Recent items of interest from The Law Society library

Civil Procedure

Draft Costs Practice Direction, supplementing Parts 43-48 of the Civil Procedure Rules.

Available at: http://www.open.gov.uk/lcd/civil/procrules_fin/25-05-00.pdf

Civil Procedure Rules15th set of amendments, coming into force on 14 June 2000, (with the exception of those relating to Insolvency proceedings which came into force on 2 May).

Available at: http://www.open.gov.uk/lcd/civil/procrules_fin/camendfr15.htm

Company lawThe Listing Rules (Financial Services Authority, 2000).

A new looseleaf edition to mark the transfer of the "competent authority" from the Stock Exchange to the Financial Services Authority.

Shelved in the Library at Bay 23C

Criminal lawEde, Roger and Shepherd, E.

Active defence, 2nd ed.

(Law Society Publishing, 2000).

Shelved in the Library at Bay 12A

Employment lawMartin v Lancashire County Council; Bernadone v Pall Mall Services Group Ltd and Others, The Times 26 May 2000 (CA)Under regulation 5(2) Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (SI 1981: 1794) a transferor's liability in tort to an employee for personal injury would be transferred to the transferee.

In addition, any right a transferor may have under an employer's liability insurance policy would also be transferred to the transferee.

Available at http://www.the-times.co.uk/Flexible working handbook: employing part-time, temporary and casual workers.

(Gee, 2000-.

ISBN 1860898500), (formerly published as The part-time, temporary and casual employment handbook).

Shelved in the Library at Bay13D

Sex discrimination lawHall v Woolston Hall Leisure Ltd, The Times, 31 May 2000 (CA)Where the performance by the employer of a contract of employment involved illegality of which the employee was aware, the employee could still recover compensation under Sex Discrimination Act 1975 when discriminated against on the grounds of sex by dismissal.

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

European UnionCompetition law guidelines relating to the Commission Regulation on vertical agreements have been published on 24th May at http://europa.eu.int/comm/dg04/lawenten/en/entente3.htm#iii_1

Intellectual propertyTerrell on the law of patents, 15th ed.

(Sweet & Maxwell, 2000).

New edition of this major textbook.

Shelved in the Library at Bay 17BLegal aidR v Legal Aid Board, ex parte Edwin Coe (a Firm) and Another, The Times 26 May 2000 (CA)Power of board's area manager to amend a legal aid certificate on the ground that there had been some mistake within it under regulation 51 (a) Civil Legal Aid (General) Regulations (SI 1989: 339) was considered.

The area manager should look at the substance of the application as well as at the form when deciding whether there had been 'some mistake'.

Available at http://www.the-times.co.uk/Powers of AttorneyKenny, Phillip and Kenny, Ann Mary.

Powers of Attorney - the new law (Northumbria Law Press, 2000.

ISBN 1873298471).

Includes section by section comment on Trustee Delegation Act 1999, the text of the Act itself and other statutory material, forms and guidelines.

Shelved in the Library at Bay 6D

Statutes: commencementMedical (Professional Performance) Act 1995 (Commencement No.4) Order 2000 (SI 2000: 1344 (C.40).

Available at: http://www.hmso.gov.uk/si/si2000/20001344.htm

Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999Commencement No.7) Order 2000 (SI 2000: 1382 (C.41).

Available at: http://www.hmso.gov.uk/si/si2000/20001382.htm

TelecommunicationsElectronic Communications Act received Royal Assent on 25 May 2000.Available at: http://www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/20000007.htm

TribunalsFridd, N.

Basic practice in courts, tribunals and inquiries, 3rd edition.

(Sweet & Maxwell, 2000).

New edition of this work.

Shelved in the Library at Bay 18H

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