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Legislation round-up

26 February 2009
Issue: 7358 / Categories: Legislation , Public , Regulatory , Employment
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Legislation news update

Sets out the level of the compensation cap for the Pension Protection Fund from 1 April 2009 as a result of a review under the Social Security Administration Act 1992, s 148(2) by the secretary of state of the general level of earnings in the 2007/2008 tax year. Average earnings, as measured by the Average Earnings Index and published by the Office of National Statistics, increased by 3.5% in the 2007/2008 tax year. That percentage is applied to the current compensation cap, which provides an uprated cap of £31,936.32. When applying the 90% provision to that uprated cap it will provide, at age 65, a maximum level of compensation of £28,742.69.

Issue: 7358 / Categories: Legislation , Public , Regulatory , Employment
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva

Carey Olsen—Kim Paiva

Group partner joins Guernsey banking and finance practice

Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson

Morgan Lewis—Kat Gibson

London labour and employment team announces partner hire

Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly

Foot Anstey McKees—Chris Milligan & Michael Kelly

Double partner appointment marks Belfast expansion

NEWS
Is a suspect’s state of mind a ‘fact’ capable of triggering adverse inferences? Writing in NLJ this week, Andrew Smith of Corker Binning examines how R v Leslie reshapes the debate
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has not done enough to protect the future sustainability of the legal aid market, MPs have warned
Writing in NLJ this week, NLJ columnist Dominic Regan surveys a landscape marked by leapfrog appeals, costs skirmishes and notable retirements. With an appeal in Mazur due to be heard next month, Regan notes that uncertainties remain over who will intervene, and hopes for the involvement of the Lady Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls in deciding the all-important outcome
After the Southport murders and the misinformation that followed, contempt of court law has come under intense scrutiny. In this week's NLJ, Lawrence McNamara and Lauren Schaefer of the Law Commission unpack proposals aimed at restoring clarity without sacrificing fair trial rights
The latest Home Office figures confirm that stop and search remains both controversial and diminished. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort University analyses data showing historically low use of s 1 PACE powers, with drugs searches dominating what remains
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