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Legislation round-up

19 March 2009
Issue: 7361 / Categories: Legislation
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Legislation news update

In force
31 March2009

Legislation
Immigration and Nationality (Cost Recovery Fees) Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/421)

Summary
Specify a fee for certain matters and set out relevant exceptions. Also set out the consequences for failing to pay a specified fee and remove the entry clearance fee exemption for Tier 5 migrants. Specify fees for limited leave to remain applications for Tier 5 migrants and Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) migrants in respect of nationals of a state which has ratified the Council of Europe Social Charter.

In force
6 April 2009

Legislation
Patents, Trade Marks and Designs (Address for Service) Rules 2009 (SI 2009/546)

Summary
Amend the Design Right (Proceedings before Comptroller) Rules 1989 (SI 1989/1130); the Registered Designs Rules 2006 (SI 2006/1975); the Patents Rules 2007, SI (2007/3291); and the Trade Marks Rules 2008 (SI 2008/1797). Liberalise the requirement in each of those Rules to provide an address for service in the UK during any proceedings before the comptroller or registrar. Allow parties appearing in contested cases before the Patent Office (which operates under the name the Intellectual Property Office, to use an address for the service of documents anywhere in the EEA or the Channel Islands. UK law currently requires parties appearing in such cases to provide a UK address.

In force
N/A

Legislation
Finance Act 2008, Schedule 41 (Appointed Day and Transitional Provisions) Order 2009 (SI 2009/511)

Summary
Appoints 1 April 2010 as the day on which the provisions of the Finance Act 2008, Sch 41 come into force. It also contains transitional provisions. Schedule 41 introduces a single penalty regime for failure to comply with a relevant obligation to notify HMRC of chargeability to tax, liability to register for tax etc., as well as providing for penalties for issuing an unauthorised VAT invoice.

Issue: 7361 / Categories: Legislation
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NEWS
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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