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29 January 2009
Issue: 7354 / Categories: Legal News , Public , Human rights , Personal injury , Employment
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Legislation round-up

This update is provided by Current Awareness and News

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In force Legislation Summary
N/A Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions) Bill
A Bill to provide that certain asbestos-related conditions are actionable personal injuries; and for connected purposes.
N/A Broadcasting (Public Service
Content) Bill
A Bill to define public service content for the purposes of public service broadcasting.
N/A Employers’ Liability Insurance
Bureau Bill
A Bill to make provision for the creation of an employers’ liability insurance bureau comprising an electronic database and a fund of last resort; to make provision about employers’ liability insurance; and for connected purposes.
N/A Human Rights Act 1998 (Meaning of Public Authority) Bill
A Bill to clarify the meaning of “public authority” in s 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998.
N/A Sovereignty of Parliament (European Communities) Bill
A Bill to provide that Community treaties, Community instruments and Community obligations shall only be binding in legal proceedings in the UK insofar as they do not conflict with a subsequent, expressly inconsistent enactment of the Parliament of the UK.
N/A European Union (Audit of Benefits and Costs of UK Membership) Bill
A Bill to establish a Commission to carry out regular audits of the economic costs and benefits of the UK’s membership of the European Union; and for connected purposes.
N/A Equal Pay and Flexible Working Bill
A Bill to amend the Equal Pay Act 1970; and to make provision about flexible working

MOVERS & SHAKERS

HFW—Nelson Wang

HFW—Nelson Wang

HFW strengthens global insurance practice and Greater China offering with London Partner hire

Burges Salmon—David McEwing

Burges Salmon—David McEwing

Burges Salmon boosts Energy and Utilities practice with appointment of David McEwing

Browne Jacobson—Alexander Studholme

Browne Jacobson—Alexander Studholme

Browne Jacobson adds international construction arbitration partner in London push

NEWS
Law firm trainees are choosing US firms over their UK comparators, according to Chambers’ annual report on UK trainee satisfaction
A former senior judge has warned peers against scrapping juries for fraud and financial crimes, ahead of the Courts and Tribunals Bill’s second reading in the House of Lords this week
Civil practitioners face changes spanning debt recovery, workplace harassment and possession claims, alongside guidance on insolvency challenges and children proceedings

Finding matrimonial wealth is as challenging as dividing it, as family disputes draw practitioners into asset tracing, offshore structures and insolvency

Agreement between opponents offers no guarantee that a court will approve a retrospective increase to a costs budget
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