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Legislation round-up

15 April 2009
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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

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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