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05 May 2009
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Legislation round-up

Legislation news update

In force
6 Apr 2009

Legislation
Employment Code of Practice (Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures) Order 2009 (SI 2009/771)

Summary
Appointed 6 April 2009 as the day upon which the Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures issued by the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) came into effect. Provides that the ACAS code does not apply in circumstances where the statutory disciplinary and grievance procedures apply. The repeal of the statutory disciplinary and grievance procedures is subject to the transitional arrangements in the Employment Act 2008 (Commencement No 1 Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2008 (SI 2008/3232). A copy can be obtained from the Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform, Employment Relations Directorate, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET or at www.berr.gov.uk.

In force
Apr 2009

Legislation
Second-stage Increase in Merger Fees Postponed (Enterprise Act 2002)

Summary
BERR has postponed the second stage increase in merger fees, which was due this month. The Enterprise Act 2002 (EnA 2002) provides for fees to be payable to recover the costs of the regulatory consideration of mergers.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors announces four promotions

NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
An indemnity costs battle with a £20m gap could reopen an important question: what weight should an approved budget carry?
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
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