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30 April 2009
Categories: Legislation
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Legislation round-up

Legislation news update

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Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions) Bill

Summary
A Bill to provide that certain asbestos-related conditions are actionable personal injuries; and for connected purposes.

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Broadcasting (Public Service Content) Bill

Summary
A Bill to define public service content for the purposes of public service broadcasting.

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Employers’ Liability Insurance Bureau Bill

Summary
A Bill to make provision for the creation of an employers’ liability insurance bureau comprising an electronic database and a fund of last resort; to make provision about employers’ liability insurance; and for connected purposes.

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Human Rights Act 1998 (Meaning of Public Authority) Bill

Summary
A Bill to clarify the meaning of “public authority” in s 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998.

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Sovereignty of Parliament (European Communities) Bill

Summary
A Bill to provide that Community treaties, Community instruments
and Community obligations shall only be binding in legal proceedings
in the UK insofar as they do not conflict with a subsequent, expressly
inconsistent enactment of the Parliament of the UK.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Katten Muchin Rosenman—Charlotte Hill

Katten Muchin Rosenman—Charlotte Hill

Katten strengthens financial markets and funds group in London

Hugh James—Keith Cundall & Lee Hart

Hugh James—Keith Cundall & Lee Hart

Hugh James expands national Serious Injury team with two new Partners

HFW—Rémi Ducloyer

HFW—Rémi Ducloyer

HFW continues Paris office growth with public law Partner hire

NEWS
The Court of Appeal's decision in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP has lifted months of uncertainty for Chartered Legal Executives while prompting a rethink of regulation and supervision
The assisted dying debate returns to Westminster as Lauren Edwards MP reintroduces legislation that stalled in the House of Lords last session despite clearing the Commons
A little-noticed provision of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 has fundamentally expanded corporate criminal liability
Artificial intelligence is transforming legal practice, but careless reliance on it is creating growing professional risks
The law offers cohabiting couples surprisingly greater protection after one partner dies than when they separate during life
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