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26 October 2012 / Roderick Ramage
Issue: 7535 / Categories: Blogs
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Law in 101 words

Snippets from Roderick Ramage of The Reduced law Dictionary

Autoenrolment

By 2018, but starting on 1 October 2012 for the largest employers, every employer will have to enrol all its jobholders with qualifying earnings (£8,105 pa), aged 22 and over and under the state pension age, as active members of an automatic enrolment scheme, unless they are active members of a qualifying scheme. If the scheme is money purchase, the minimum contributions will be 8% of pay between the LEL and the UEL of which the employer pays at least 3% and the employee the balance. A DB scheme, which is contacted-out or accrues at 120th of final pay, also qualifies.

Fouling by dogs

Local authorities may pursuant to s55 of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environmental Act 2005 make dog control orders under which an offence is committed if it relates to various matters including the fouling of land by dogs and the removal of dog faeces. Land is any land which is open to the air and to which the public are entitled or permitted to have access (with or without payment),

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

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Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
The legal profession is undergoing a fundamental shift from selling services to creating technology-enabled products, according to Professor Luke Mason, Head of School of Law at Regent's University London
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