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CrimeCriminal Defence Service: Recovery of Defence Costs Orders.

A Lord Chancellor's Department consultation paper, September 2000.

Comments by 8 September 2000.

Proposals to speed up criminal cases by collecting defence costs after the trial rather than before, doing away with the current 'means test' system for criminal defendants.Consultation paper available at: www.open.gov.uk/lcd/consult/saldef/recovfr.htm or contact Shola Shodijo, tel: 020 7210 8703, e-mail: sshodijo@lcdhq.gsi.gov.uk

EmploymentFraser v State Hospitals Board for Scotland, The Times 12 September 2000 (CS(OH))An employer's duty not to cause an employee to sustain direct physical or psychiatric injury does not extend to protect an employee from unpleasant emotions.

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

EuropeIllegal immigrants - the French Presidency is drafting proposals to strengthen penalties against those who assist illegal immigrants.

See Official Journal C 253 4.9.2000, p1 & 6.

Available at http://europa..eu.int/eur-lex/en/oj/index.html

'Secrecy Code' - Council Decision 2000/527/EC of 14 August 2000 on limiting access to certain documents, for security reasons.

See Official Journal L 212 23.8.2000, p.9.

Available at: http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/oj/ index.html

PartnershipPartnership law: a joint consultation paper, Law Commission.

Consultation paper No 159.

Comments by 12.1.20001.

Available from the Stationery Office, 24.50, ISBN 0117302449 or at http://www.lawcom.gov.uk/library/lib-comp.htm#libcp159

This list has been compiled by the Law Society's library.

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Preliminary notice of Law Society Council election

Preliminary notice is hereby given under by-Law 56 that with effect from 14 September 2000 there will be a vacancy in the office of a Council member for constituency No.33 (Nottinghamshire).

This vacancy has arisen because of the resignation of John Hugh Andrew Lymbury.The Council has fixed 30 November 2000 as the election date for filling this vacancy.

The successful candidate will serve the unexpired portion of Mr Lymbury's term, that is, until the conclusion of the AGM in 2001, and will be eligible for re-election thereafter.Nominations should be received by the Chief Executive, the Law Society, the Law Society's Hall, 113 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1PL (LDE 56) not later than 18 October 2000.