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CHAPTER ONE – THE INITIAL HEARING Arrest under certified request/warrant Powers of arrest The 2003 Act provides for a range of powers of arrest in order to give effect to extradition requests. In Part 1 cases, the position is relatively straightforward since no domestic arrest warrant is required in order to […]

CHAPTER FIVE – MENTAL CAPACITY ACT 2005: THE PRINCIPLES The current legal framework in relation to mental capacity was established by the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (“MCA”). The MCA makes it clear that the definition of lack of capacity and the test of capacity as set out in the MCA […]

CHAPTER EIGHT – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) IN FINANCIAL SERVICES What is Artificial Intelligence? The financial services sector is being revolutionised by Artificial Intelligence (‘AI’). The ICO has defined AI as ‘the theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence’ in their ICO Guidance on AI […]

CHAPTER TWO – INCAPACITY AND THE 2000 ACT For the purposes of the 2000 Act, an “adult” is a person who has attained the age of 16 years [1]. The definition of “incapacity” provided in the 2000 Act is to the effect that it: “means incapable of– (a) acting; or […]

CHAPTER ONE – GROWTH OF THE EQUESTRIAN INDUSTRY Chapter 1 explores the following subjects: Are horses agriculture? (1.2) Benefits of sole trade/partnership (1.3) Decision to incorporate the equine business or not (1.4) Making hay for horses (1.5) The modern farmer with liveries, haymaking and the environment (1.6) The impact of […]

CHAPTER TWO – ELECTRIC CARS Electric cars (or EVs as I shall call them) have stopped being a technology of the future and are very much the technology of today. The UK is the world’s 4th largest market for EVs by market share, and 7th largest by total numbers. Recently, […]

CHAPTER ONE – THE ADMISSIBILITY OF SURVEILLANCE EVIDENCE For practitioners who must advise clients on cases involving surveillance evidence, there can be many issues to consider. Questions over how to obtain surveillance evidence, when to deploy it and its effect on the case are some of the most significant practical […]

CHAPTER TWO – WHO IS EXEMPT FROM DEPORTATION? Is my client British? As it would significantly assist if your client is British, this is the first question to ask when advising clients in deportation cases. It is beyond the scope of this book to consider the provisions of the British Nationality […]

CHAPTER ONE – INTRODUCTION The purpose of this book The rights contained within the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 “the GPDO” have been expanded in recent years and this is set to continue as the government sets out to fulfil its ambition of deregulating the planning […]

CHAPTER ONE – AN OVERVIEW OF FLOOD RISK 1.1 Introduction Those who live in river valleys and near the sea know that the weather can bring floods. They can plan ahead, but there is a limit on how far they can defend their own land without adversely affecting their neighbours. Flood […]