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Administration of justicePractice Direction (Crown Court: Allocation of business) (No 4), Times 22 February 2001 (LCJ Court).

Issued 12 February 2001 to take effect...Administration of justicePractice Direction (Crown Court: Allocation of business) (No 4), Times 22 February 2001 (LCJ Court).

Issued 12 February 2001 to take effect immediately.

Amends previous three practice directions.

Available under British News on the Times website at: www.thetimes.co.uk

Civil procedure Practice Statement: High Court Appeals - Guidance for Staff and Litigants, Court Service.

Guidance on the procedure for pursuing appeals in the High Court.

Available at http://www.courtservice.

gov.uk/pds/civil/guidance.htm

CostsGore v Jones and Another, Times 21 February 2001 (ChD)It was a matter for the discretion of the judge whether to impose an order for costs.

Judge had set aside a judgment in default of appearance.

Available under British News on the Times website at: www.thetimes.co.ukEmploymentCerberus Software Ltd v Rowley, Times 20 February 2001 (CA)Where there was a breach of a contract which provided that the employers might make a payment in lieu of the stipulated notice of six months, the correct measure of damages for wrongful dismissal was the amount the employee would have earned.

However, the employee had to give credit for any earnings received in new employment obtained within the notice period.

Available under British News on the Times website at: www.thetimes.co.uk

EuropeCreating a Safer Information Society by Improving the Security of Information Infrastructures and Combating Computer-related Crime.

Communication from the Commission: COM (2000) 890 final.

The commission proposes harmonising policies to combat computer crime and the installation of necessary mechanisms.

The European Communities (Matrimonial Jurisdiction and Judgments) Regulations 2001.

SI 2001: 310.

Comes into force on 1 March 2001.

Available at www.hmso.gov.uk/stat.htm

Compulsory Winding-up of Direct Insurance Undertakings.

The proposed Directive was adopted following a vote in the European Parliament on 15 February.

Press release and full text available under Whats New, 20 February at: http://europa.eu.int

ImmigrationThe Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (Commencement No.

9) Order 2001.

SI 2001: 239 (C.12).

Brings into force various provisions of the Act.

The Detention Centre Rules 2001.

SI 2001: 238.

Come into force on 2 April 2001.

Both are available at www.hmso.gov.uk/stat.htm

Magistrates courtsThe Magistrates Courts (Children and Young Persons) (Amendment) Rules 2001.

SI 2001: 165 (L.2).

Amends Forms 6 and 9 in schedule 2 of The Magistrates Courts (Children and Young Persons) Rules 1992.

Came into force on 19 February 2001.

Available at www.hmso.gov.uk/stat.htm

PensionsThe Personal Pension Schemes (Transfer Payments) Regulations 2001.

SI 2001: 119.

Come into force in accordance with regulation 1.

Amends and consolidates certain provisions of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988.

Available at www.hmso.gov.uk/stat.htm

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