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Legislation round-up

22 January 2009
Categories: Legislation , Local government , Public
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20 Jan 2009

General Teaching Council for England (Disciplinary Functions) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/3256)
Amend the General Teaching Council for England (Disciplinary Functions) Regulations 2001(SI 2001/1268), to extend the circumstances where an employer of a registered teacher, or an agent who arranges for work to be carried out by a registered teacher, are required to provide information to the council. The circumstances are extended to include misconduct and conviction of a relevant offence within the meaning of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998.

 

20 Jan 2009

Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rating (Demand Notices) (England) (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/3264)
Amend the Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rating (Demand Notices) (England) Regulations 2003 (SI 2003/2613) that govern the matters to be contained in, and information to be supplied with, council tax and non-domestic rates demand notices. The amendments relate to council tax only. The modifi cations require certain effi ciency information about local authorities to be included in, and supplied with, council tax

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Freeths—Ruth Clare

Freeths—Ruth Clare

National real estate team bolstered by partner hire in Manchester

Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon

Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon

Partner appointed head of family team

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison

mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison

Firm strengthens agriculture and rural affairs team with partner return

NEWS
Conveyancing lawyers have enjoyed a rapid win after campaigning against UK Finance’s decision to charge for access to the Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a recruitment drive for talented early career and more senior barristers and solicitors
Regulators differed in the clarity and consistency of their post-Mazur advice and guidance, according to an interim report by the Legal Services Board (LSB)
The dangers of uncritical artificial intelligence (AI) use in legal practice are no longer hypothetical. In this week's NLJ, Dr Charanjit Singh of Holborn Chambers examines cases where lawyers relied on ‘hallucinated’ citations — entirely fictitious authorities generated by AI tools
The Solicitors Act 1974 may still underpin legal regulation, but its age is increasingly showing. Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Morrison-Hughes of the Association of Costs Lawyers argues that the Act is ‘out of step with modern consumer law’ and actively deters fairness
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