Legal updates – Page 28
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FeatureNil-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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FeatureService 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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FeaturePI: 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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FeatureConsumer credit activities regulation: SRA plans
Changes to regulation of consumer credit work pose a dilemma for the SRA. Here are its proposals.
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FeatureAdoption and access to family history
The law around adoptees’ attempts to find out about their real parents.
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FeatureThe 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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FeatureFinancial remedy applications
A summary of the significant procedural developments affecting applications in the family court.
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FeatureForeign arbitral awards
‘Certification’ of arbitration agreements under the Arbitration Act 1996.
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FeatureCitizenship education versus ‘British values’
Demands on schools to promote British values could damage the ability of young people to understand a multi-cultural democracy.
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AnalysisLegal 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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FeatureMonkey ‘selfie’ row
How would a UK court respond to a dispute between a photographer and Wikipedia over who owns copyright to an image of a monkey?
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FeatureRemove juries from fraud trials? Bad idea
Proposals to hold all complex trials before specialist judges miss the point.
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FeatureDispute resolution: use of tiered clauses
A recent decision provides support for the validity of so-called escalation clauses.
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FeatureCommercial property: competition and use
What is the impact on lawyers of recent cases following changes to the 1998 Competition Act?
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FeatureMitchell: may we relieve ourselves now?
The Court of Appeal’s updated guidance on non-compliance seeks to restore sanity. But only time will tell if it does.
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