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Striking out a statement of case (subscription)
Family analysis: What happens when an ex-wife brings a housing and lifetime maintenance claim against her now multi-millionaire former husband more than 20 years after they divorced? Emily Marshall, solicitor, and John Nicholson, partner, at Irwin Mitchell shed light on the case.
From UK Legal News Analysis - May 16, 2013
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Legislative Reform (Regulation of Providers of Social Work Services) (England and Wales) Order 2013 (subscription)
SI 2013/Draft: The Children and Young Persons Act 2008 is amended so the separate regulation and inspection of providers of social work services in England is removed and instead arrangements between social work services providers and local authorities will be included as part of a local authority inspection by Her Majesty’s Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills (HMCI).
From UK SI Summaries - May 16, 2013
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Income Tax (Monitoring Schemes Relating to Vulnerable Persons) Order 2013 (subscription)
SI 2013/1133: From 10 June 2013, the fee for the updating service of the Disclosure and Barring Service in England and Wales will be exempted from income tax, when it is paid or reimbursed by an employer. The fee for criminal record certificates and enhanced criminal record certificates will also be exempted where an application is made at the same time as an application to the up-dating service and the fee is paid or reimbursed by an employer.
From UK SI Summaries - May 16, 2013
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Energy Supply Company Administration (Scotland) Rules 2013 (subscription)
SI 2013/1047: Special administration regime procedure for the conduct of energy supply company administration proceedings in Scotland in effect from 7 June 2013. The new procedure will reduce the risk of financial failure spreading across the energy market, maintain market stability and protect consumers. A consultation took place in late 2012 on the rules.
From UK SI Summaries - May 16, 2013
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Seed Marketing (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (subscription)
SI 2013/889: Five EU Directives are specified, under which the Welsh Ministers may license exemptions for temporary experiments on the marketing of beet seed, cereal seed, fodder plant seed, vegetable seed, and seed of oil and fibre plants. The Order has effect from 10 May 2013.
From UK SI Summaries - May 16, 2013
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Home Energy Assistance Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2013 (subscription)
SSI 2013/148: The Energy Assistance Scheme, which provides eligible poor and vulnerable households with grants to improve the thermal insulation and the energy efficiency of their homes, will be implemented as of 1 July 2013.
From UK SI Summaries - May 16, 2013
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Education (Amendment of the Curriculum Requirements for Second Key Stage) (England) Order 2013 (subscription)
SI 2013/Draft: Foreign languages are added as a foundation subject to the National Curriculum for England for the second key stage. The draft Order is expected to take effect from 1 September 2014.
From UK SI Summaries - May 16, 2013
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Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Transitional, Savings and Supplementary Provisions) Order 2013 (subscription)
SSI 2013/150: Transitional and savings provisions are made in connection with the coming into force of the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011, including the constitution of hearings, supervision requirements, and the appointment of people to safeguard the interests of a child or their legal representatives.
From UK SI Summaries - May 15, 2013
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Mobile Homes Act 1983 (Amendment of Schedule 1) (Scotland) Order 2013 (subscription)
SSI 2013/Draft: An occupier of a mobile home site does not need to seek approval of the site owner to sell their mobile home and assign the agreement from 1 September 2013. New and implied terms on pitch fees, termination and the transfer of mobile homes will apply to all current written mobile home agreements on 1 September 2013 and all subsequent agreements.
From UK SI Summaries - May 15, 2013
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Vesting orders—discretion and disclaimers (subscription)
Restructuring & Insolvency analysis: How should the courts exercise their discretion to make a vesting order? David Nicholls, barrister at 11 Stone Buildings, considers the court’s discretion in light of a recent case before the Chancery Division.
From UK Legal News Analysis - May 15, 2013
