Category: legislation
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
Two key legislative reforms to Personal Injury law due – Cloisters
‘Two key pieces of legislation affecting personal injury and clinical negligence law, the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 and the Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Act 2015, were given royal assent on 12 February 2015 and are expected to come into force in April 2015.’
Cloisters, 19th February 2015
Source: www.cloisters.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
SI 2015/406 – The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2015
SI 2015/404 – The Sham Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland and Northern Ireland) (Administrative) Regulations 2015
SI 2015/401 – The Legal Services Act 2007 (The Law Society) (Modification of Functions) Order 2015
SI 2015/399 – The Pressure Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2015
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Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
SI 2015/329 – The Election Judges Rota Rules 2015
SI 2015/326 – The Criminal Legal Aid (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2015
SI 2015/325 – The Civil and Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2015
SI 2015/316 – The Town and Country Planning (Hearings and Inquiries Procedure) (England) (Amendment and Revocation) Rules 2015
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Three-parent babies: Britain becomes first country to allow technique after House of Lords approves new regulations – The Independent
‘The UK has become the first country in the world to legalise so-called three-parent babies after the House of Lords backed the idea despite objections from church leaders and pro-life groups.’
The Independent, 24th February 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Victims’ law’ proposals from Labour panel – BBC News
‘There needs to be a “cultural shift” in the way victims of crime in England and Wales are treated, a panel of criminal justice experts has said.’
BBC News, 24th February 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
Has the Hunting Act stopped cruelty towards foxes? – The Guardian
‘It’s 10 years since fox hunting was banned in the UK but the battle lines are still drawn, with hunters saying the law has failed and should be repealed, while animal welfare groups hail its success.’
The Guardian, 18th February 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
SI 2015/126 – The Antarctic (Recognised Assistance Dog) Regulations 2015
SI 2015/121 – The Gaming Machine (Circumstances of Use) (Amendment) Regulations 2015
SI 2015/106 – The Non-Domestic Rating (Small Business Rate Relief) (England) (Amendment) Order 2015
SI 2015/103 – The Local Elections (Principal Areas) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Rules 2015
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Lord Justice Lewison and the Return of English – NearlyLegal
‘I recently found myself reading and writing about the Court of Appeal judgement in Edwards v Kurasamy (our report here). Doing so made me think about the recent spate of judgements given by Lewison LJ that have touched on the private rental sector. I am thinking here of Spencer v Taylor (which we analysed here), Charalambous v Ng, and now Edwards v Kumarasamy. (our report). All of these are cases that touch primarily on the Private Rented Sector and all of them feature leading judgements by Lewison LJ. These are not of course the only big PRS cases to come from the CoA recently so I am not suggesting that Lewison LJ is the only CoA judge dealing with the PRS (see McDonald v McDonald for example) but he does seem to be getting a healthy majority right now.’
NearlyLegal, 9th February 2015
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Films (Definition of “British Film”) Order 2015
The Olympic Lottery Distribution Fund (Winding Up) Order 2015
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Freezing of Funds) (Revocation) Regulations 2015
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 (Code of Practice) Order 2015
The Child Poverty Act 2010 (Extension of Publication Deadline) Order 2015
The Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Prescribed Police Stations) Regulations 2015
The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015
The Pension Protection Fund and Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling) Order 2015
The Use of Invalid Carriages on Highways (Amendment) (England and Scotland) Regulations 2015
The Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for use Outdoors (Amendment) Regulations 2015
The Export Control (Various Amendments) Order 2015
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Hydrocarbon Oil (Marking and Designated Markers) (Amendment) Regulations 2015
The Transport Levying Bodies (Amendment) Regulations 2015
The Ministry of Defence Police (Conduct etc.) Regulations 2015
The Feed-in Tariffs (Amendment) Order 2015
The Gender Recognition Register (Marriage and Civil Partnership) Regulations 2015
The Compensation (Claims Management Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2015
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Trading Fund Order 2015
The Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2015
The Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2015
The Transfer of Tribunal Functions (Transport Tribunal) Order 2015
The Capital Allowances Act 2001 (Extension of first-year allowances) (Amendment) Order 2015
The Vaccine Damage Payments (Specified Disease) Order 2015
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Public Lending Right Scheme 1982 (Commencement of Variation) Order 2015
The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) (Amendment) Regulations 2015
The Landlord and Tenant (Notices) (Revocations) (England) Regulations 2015
The Costs in Criminal Cases (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2015
The Money Laundering (Amendment) Regulations 2015
The Criminal Justice (Specified Class B Drugs) Order 2015
The National Health Service (Mandate Requirements) Regulations 2014
The Housing (Tenancy Deposits) (Specified Interest Rate) (Revocation) (England) Order 2015
The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2015
The Keeping and Introduction of Fish (England and River Esk Catchment Area) Regulations 2015
The Local Government Finance Act 1988 (Non-Domestic Rating Multipliers) (England) Order 2015
The Local Government (Transparency) (Descriptions of Information) (England) Order 2015
The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2015
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
“Very much maligned” SARAH bill wins over sceptical peers – Litigation Futures
‘The government’s Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism (SARAH) Bill, described as “very much maligned” by justice minister Lord Faulks, has survived its report stage in the Lords, with only a minor government amendment.’
Litigation Futures, 16th December 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
