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Civil way: 4 June 2010

03 June 2010
Issue: 7420 / Categories: Case law , Civil way , Procedure & practice
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Not so enduring; Hip, hip hooray; MORE ASSETS; THE “NO ORDER” ORDER; THE SLOW READ

Not so enduring

The form of notice of intention to apply for registration of an enduring power of attorney—the EP1PG—has been revised by the catchily entitled Lasting Powers of Attorney, Enduring Powers of Attorney and Public Guardian (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (SI 2010/1063) which came into force on 1 May 2010. But the old form will be tolerated until 1 November 2010.

Hip, hip hooray

It looks like Eric Pickles was the first minister in the new government to put his handle on a statutory instrument. He did it with the Home Information Pack (Suspension) Order 2010 (SI 2010/1455) which suspended the duties imposed by ss 155-159 of the Housing Act 2004. This unusual concept of suspension is a handy one especially when the legislators discover they have made a hash of things and the power derives in this instance from s 162 of the 2004 Act. Mr Pickles has evidently satisfied himself that a suspension with a view

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Red Lion Chambers—Maurice MacSweeney

Red Lion Chambers—Maurice MacSweeney

Set creates new client and business development role amid growth

Kingsley Napley—Tim Lowles

Kingsley Napley—Tim Lowles

Sports disputes practice launchedwith partner appointment

mfg Solicitors—Tom Evans

mfg Solicitors—Tom Evans

Tax and succession planning offering expands with returning partner

NEWS
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Comparators remain the fault line of discrimination law. In this week's NLJ, Anjali Malik, partner at Bellevue Law, and Mukhtiar Singh, barrister at Doughty Street Chambers, review a bumper year of appellate guidance clarifying how tribunals should approach ‘actual’ and ‘evidential’ comparators. A new six-stage framework stresses a simple starting point: identify the treatment first
In cross-border divorces, domicile can decide everything. In NLJ this week, Jennifer Headon, legal director and head of international family, Isobel Inkley, solicitor, and Fiona Collins, trainee solicitor, all at Birketts LLP, unpack a Court of Appeal ruling that re-centres nuance in jurisdiction disputes. The court held that once a domicile of choice is established, the burden lies on the party asserting its loss
Can a chief constable be held responsible for disobedient officers? Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth, professor of public law at De Montfort University, examines a Court of Appeal ruling that answers firmly: yes
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