header-logo header-logo

Legislation round-up

17 April 2009
Categories: Legislation
printer mail-detail

Legislation news update

In force
20 Aug 08

Legislation
Child Support Commissioners (Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/1955)

Summary
Definition of a panel member amended to include a solicitor or barrister.

In force
29 Aug 08

Legislation
Local Government (Structural Changes) (Transitional Arrangements) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/2113)

Summary
Make provision for the transition to a single tier of local government in relation to areas in England for which an order has been made under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007, s 7. There is a single tier of local government where there is a sole principal authority for the area (a single tier council).

In force

1 Sept 08

Legislation
Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/2093)

Summary
Update rules for granting planning permission or subsequent consent without consideration of environmental information.

In force
3 Sept 08

Legislation
Export and Import of Dangerous Chemicals Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/2108)

Summary
Amend and revoke listed regulations in order to provide customs with more power, and to protect detainees. An exporter or importer shall not provide

If you are not a subscriber, subscribe now to read this content
If you are already a subscriber sign in
...or Register for two weeks' free access to subscriber content

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Muckle LLP—Ella Johnson

Muckle LLP—Ella Johnson

Real estate dispute resolution team welcomes newly qualified solicitor

Morr & Co—Dennis Phillips

Morr & Co—Dennis Phillips

International private client team appoints expert in Spanish law

NLJ Career Profile: Stefan Borson, McCarthy Denning

NLJ Career Profile: Stefan Borson, McCarthy Denning

Stefan Borson, football finance expert head of sport at McCarthy Denning, discusses returning to the law digging into the stories behind the scenes

NEWS
Michael Zander KC, emeritus professor at LSE, revisits his long-forgotten Crown Court Study (1993), which surveyed 22,000 participants across 3,000 cases, in the first of a two-part series for NLJ
Getty Images v Stability AI Ltd [2025] EWHC 2863 (Ch) was a landmark test of how UK law applies to AI training—but does it leave key questions unanswered, asks Emma Kennaugh-Gallagher of Mewburn Ellis in NLJ this week
Cryptocurrency is reshaping financial remedy cases, warns Robert Webster of Maguire Family Law in NLJ this week. Digital assets—concealable, volatile and hard to trace—are fuelling suspicions of hidden wealth, yet Form E still lacks a section for crypto-disclosure
NLJ columnist Stephen Gold surveys a flurry of procedural reforms in his latest 'Civil way' column
Paper cyber-incident plans are useless once ransomware strikes, argues Jack Morris of Epiq in NLJ this week
back-to-top-scroll