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09 April 2009
Categories: Legislation
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Legislation round-up

Legislation news update

In force
Partly on 30 September 2008; Fully on 1 October 2008

Legislation
Value Added Tax (Finance) (No 2) Order 2008 (SI 2008/2547)

Summary
Revokes the Value Added Tax (Finance) Order 2008 (SI 2008/1892) (the Finance Order), which varies Group 5 of the Value Added Tax Act 1994, Sch 9 to modify and clarify the scope of the Group in its application to the management of special investment funds. The Finance Order was to have come into force on 1 October 2008. The remainder of this Order came into force on 1 October 2008 and varies Group 5 of Sch 9 to the Act to modify and clarify the scope of the Group in its application to the management of special investment funds. The Principal VAT Directive requires member states to exempt from VAT the management of special investment funds as defined by the member state in question.

In force
27 October 2008

Legislation
Child Support Information Regulations 2008 (2008/2551)

Summary
Provide for the furnishing of information or evidence required by the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Weightmans—Jason Slatcher

Weightmans—Jason Slatcher

Weightmans appoint new Chief Technology Officer

Mishcon de Reya—trainees

Mishcon de Reya—trainees

Mishcon de Reya announces trainee retention rate of 86%

Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton

Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton

Sackers welcomes two new Graduate Solicitor Apprentices

NEWS
LexisNexis is delighted to announce the launch of the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2027, celebrating outstanding achievement, innovation and impact across the legal profession
The Legal Services Board (LSB) is to take further enforcement action against the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), setting additional performance targets and ‘intensifying’ its oversight, it has said
Regulators missed several opportunities to intervene in PM Law Group before it collapsed, an independent review by City firm Jenner & Block has found
An employer’s vicarious liability for the alleged torts of an employee cannot be transferred by TUPE, the Court of Appeal has confirmed
Tiered fees of up to £1,500 for Legal Ombudsman (LeO) cases could leave firms with little option but to pay out, lawyers have warned
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