CHAPTER ONE – OVERVIEW Introduction Parents and young people have a right to appeal to the First-tier Tribunal (Special Educational Needs and Disability) against certain decisions made by local authorities in England relating to children’s and young persons’ EHC needs assessments and EHC plans (a ‘young person’ in this context is […]
CHAPTER TWO – INTESTATE ESTATES An intestate estate occurs when a person dies without leaving a valid Will. According to research, around 6 out of 10 adults in the UK don’t have a Will1. Business development opportunities on the Will writing front aside, this means that more likely than not, […]
CHAPTER THREE – ACCESS RIGHTS Pre 2003 Pre 2003 there was perhaps an incorrect perception that there was no law of trespass in Scotland. There remains statutory (criminal) and common law trespass (civil) trespass. Criminal In relation to statutory trespass section 3(1) of the Trespass (Scotland) Act 1865 provides: “Every […]
CHAPTER TWO – WHAT IS A SMART CONTRACT? Overview This chapter examines the meaning of the term “smart contract”. Various meanings have been given to this term historically, which has created scope for confusion. For the purposes of this book, we will adopt the definition of “smart contract” given by the […]
CHAPTER ONE – PRELIMINARY POINTS 1.1 The current duty in context The Public Sector Equality Duty is contained in section 149 of the Equality Act 2010. The 2010 Act collated and expanded the scope of three similar duties that had been specific to race, disability and sex legislation: section 71 of […]
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