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Summary of Pensions News for the Week Ending 20 August 2010 (subscription)
A round-up of the latest developments in the pensions world in the week ending 20 August 2010
From Specialist News Analysis - August 23, 2010
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FRRP findings in 2009/10 (subscription)
Glynis Morris discusses the newly published FRRP annual report.
From Specialist News Analysis - August 23, 2010
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No Place for Human Rights Act on Battlefield Says Supreme Court. (subscription)
In R (Smith) v Secretary of State for Defence the Supreme Court has ruled by a 6-3 majority that the Human Rights Act 1998 does not apply on the battlefield and soldiers are not automatically entitled to inquests arising from deaths in foreign conflicts. Adam Wagner, barrister at 1 Crown Office Row chambers and founding editor of the UK Human Rights Blog (www.ukhumanrightsblog.com), speaks to Anne-Marie Forker about the case
From UK Legal News Analysis - August 23, 2010
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Legal Services Act 2007 (Commencement No 8, Transitory and Transitional Provisions) Order 2010 (subscription)
SI 2010/2089: Office for Legal Complaints to be fully operational by 6 October 2010
From UK SI Summaries - August 21, 2010
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Legal Services Act 2007 (Legal Complaints) (Parties) Order 2010 (subscription)
SI 2010/2091: Enterprises, charities, clubs, trustees and beneficiaries of estates may be complainants under the OLC Ombudsman Scheme
From UK SI Summaries - August 21, 2010
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Legal Aid Cuts Limit Access to Legal Services (subscription)
The revised LSC tendering process has resulted in a steep reduction in the number of firms offering legal aid. Kate Beaumont talks to Anne Davies, a Senior Solicitor at GHP Legal specialising in care proceedings, divorce and civil partnerships, about the repercussions of this for practitioners and their clients
From UK Legal News Analysis - August 20, 2010
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Will Writing Market—Regulation Needed to Ensure Consumer Protection (subscription)
Due to concerns expressed about will writing, the Legal Services Board has asked its Consumer Panel to investigate whether a different regulatory approach is needed. Diana Bentley speaks to solicitor Helen Clarke, Chairman of the Law Society’s Wills and Equity Committee and fellow Committee member, Richard Roberts, Senior Director of Gedye & Sons, about their views on the current state of the will writing market
From UK Legal News Analysis - August 20, 2010
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Single Payment Benefit System Welcomed (subscription)
The government has announced it intends to reform the plethora of benefits payments by replacing them with a single payment. Selena Masson speaks to welfare law expert Andrew Leakey, managing partner of consumer and social welfare at Stephensons Solicitors, about what changes the reforms will bring
From UK Legal News Analysis - August 20, 2010
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Self-Employed Workers—Equality Remains High on European Agenda (subscription)
New EU legislation will give self-employed workers and their partners better social protection—including the right to maternity leave for the first time. Lucy Trevelyan talks to Paul Gaff, a partner at Thomas Eggar LLP, about how this confirms equality is still high on the European agenda
From UK Legal News Analysis - August 20, 2010
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Rural Development (Enforcement) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (subscription)
SI 2010/2078: Environment Agency’s inspection powers extended
From UK SI Summaries - August 20, 2010
