All Legal updates articles – Page 28
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Child abduction changes
Proposed amendments to child abduction legislation will have a far-reaching impact on family law.
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Rights to information in the police station
Recent changes to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 will be welcomed by solicitors giving advice to clients before interview.
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Civil procedure: conduct and costs
The significance of alternative dispute resolution and offers to settle under Civil Procedure Rule 44.2.
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‘Fake sheikh’ Panorama injunction bid
Mazher Mahmood’s failed bid to stop the broadcast of a Panorama show revealing his current appearance brings into focus competing articles of the European Convention on Human Rights.
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Phasing in new legislation
Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act is the major piece of criminal legislation this year. Here is what the changes mean for solicitors.
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Service by the courts
A recent case provides clarification and guidance on the issue of service by the courts in contravention of the claimant’s instructions.
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Nil-rate band legacies
Wills made before 2007 by testators who by the date of death had acquired transferred nil-rate band have presented problems.
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PI: calculating disadvantage
Assessment of loss for the future earning capacity of those suffering residual disability through injury has always been unsatisfactory.
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Adoption and access to family history
The law around adoptees’ attempts to find out about their real parents.
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The costs of rectification
This case continues to generate interesting discussion in the Supreme Court – this time on the issue of costs.
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Financial remedy applications
A summary of the significant procedural developments affecting applications in the family court.
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Foreign arbitral awards
‘Certification’ of arbitration agreements under the Arbitration Act 1996.
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Legal Update: disclosure, formats and context
Disclosure of information about children, pursuant to a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FoI), is always a difficult issue and the natural reaction of public authorities is to err on the side of caution.
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Commercial property: competition and use
What is the impact on lawyers of recent cases following changes to the 1998 Competition Act?
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Dispute resolution: use of tiered clauses
A recent decision provides support for the validity of so-called escalation clauses.