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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

Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Walkers—Muriel Marseille

Ashurst's Chief Risk Officer joins Walkers

Excello Law—John Osborne

Excello Law—John Osborne

Northern family lawyer John Osborne joins Excello

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

mfg Solicitors—Rebecca Rogers, Kennedy Langley & Victoria Griffiths

Trio of promotions announced at Kidderminster law firm mfg Solicitors

NEWS
A sole director can conspire with their own company for the purposes of the tort of unlawful means conspiracy, the High Court has ruled in a judgment with potentially wide implications for business disputes
The Court of Appeal has reinforced that domicile depends on intention rather than residence alone, in a significant post-Brexit ruling on cross-border financial remedy claims
The Chancery Division's long history comes to an end this autumn as it is reborn as the Business and Property Division, prompting questions over whether the shake-up is really necessary
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) continues to show that failing to disclose regulatory issues can attract harsher consequences than the original misconduct itself
Rejecting a generous settlement can prove an expensive mistake, as two recent high-profile cases demonstrate
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