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23 October 2008
Issue: 7342 / Categories: Legislation
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Legislation round-up

Legislation news update

In force

27 Oct 2008

Legislation
Insurance Companies (Overseas Life Assurance Business) (Compliance) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/2627)

Summary
Amend the Insurance Companies (Overseas Life Assurance Business) (Compliance) (Amendment) Regulations 1995 (SI 1995/3237) to update cross-references to primary legislation. Guidance on the changes will be incorporated in HMRC’s Life Assurance Manual and its OLAB Guidance Notes.

In force
31 Oct 2008

Legislation
Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/2639)

Summary
Amend the Statutory Auditors and Third Country Auditors Regulations 2007 (SI 2007/3494) (SATCAR) to give effect to Commission Dec 2008/627/EC of 29 July 2008, concerning a transitional period for audit activities of certain third country auditors and audit entities. That decision is made under Directive 2006/43/EC on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts. They make provision in respect of “exempt third country auditors”: auditors from a list of third countries set out in the definition of “specified third country” in reg 2(2). If the Professional Oversight Board (POB) has directed that other provisions of SATCAR are not to apply to such auditors, the provisions in these amending regulations apply to them.

In force
3 Nov 2008

Legislation
Bail (Electronic Monitoring of Requirements) (Responsible Officer) Order 2008 (SI 2008/2713)

Summary
Specifies the persons responsible for the electronic monitoring of a person’s compliance with a requirement imposed as a condition of bail. Electronic monitoring requirement is imposed in respect of more than one bail condition which relates to different police areas.

Issue: 7342 / Categories: Legislation
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Thomson Hayton Winkley—Jordan Wallace

Thomson Hayton Winkley—Jordan Wallace

Thomson Hayton Winkley strengthens family law team

Ward Hadaway—Barnaby Rosenthall

Ward Hadaway—Barnaby Rosenthall

Construction lawyer returns to Ward Hadaway in Teesside role

Bird & Bird—Shahin Baghaei

Bird & Bird—Shahin Baghaei

Bird Bird hires leading legal transformation expert

NEWS
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has warned solicitors and law firms that using artificial intelligence does not alter their professional obligations, amid concerns over inaccurate legal material and client confidentiality
From forgotten interest claims to case-management appeals, a string of procedural developments offers useful—and occasionally cautionary—lessons for practitioners

Jonathan Fisher KC highlights that it now accounts for around 40% of criminal offences, with roughly 70% involving technology, and argues that the UK cannot simply prosecute its way out of the problem. Detection, investigation and prosecution all require improvement, while different fraud types demand tailored responses.

How forcefully can a litigant criticise a public authority before robust advocacy crosses the line into unreasonable conduct? 
Can a meticulously maintained spreadsheet turn a couple’s informal financial arrangements into legally enforceable obligations? 
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