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Law in 101 words: 16 July 2021

16 July 2021 / Roderick Ramage
Issue: 7941 / Categories: Features
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Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary, by Roderick Ramage

Apostille

An apostille is a certificate by a government office to official documents to validate signatures and seals, so that they will be accepted when presented to persons or authorities in other countries. The authentication of only the seals and signatures and not the contents of the document to which it is attached. The legal framework is the Apostille Convention drafted by the Hague conference on Private International Law. The UK signed it in 1965 and issues apostille certificates from the Apostille Service of the Government’s Legalisation Office in Coventry. Private documents for use in other countries may need to be notarised.

Birth registration

The claimant, who had been born female, transitioned to live as male and started medical treatment, including testosterone therapy and a double mastectomy. In 2017 he obtained a transgender recognition certificate confirming his gender as male. In 2018 he gave birth to a son and was informed that he would be registered as the child’s mother, which,

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Birketts—trainee cohort

Birketts—trainee cohort

Firm welcomes new cohort of 29 trainee solicitors for 2025

Keoghs—four appointments

Keoghs—four appointments

Four partner hires expand legal expertise in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Brabners—Ben Lamb

Real estate team in Yorkshire welcomes new partner

NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
The Court of Protection has ruled in Macpherson v Sunderland City Council that capacity must be presumed unless clearly rebutted. In this week's NLJ, Sam Karim KC and Sophie Hurst of Kings Chambers dissect the judgment and set out practical guidance for advisers faced with issues relating to retrospective capacity and/or assessments without an examination
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
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