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02 March 2009
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Legislation round-up

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In force Legislation Summary
23 Feb 2009 Stamp Duty and Stamp Duty Reserve Tax (Investment Exchanges and Clearing Houses) Regulations (No 2) 2009 (SI 2009/194)
Exempt from stamp duty and stamp duty reserve tax certain transfers of, or agreements to transfer traded securities made in the course of trading in those securities on the SmartPool Multilateral Trading Facility. The transfers and agreements exempted are those involving European Central Counterparty Limited (EuroCCP) , through whom transactions on the facility are cleared, or clearing participants in EuroCCP. Ensure that multiple charges to stamp duty or stamp duty reserve tax will not arise when shares are transferred between non clearing and clearing members of EuroCCP or when passing through EuroCCP itself.
2 Mar 2009 Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling—Earnings Percentage Increase) Order 2009 (SI 2009/200)
Specifies the percentage by which it appears to the secretary of state that the general level of earnings in Great Britain has increased during the period from 1 August 2007 to 31 July 2008 for the purposes of the Pensions Act 2004, s 178(3)(a)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

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NEWS
Talk of a reserved ‘Welsh seat’ on the Supreme Court is misplaced. In NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC explains that the Constitutional Reform Act treats ‘England and Wales’ as one jurisdiction, with no statutory Welsh slot
The government’s plan to curb jury trials has sparked ‘jury furore’. Writing in NLJ this week, David Locke, partner at Hill Dickinson, says the rationale is ‘grossly inadequate’
A year after the $1.5bn Bybit heist, crypto fraud is booming—but so is recovery. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Holloway, founder and CEO of M2 Recovery, warns that scams hit at least $14bn in 2025, fuelled by ‘pig butchering’ cons and AI deepfakes
After Woodcock confirmed no general duty to warn, debate turns to the criminal law. Writing in NLJ this week, Charles Davey of The Barrister Group urges revival of misprision or a modern equivalent
Family courts are tightening control of expert evidence. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Chris Pamplin says there is ‘no automatic right’ to call experts; attendance must be ‘necessary in the interests of justice’ under FPR Pt 25
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