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Civil procedureThe Civil Justice Reforms One Year On.

Freshfields assesses their progress.

(Butterworths, 2000, ISBN 04069141225).

Discussion of the impact of the Civil Procedure Rules.

The appendices contain a number of useful checklists and precedents.

Shelved in the Library at bookcase 18F.

Criminal lawPowers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000, Chapter 6.

Received Royal Assent 25 May 2000).

Available at: http://www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/20000006.htm

EmploymentNational Minimum Wage (Increase in Development Rate for Young Workers) Regulations 2000 (SI 2000: 1411).

These regulations increase the minimum hourly rate of the national minimum wage applying to young workers who have reached 18 but are not yet 22 from 3.00 to 3.20.

In force from 1 June 2000.

Available at: http://www.hmso.gov.uk/si/si2000/20001411.htmA revised version of the Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000 was laid before Parliament on 3 May 2000, to come into force on 1 July 2000 (subject to Parliamentary approval).

It is available on the Internet at: http://www.dti.gov.uk/er/ptime.htm

Capek v Lincolnshire County Council, The Times, 7 June 2000 (CA).

An employment tribunal does not have jurisdiction to hear a claim for damages for breach of contract before the contracts terminates.

Available at: http://www.the-times.co.uk/

Family lawEssential Family Practice 2000, (Butterworths, 2000, ISBN 0406917744)In two volumes - one devoted to finance and the other to children.

They contain commentary, relevant statutes, rules and regulations and, in the finance volume, precedents.

Shelved in the Library at bookcase 14G.

Family proceedingsAncillary relief procedure and a pre- application protocol have been added to the family practice directions on the Court Service web site.

Available at: http://www.courtservice.gov.uk/pds/family/anc_rel_pro.htm

Financial servicesGordon v J B Wheatley & Co (a Firm) and Another, The Times, 6 June 2000 (CA)Where a solicitor failed to advise a claimant that he had set up a scheme which could be considered to be a collective investment scheme within the Financial Services Act 1986, the claimant sustained actual loss each time an investment was made.

The claim was therefore made out of time.

(See property law reports, page 42.) The law report is available on the Internet at: http://www.the-times.co.uk/

Information technologyElectronic Communications Act 2000, Chapter 7.

Received Royal Assent, 25 May 2000.

Available on the Internet at: http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/20000007.htm

Military lawArmed Forces Discipline Act 2000, Chapter 4.

Received Royal Assent, 25 May 2000, available at: http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/20000004.htm

NegligenceGreatorex v Greatorex and Others, The Times, 6 June 2000 (QBD)Policy considerations were against a victim of self-inflicted injuries owing a duty of care to a third party not to cause him psychiatric harm.

This was particularly so where the parties were the members of the same family.

Available at: http://www.the-times.co.uk/

Powers of attorneyAldridge, Trevor.

Powers of Attorney, 9th ed.

(Sweet & Maxwell, 2000, ISBN 0421691808).

New edition includes changes made by the Trustee Delegation Act 1999 and the whole text and precedents have been revised.

Shelved in the Library at bookcase 6D.

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