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Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No 2) Regulations 2013 (subscription)
SI 2013/1142: A disregard is provided for the fee and the renewal fee for the up-date services of the Disclosure and Barring Service in England and Wales where those fees are paid or reimbursed by an employer. The disregard has effect from 10 June 2013.
From UK SI Summaries - May 20, 2013
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County Court Divisions Order (Northern Ireland) 2013 (subscription)
SR 2013/132: The county court divisions into which Northern Ireland is divided and the petty session districts in division are listed in the Order. The Order comes into force on 19 July 2013.
From UK SI Summaries - May 20, 2013
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Fire and Rescue Services (Appointment of Inspector) (England) Order 2013 (subscription)
SI 2013/1120: A further individual has been appointed as an inspector for Fire and Rescue Services. The appointment takes effect from 16 May 2013.
From UK SI Summaries - May 20, 2013
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Justice of the Peace Courts (Scotland) Amendment Order 2013 (subscription)
SSI 2013/153: A number of justice of peace (JP) courts in Scotland will be closed and their business transferred to another court.
From UK SI Summaries - May 20, 2013
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County Court Divisions (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013 (subscription)
SR 2013/131: The number of county court division into which Northern Ireland is divided is reduced from seven to three as of 10 June 2013.
From UK SI Summaries - May 20, 2013
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Jersey and the rule in Hastings-Bass (subscription)
Private Client analysis: Matthew Slater, a barrister at 3 Stone Buildings, says it seems likely that Jersey will codify the current Jersey law of mistake and the rule in Hastings-Bass. He advises that it may encourage those thinking about setting up trusts to have them governed by Jersey law and those trusts which are currently not governed by Jersey law, potentially changed to Jersey law—something which trustees will find particularly advantageous to have as an option.
From UK Legal News Analysis - May 17, 2013
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Architect’s certificates—from sign-off document to binding contract (subscription)
Construction analysis: The High Court has decided architect’s certificates aren’t merely documents to sign-off building works but binding contracts in their own right and an actionable means of suing for damages. Alistair McGrigor, partner at Nabarro, looks at where this leaves the building industry.
From UK Legal News Analysis - May 17, 2013
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Possession proceedings and art 8 (subscription)
Property analysis: In what circumstances can the European Convention on Human Rights, art 8 right be used as a defence to possession proceedings? David Thomas, a solicitor specialising in housing and public law at Anthony Gold, advises that the Court of Appeal has recently taken one further step in confirming that art 8 applies to possession proceedings.
From UK Legal News Analysis - May 17, 2013
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Summary of Pensions News for the Week Ending 17 May 2013 (subscription)
A round-up of the latest developments in the pensions world in the week ending 17 May 2013
From Specialist News Analysis - May 17, 2013
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Animal Health (Miscellaneous Fees and Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2013 (subscription)
SSI 2013/151: Fees for animal health services delivered by the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories are increased as of 25 June 2013.
From UK SI Summaries - May 17, 2013
