Old nineteenth century laws on street traders are to be amended but not repealed, the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills has said, following consultation. The Pedlars Acts of 1871 and 1881 will be made compliant with EU legislation by removing the requirement for residency in the local area. The age limit will be retained, and a new good character check will be developed with police to replace the old “good character” requirement, which was felt to be vague and inconsistently applied.
23 October 2014
Street traders’ amends
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Switalskis—five appointments
Firm expands national abuse compensation team
Mathys & Squire—nine promotions
IP firm announces new partners and senior promotions across UK offices
Carey Olsen—five promotions
Carey Olsen promotes five lawyers to the partnership
NEWS
A High Court ruling has sent a jolt through the legal profession after a newly qualified solicitor used an internal AI tool to produce court correspondence containing a fabricated legal citation
A significant data privacy ruling has clarified what counts as valid consent under UK data protection law
Executors may be overlooking billions of pounds in estate assets hidden in forgotten investments and misplaced share certificates
Britain’s booming non-surgical cosmetics market is operating in what some critics describe as a regulatory ‘Wild West’
Family contact disputes are becoming an increasingly prominent feature of Court of Protection litigation
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