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15 April 2009
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Legislation round-up

Legislation news update

In force
1 Oct 2008

Legislation
(Gas (Applications for Licences and Extensions and Restrictions of Licences) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/2375)

Summary
SI 2007/1971 revoked. An application must be made in writing, addressed to the authority and delivered or sent by prepaid post to the authority at its principal office or sent by electronic mail to an address specified by the authority; and signed and dated by or on behalf of the applicant, stating, where signed on behalf of the applicant, the capacity of the signatory.

In force
1 Oct 2008

Legislation
Removal and Disposal of Vehicles
(Traffic Officers) (England)
Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/2367)

Summary
Permit uniformed traffi c offi cers to remove, or require the removal of,
vehicles that have become stationary in certain circumstances, from
motorways (other than certain lengths of the M4 and M48) and trunk
roads in England (the strategic road network) and from roads in the
vicinity of, or land adjacent to, the strategic road network.

In force
6 Oct 2008

Legislation
Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No 4) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/2424)

Summary

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors announces four promotions

NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
The Environment Agency can prosecute offences beyond environmental legislation where proceedings support its statutory functions, the Divisional Court has confirmed
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
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