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CHAPTER ONE – THE DEFINITION OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING Introduction: The United Kingdom’s freely-chosen international obligations Understanding who is a victim of trafficking first requires an understanding of what human trafficking is. As with much of the law in this area, a full understanding of the definitions requires looking outside the [...] -
CHAPTER ONE – WHAT IS PRIVILEGE? Elements of Privilege The most well-known statement of Privilege appears in Article IX of the Bill of Rights 1688: That the Freedome of Speech and Debates or Proceedings in Parlyament ought not to be impeached or questioned in any Court or Place out of Parlyament. [...] -
CHAPTER ONE – AMPUTATION CLAIMS: INSTANCES WHICH CAN CAUSE AMPUTATIONS Potential claims which can give rise to amputations There are a number of potential claims that can give rise to amputations, both from a personal injury and clinical negligence perspective. Establishing liability in personal injury claims can be more straightforward; claims [...] -
CHAPTER ONE – PRE-APPOINTMENT Introduction The appointment of receivers is one of several enforcement methods that a secured lender will consider when faced with a borrower in default. Some lenders will have a clearly defined process as to which enforcement method they will use and what steps they will take given [...] -
CHAPTER ONE – THE IMMIGRATION RULES AND REALITIES In UK immigration Rules Appendix FM, a ‘partner’ is a person applying to join a British citizen or settled person in the UK, defined as a spouse, civil partner, or an unmarried partner in a relationship similar to marriage/civil partnership for at least [...] -
CHAPTER TEN – REVIEWS AND APPEALS 10.1 Purpose and structure of the review and appeal system The review and appeal mechanisms under Part VII of the Housing Act 1996 are the principal safeguards of accountability within homelessness law. They are vital to ensuring that decisions taken by local authorities are open [...] -
CHAPTER THREE – JURISDICTION Introduction This chapter is concerned with the territorial jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales to hear a bankruptcy petition against a debtor. Jurisdiction is an issue that can be relevant both in relation to a debtor’s own bankruptcy application, and also a creditor’s bankruptcy petition. [...] -
CHAPTER ONE – INTRODUCTION Scope This book is intended as an introduction to assist advocates appearing for the first time before healthcare regulators in fitness to practise (FTP) proceedings – that is to say, in proceedings seeking to limit or remove a professional’s registration with their regulator. It does not seek [...] -
CHAPTER TWO – TYPES OF LPA 1. Introduction Lasting Powers of Attorney were designed to be deceptively simple. At their core, they allow a person (the donor) to choose trusted individuals (attorneys) to take decisions on their behalf if they lose mental capacity in the future. Yet the statutory framework set [...] -
CHAPTER ONE – WHAT IS A DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY ORDER? This chapter sets out: The leading authority on deprivation of liberty order The application of Article 5 Essential character of the deprivation of liberty orders The objective component The subjective component If under 16 If 16 or 17 The attribution of [...]