Recent items of interest from the Law Society library

Criminal lawCorporate Homicide Bill 2000.First reading 18 April 2000.

Creates a new offence of corporate killing to replace manslaughter in certain cases where death is caused without the intention of causing death or serious injury.

Available on the Internet at http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm199900/cmbills/114/2000114.htm

EasementsBickford-Smith, Stephen: Rights of light: the modern law (Jordans, 2000).

Major treatment of this subject, shelved at Bay 13A in the library.

EducationSchool Admissions (Amendment) Bill 2000.First reading 19 April 2000.

Amends the law relating to maintained schools to allow admission authorities to give precedence to pupils seeking admission who live within the area of the local education authority.

European UnionThe Lawyers Establishment Directive (98/5/EC) will be implemented by the European Communities (Lawyer's Practice) Regulations 2000 which will come into force on 22 May.Solicitors: negligenceCottingham and Another v Attey Bower & Jones (a Firm) The Times, 19 April 2000 (ChD).Solicitor's failure to seek to obtain copies of building regulation consents was negligent.

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

Statutes: commencementHealth Act 1999 (Commencement No.9) Order 2000.

SI 2000: 1041.

Available at: http://www.hmso.gov.uk/si/si2000/20001041.htm

Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999(Commencement No.4) Order 2000.

SI 2000: 1047.

Available on the Internet at: http://www.hmso.gov.uk/si/si2000/20001047.htm Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 (Commencement No.2) Order 2000.

SI 2000: 1034.

Available on the Internet at: http://www.hmso.gov.uk/si/si2000/20001034.htm

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