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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

Weightmans—Jason Slatcher

Weightmans—Jason Slatcher

Weightmans appoint new Chief Technology Officer

Mishcon de Reya—trainees

Mishcon de Reya—trainees

Mishcon de Reya announces trainee retention rate of 86%

Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton

Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton

Sackers welcomes two new Graduate Solicitor Apprentices

NEWS
LexisNexis is delighted to announce the launch of the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2027, celebrating outstanding achievement, innovation and impact across the legal profession
The Legal Services Board (LSB) is to take further enforcement action against the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), setting additional performance targets and ‘intensifying’ its oversight, it has said
Regulators missed several opportunities to intervene in PM Law Group before it collapsed, an independent review by City firm Jenner & Block has found
An employer’s vicarious liability for the alleged torts of an employee cannot be transferred by TUPE, the Court of Appeal has confirmed
Tiered fees of up to £1,500 for Legal Ombudsman (LeO) cases could leave firms with little option but to pay out, lawyers have warned
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