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Legislation round-up

17 April 2009
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Legislation news update

In force
1 Oct 2008

Legislation
Trade Marks (International Registration) Order 2008 (SI 2008/2206)

Summary
Replaces the Trade Marks (International Registration) Order 1996 (SI 1996/714). The order is made under powers conferred by the Trade Mark Act 1994, s 54 and gives effect in the UK to the provisions of the Madrid Protocol, which is the system by which trade marks can be registered internationally and subsequently protected in the holder’s choice of designated states or territories.

In force
1 Oct 2008

Legislation
Trade Marks (Fees) Revocation Rules 2008 (SI 2008/2207)

Summary
Revoke the Trade Marks (Fees) Rules 2000 (SI 2000/137) as they relate to fees payable in respect of matters arising under the Trade Marks (International Registration) Order 1996 (SI 1996/714). Fees for international registrations are now dealt with in the Trademarks (International Registration) Order 2008 (SI 2008/2206).

In force
1 Oct 2008

Legislation
Town and Country Planning (Trees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/2260)

Summary
Make amendments to the Town and Country Planning (Trees) Regulations 1999 (SI 1999/1892). Provide for use of a standard application form for

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Hugh James—Phil Edwards

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NEWS
Chronic delays, duplication of work, cancelled hearings and inefficiencies in the family law courts are letting children and victims of domestic abuse down, a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) inquiry has found
Ceri Morgan, knowledge counsel at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, analyses the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd, which reshapes the law of fiduciary relationships and common law bribery
The boundaries of media access in family law are scrutinised by Nicholas Dobson in NLJ this week
Reflecting on personal experience, Professor Graham Zellick KC, Senior Master of the Bench and former Reader of the Middle Temple, questions the unchecked power of parliamentary privilege
Geoff Dover, managing director at Heirloom Fair Legal, sets out a blueprint for ethical litigation funding in the wake of high-profile law firm collapses
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