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Law in 101 words

14 July 2016 / Roderick Ramage
Issue: 7707 / Categories: Features
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Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary, by Roderick Ramage

Brexit

The referendum is merely informative of the supposed will of the country. Given the lies and the geographical skewing of the vote, is it democratic? Neither the European Union Referendum Act 2015 nor the Political Parties, Elections & Referendums Act 2000 give legal effect to referendums. The immediate political issue is whether the PM may exercise the prerogative to invoke Art 50 without the consent of parliament. The next is whether, on taking office, she should throw away our strongest card by invoking Art 50 before agreeing terms. I voted for out, not stupidity. Anyone for passport controls round the M25?

Four corners

In Gwyn v Neath Canal (1868) Chief Baron Kelly said: “The result of all the authorities is, that when a court of law can clearly collect from the language within the four corners of a deed, or instrument in writing, the real intentions of the parties, they are bound to give effect to it by supplying anything necessarily to be inferred from the

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Sports, education and charities practice welcomes senior associate

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Partner and head of commercial litigation joins in Chelmsford

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Firm strengthens Glasgow corporate practice with partner hire

NEWS
One in five in-house lawyers suffer ‘high’ or ‘severe’ work-related stress, according to a report by global legal body, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO’s) plea for a budget increase has been rejected by the Law Society and accepted only ‘with reluctance’ by conveyancers
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
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