full and prompt payment should follow – but this is frequently not the case. "Those who don't receive payment find themselves initiating enforcement proceedings, which cost money, but, more worryingly, often fail to recover compensation," it says, warning of the "high and growing number" of enforcement cases. (The Guardian)
The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) has issued revised international auditing standards designed to sharpen auditors’ focus on disclosures and to drive consistency in the application of the standards. (journalofaccountancy.com)
"Although industrial facilities may be sited in what is initially a rural area, the facility itself may become the focus of later development ( therefore, setting aside a buffer area is one way for a hazardous industrial facility to protect itself against the problems of future urbanization.")
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