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Legislation round-up

05 May 2009
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Legislation news update

In force
6 Apr 2009

Legislation
Employment Code of Practice (Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures) Order 2009 (SI 2009/771)

Summary
Appointed 6 April 2009 as the day upon which the Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures issued by the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) came into effect. Provides that the ACAS code does not apply in circumstances where the statutory disciplinary and grievance procedures apply. The repeal of the statutory disciplinary and grievance procedures is subject to the transitional arrangements in the Employment Act 2008 (Commencement No 1 Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2008 (SI 2008/3232). A copy can be obtained from the Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform, Employment Relations Directorate, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET or at www.berr.gov.uk.

In force
Apr 2009

Legislation
Second-stage Increase in Merger Fees Postponed (Enterprise Act 2002)

Summary
BERR has postponed the second stage increase in merger fees, which was due this month. The Enterprise Act 2002 (EnA 2002) provides for fees to be payable to recover the costs of the regulatory consideration of mergers. Section

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Serious injury teambolstered by high-profile partner hire

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Firm strengthens employment team with partner hire

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

Lawyers’ liability practice strengthened with partner appointment in London

NEWS
Chronic delays, duplication of work, cancelled hearings and inefficiencies in the family law courts are letting children and victims of domestic abuse down, a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) inquiry has found
Ceri Morgan, knowledge counsel at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, analyses the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd, which reshapes the law of fiduciary relationships and common law bribery
The boundaries of media access in family law are scrutinised by Nicholas Dobson in NLJ this week
Reflecting on personal experience, Professor Graham Zellick KC, Senior Master of the Bench and former Reader of the Middle Temple, questions the unchecked power of parliamentary privilege
Geoff Dover, managing director at Heirloom Fair Legal, sets out a blueprint for ethical litigation funding in the wake of high-profile law firm collapses
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