Recent information from the Law Society's library

Civil procedureA-Z of Civil Litigation by James Pyke (Sweet & Maxwell, 2001, ISBN 0752006088).

Guide to the Civil Procedure Rules displayed in a clear A-Z type format.

Shelved in the library at bookcase 19B.

Civil Procedure Rules - 21st set of amendments, Lord Chancellor's Department.The 21st set of amendments come into force on 12 February 2001.

They are available at: www.open.gov.uk/lcd/civil/procrules_fin/camendfr21.htm

CourtsModernising the Civil Courts: a consultation paper.

Lord Chancellor's Department, 18 January 2001.

Comments re required by 21 April 2001.

Available at: www.courtservice.gov.

uk/notices/mcc_vision.pdf

EmploymentHumphreys v Environment Agency, Unreported (EAT).

Posted EAT Web site 12 January 2001.An employer is not required to treat a disabled person better than able individuals by taking unreasonable steps to ensure their employment.

Transcript available on the Employment Appeals Tribunal Web site at: http://wood.ccta.gov.uk/eat/eatjudgments.nsf

Young workers directive: end of UK opt-outs - consultation on Draft Order.

Dept of Trade and Industry consultation paper, 18 January 2001.

Comments are required by 30 March 2001.

Available at: www.dti.gov.uk/ er/individual/ywconsult.htm

FamilyAdoption: a new approach.

Cm5017.

The Stationery Office: 2001.

8.15, ISBN 0101501722.

Available at: www.officialdocuments.co.uk/menu/compap.htm

Health and safetyDraft code on health and safety responsibilities for company directors and board members of public sector organisations.

Health and Safety Commission consultation paper, 17 January 2001.

Comments are required by 9 March 2001.

HousingQuality and Choice: a Decent Home For All - the way forward.

Government legislative and policy plans following on from the consultation paper issued last April.

Available at: www.housing.

detr.gov.uk/information/statement/main/index.htm

IrelandSex Discrimination Law by Marguerite Bolger and Cliona Kimber (Round Hall Sweet & Maxwell, 2000, ISBN 1858000629).

Reviews the last 25 years of developments in sex discrimination law in Ireland.

Shelved in the library at bookcase 188F.

PensionsStakeholder Pensions: a guide by Richard Pearson (Tolley, 2000, ISBN 0754510123).

Another title in the Tolley's pension guides series, shelved in the library at bookcase 20E.

Stakeholder Pension Scheme Manual (CA84).

The Inland Revenue's procedural manual on stakeholder pension schemes is available on the Inland Revenue Web site at: www.inlandrevenue.

gov.uk/stakepension/index.htm

Road trafficParker v Director of Public Prosecutions, The Times, 26 January 2001 (QBD).The irrebuttable assumption in s.15(2) of the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 about alcohol consumption did not infringe article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

A report is available under 'British News' on The Times Web site at: www.thetimes.co.uk

Sale of goodsDirective 1999/44/EC on certain aspects of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees.

Dept of Trade and Industry consultation paper, 4 January 2001.

Comments are required by 2 April 2001.

Available at: www.dti.gov.uk/ consultations/#current

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

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