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Legislation round-up

16 October 2008
Issue: 7341 / Categories: Legislation
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Legislation news update

In force
28 Oct 2008

Legislation
European Single Currency (Taxes) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/2647)

Summary
Amend the European Single Currency (Taxes) Regulations 1998 (SI 2008/2647), reg 6(1)(b) to make terminology consistent between primary legislation relating to taxation of life assurance companies.

In force
3 Nov 2008

Legislation

Sustainable Communities Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/2694)

Summary

Make provision regarding the constitution of panels. Sufficient representatives must be involved in a panel so that local persons are adequately represented by the panel, but there is no breach of this requirement if a local authority takes reasonable steps to involve a group of local persons and no representatives of the group become so involved.

In force
1 Jan 2009

Legislation
Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (Commencement No 4 and Transitional Provision) Order 2008 (SI 2008/2664)

Summary
Brings into force on 1 January 2009 the Special Educational Needs (Information) Act 1998, s 1. That section inserts sections 332C—332E into Pt 4 of the Education Act 1996. Those provisions impose a duty on the secretary of state to exercise relevant powers with a view to securing the provision of information about children in England with special educational needs (SEN) which would, in his opinion, be likely to assist him or others in improving the well-being of such children; and to publish, or arrange to be published, certain information about children with SEN to assist him, or others, to improve their well-being. The secretary of state has discretion as to the manner of publication, except that the information must be published on an anonymised basis.

Issue: 7341 / Categories: Legislation
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hogan Lovells—Lisa Quelch

Hogan Lovells—Lisa Quelch

Partner hire strengthens global infrastructure and energy financing practice

Sherrards—Jan Kunstyr

Sherrards—Jan Kunstyr

Legal director bolsters international expertise in dispute resolution team

Muckle LLP—Stacey Brown

Muckle LLP—Stacey Brown

Corporate governance and company law specialist joins the team

NEWS

NOTICE UNDER THE TRUSTEE ACT 1925

HERBERT SMITH STAFF PENSION SCHEME (THE “SCHEME”)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND BENEFICIARIES UNDER SECTION 27 OF THE TRUSTEE ACT 1925
Law firm HFW is offering clients lawyers on call for dawn raids, sanctions issues and other regulatory emergencies
From gender-critical speech to notice periods and incapability dismissals, employment law continues to turn on fine distinctions. In his latest employment law brief for NLJ, Ian Smith of Norwich Law School reviews a cluster of recent decisions, led by Bailey v Stonewall, where the Court of Appeal clarified the limits of third-party liability under the Equality Act
Non-molestation orders are meant to be the frontline defence against domestic abuse, yet their enforcement often falls short. Writing in NLJ this week, Jeni Kavanagh, Jessica Mortimer and Oliver Kavanagh analyse why the criminalisation of breach has failed to deliver consistent protection
Assisted dying remains one of the most fraught fault lines in English law, where compassion and criminal liability sit uncomfortably close. Writing in NLJ this week, Julie Gowland and Barny Croft of Birketts examine how acts motivated by care—booking travel, completing paperwork, or offering emotional support—can still fall within the wide reach of the Suicide Act 1961
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