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FREE CHAPTER from ‘A Practical Guide to Probation Breaches and Other Applications’ by Mark Thomas
15/10/2024CHAPTER ONE – AN INTRODUCTION TO PROBATION BREACHES AND OTHER APPLICATIONS Introduction Welcome to A Practical Guide to Probation Breaches and other Applications. This book is designed to provide a practical and pragmatic manual to guide readers through the often-complex provisions relating to court orders in the community, the involvement of [...] -
CHAPTER ONE – WHAT IS THE THING TO BE VALUED? Before a property (or indeed anything else) can be valued, it is first necessary to define with sufficient precision the thing which is to be valued, and the circumstances in which it is to be valued: there is no such thing [...]
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CHAPTER ONE THE DEFINITION OF DOMESTIC ABUSE Over the years there have been changes and improvements to the definition of domestic violence. This has been to the benefit of clients. In 2012 a new and broader definition of domestic was set out by the government in an attempt to further [...]
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INTRODUCTION TO THE HIGH POTENTIAL VISA ROUTE AND AN OVERVIEW OF THE REQUIREMENTS The High Potential Individual route is a relatively new immigration route introduced by the UK government as part of its post-Brexit strategy to attract highly skilled individuals to live and work in the UK. Launched in May [...]
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CHAPTER ONE – AN INTRODUCTION TO SECTION 41 The last hundred years have witnessed extensive developments in women’s rights from suffrage, the sexual revolution of the 1960s and ultimately the legalisation of contraception and abortion. As attitudes have changed, so too has the law recognised the need for modernisation – criminalising [...]
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FREE CHAPTER from ‘A Practical Guide to Remarriage and Divorce’ by Cordelia Williams & Claire Howard
23/09/2024CHAPTER FIVE – COMPETING CLAIMS This is a topic that can often need to be considered alongside that of remarriage. It is raised briefly here in case of use. The principle from Roberts v Roberts [1970] P. 1, although old, remains good law. It was set out and approved by the [...] -
CHAPTER ONE – INTRODUCTION 1.1: About this book This book is about compliance with the Consumer Duty as set out by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in their Policy Statement 22/9, Final Guidance 22/5 and subsequent interventions up to and including the first quarter of 2024. It aims to highlight the [...]
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CHAPTER ONE – THE RULES AND PRACTICE DIRECTIONS The procedural rules that govern the operation of proceedings in the Court of Protection are set out in the Court of Protection Rules 2017[1] (the Rules). The Rules have the overriding objective of enabling the court to deal with a case justly and [...]
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CHAPTER ONE – PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND RIGHTS AND COURT ORDERS Parental responsibilities and parental rights The parental responsibilities owed to children and the parental rights enjoyed over children are set out in Sections 1 and 2 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1985 which are as follows:- 1-(1) Subject to section 3(1)(b) [...]
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CHAPTER TWO – INVESTIGATING BARRISTERS –TRAPS AND TIPS 2.1 Some barristers tend to come out fighting. But this is precisely the wrong way to go about responding to a BSB complaint. Moreover, when the Exocet strikes, many barristers will already be up to capacity, or beyond it, with professional commitments. So [...]