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26 February 2009
Issue: 7358 / Categories: Legislation , Damages , Personal injury
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Legislation round-up

Legislation news update

 

 

Amend SI 2007/115 to increase the amounts the NHS will charge in relation to treatment for a recipient of personal injury compensation. Also amend SI 2006/3388 to remedy an unintentional overlap in legislation pertaining to the 2003 and the NHS (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 1989 (SI 1989/306) which resulted in two sets of charges for the same treatment of some patients.

Issue: 7358 / Categories: Legislation , Damages , Personal injury
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Nikki Bowker, Devonshires

NLJ Career Profile: Nikki Bowker, Devonshires

Nikki Bowker, head of dispute resolution at Devonshires, on career resilience, diversity in law and channelling Elle Woods when the pressure is on

Ellisons—Sarah Osborne

Ellisons—Sarah Osborne

Leasehold enfranchisement specialist joins residential property team

DWF—Chris Air

DWF—Chris Air

Firm strengthens commercial team in Manchester with partner appointment

NEWS
The government will aim to pass legislation banning leasehold for new flats and capping ground rent, introducing non-compulsory digital ID and creating a ‘duty of candour’ for public servants (also known as the Hillsborough law) in the next Parliament

An Italian financier has lost his bid to block his Australian wife from filing divorce papers in England on the basis it was no longer her domicile of choice

Reforms to the disclosure regime in the business and property courts have not achieved their objectives, lawyers have warned
The Law Society has urged ministers to hold a public consultation on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the justice system as a whole
Ministers have proposed bringing inquest work under a single fee scheme for legal help and advocacy legal aid work
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