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Set, from 6 April 2012, various monetary elements and thresholds of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and the Working Tax Credit (WTC)...

Amends the Pensions Act 2008 (Abolition of Protected Rights) (Consequential Amendments) (No 2) Order 2011 (SI 2011/1730) in relation to amendments to provisions...

Fulfils the statutory duty on the Secretary of State to review the rates of social security benefits and provides for the up-rating of certain benefits.

Increases the amounts of compensation paid to sufferers, or their dependants, under the 2008 scheme by 5.2% from 1 April 2012.

Makes provision for lump sum compensation payments to people suffering from certain dust related diseases, or their dependants...

Inserts a reference to the First-tier Tribunal in Great Britain into the Tax Credits Act 2002, s 63(5), (8).

Brings into force on 15 January 2012 various provisions of the Localism Act 2011 (so far as not already in force) in relation to England and Wales.

Amendments are made to allow for the centralisation of the issue of money claims and further administrative functions up to, but not including, the hearing stage...

In relation to each financial year the Greater London Authority is required to make the calculations set out in the Greater London Authority Act 1999, s 85...

Brings into force section 1 of the Postal Services Act 2011 on 20 December 2011.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bellevue Law—Lianne Craig

Bellevue Law—Lianne Craig

Workplace law firm expands commercial disputes team with senior consultant hire

EIP—Rob Barker

EIP—Rob Barker

IP firm promotes patent attorney to partner

Muckle LLP—Ryan Butler

Muckle LLP—Ryan Butler

Banking and restructuring team bolstered by insolvency specialist

NEWS
The Supreme Court has delivered a decisive ruling on termination under the JCT Design & Build form. Writing in NLJ this week, Andrew Singer KC and Jonathan Ward, of Kings Chambers, analyse Providence Building Services v Hexagon Housing Association [2026] UKSC 1, which restores the first-instance decision and curbs contractors’ termination rights for repeated late payment
Secondments, disciplinary procedures and appeal chaos all feature in a quartet of recent rulings. Writing in NLJ this week, Ian Smith, barrister and emeritus professor of employment law at UEA, examines how established principles are being tested in modern disputes
The AI revolution is no longer a distant murmur—it’s at the client’s desk. Writing in NLJ this week, Peter Ambrose, CEO of The Partnership and Legalito, warns that the ‘AI chickens’ have ‘come home to roost’, transforming not just legal practice but the lawyer–client relationship itself
A High Court ruling involving the Longleat estate has exposed the fault line between modern family building and historic trust drafting. Writing in NLJ this week, Charlotte Coyle, director and family law expert at Freeths, examines Cator v Thynn [2026] EWHC 209 (Ch), where trustees sought approval to modernise trusts that retain pre-1970 definitions of ‘child’, ‘grandchild’ and ‘issue’
Fresh proposals to criminalise ‘nudification’ apps, prioritise cyberflashing and non-consensual intimate images, and even ban under-16s from social media have reignited debate over whether the Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA 2023) is fit for purpose. Writing in NLJ this week, Alexander Brown, head of technology, media and telecommunications, and Alexandra Webster, managing associate, Simmons & Simmons, caution against reactive law-making that could undermine the Act’s ‘risk-based and outcomes-focused’ design
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