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The Criminal Justice and Immigration Act: changes to the law on data protection, blasphemy and pornography

Bird & Bird
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United Kingdom
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July 15 2008

In May 2008, the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act came into force in the UK

MoJ’s response to consultation: personal injury claims process & case track limits

Kennedys Law LLP
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United Kingdom
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July 21 2008

The Government have today published the long awaited and overdue response following the lengthy consultation process carried out last year

Smoking ban

Kennedys Law LLP
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United Kingdom
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February 23 2007

The Smoke-free (Premises and Enforcement) Regulations 2006 will come into force on 1 July 2007 making all enclosed public places and workplaces smoke free

The Beggs appeal and Scottish Ministers' responsibility

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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March 2 2007

The House of Lords has given the Court of Session a significant rap across the judicial knuckles over its treatment of two civil servants in a case brought by William Beggs against the Scottish Ministers

Lasting Powers of Attorney

Bircham Dyson Bell
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United Kingdom
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February 28 2007

Does the Government's delay in implementing Lasting Powers of Attorney open a window of opportunity?

Cost estimates

Reed Smith LLP
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United Kingdom
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November 30 2007

In Mastercigars Direct Ltd v Withers LLP- Butterworths Law Direct 26.11.07 the Court of Appeal overturned the decision at first instance that solicitors will be bound by their costs estimates when seeking to recover their costs, holding instead that the contractual position as between solicitor and client is governed by s 15 of the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982, pursuant to which a solicitor is entitled to reasonable remuneration for services provided

Protecting family wealth

Bircham Dyson Bell
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United Kingdom
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February 28 2007

Increasingly on divorce (and the same principles are likely to apply on the dissolution of civil partnerships) the court is interested in ascertaining what has been described as the 'marital acquest', that is, the assets accumulated by the parties during their marriage

Could you reduce your inheritance tax bill substantially by using the 'normal expenditure out of income' exemption?

Bircham Dyson Bell
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United Kingdom
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February 28 2007

The Finance Act 2006 has reduced some of the traditional opportunities for inheritance tax planning, but some of the exemptions which allow gifts to both individuals and trusts to be made free of inheritance tax remain unaffected

Civil partnerships one year on

Bircham Dyson Bell
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United Kingdom
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February 28 2007

For some same sex couples the introduction of the Civil Partnership Act in December 2005 provided a longawaited opportunity for them to gain formal recognition for their relationship and acquire legal rights and responsibilities which were previously available only to those able to marry, in particular the exemption from inheritance tax that previously only benefited spouses

Marriage not recognised if could not be valid here

DMH Stallard LLP
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United Kingdom
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July 28 2008

A marriage carried out under foreign law will not be recognised as valid in England and Wales if it could not have been validly contracted under English law

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The Criminal Justice and Immigration Act: changes to the law on data protection, blasphemy and pornography

MoJ’s response to consultation: personal injury claims process & case track limits

Smoking ban

The Beggs appeal and Scottish Ministers' responsibility

Lasting Powers of Attorney

Cost estimates

Protecting family wealth

Could you reduce your inheritance tax bill substantially by using the 'normal expenditure out of income' exemption?

Civil partnerships one year on

Marriage not recognised if could not be valid here

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