Acts
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Magistrates Court Act 1980
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The Magistrates Court 1980 was an Act passed by Parliament which implemented the recommendations of the Law Commission......
The Equality Act 2010
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The principle of equality is an indispensable element of a democratic society. Equality law in Britain, however, is a recent......
Security Service Act 1989
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The Security Service Act 1989 relates to the Security Service, more commonly known as MI5 (Military Intelligence, Section 5)....
Access to Neighbouring Land Act 1992
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The Access to Neighbouring Land Act 1992 is a law that enables persons to have access to neighbouring land in order to carry out work...
ANTI-TERRORISM, CRIME AND SECURITY ACT 2001
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The Bill was fast-tracked through Parliament owing to concerns about national security. It took only 16 hours for MPs to debate the Bill before......
Trustee Act 1925
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The Trustee Act 1925 is an act, which is part of the land reform legislation in the 1920s. It consolidated and codified the law on......
House of Lords Act 1999
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The House of Lords is the second chamber of the UK parliament. Their role has been to review, make and amend the laws of the......
Rent Act 1977
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The Rent Act 1977 is the piece of legislation which introduced the category of protected tenancy in the law of England and Wales....
Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008
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The changes to the law that can be seen by the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 which were based on recommendations contained...
Civil Procedure Rules
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The Civil Procedure Rules were used by all courts after 1999 and replaced the Supreme Court Rules and County Court Rules....
Police Reform Act 2002
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The sociological and political context was one of increased strain on police resources and widespread problems with the police...
Merchant Shipping Act 1988
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The Merchant Shipping Act 1988 was enacted to tackle the unfair quota hopping by foreign fishing vessels in British territorial......
Computer Misuse Act 1990
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Computer Misuse Act 1990. The Computer Misuse Act (1990) was introduced to help deal with the problems caused by the misuse of computers and communication......
Companies Act 2006
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The Companies Act (CA) 2006 was introduced as part of the long awaited reform of company law. It significantly replaced the Companies Acts of 1985......
Article 101 TFEU - Competition
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Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) prohibits any agreements or cartels between Member States......
Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organisation 1995
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The Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organisation 1995 ('WTO Agreement') is a short agreement setting out the role, structure and powers......
ASYLUM AND IMMIGRATION [TREATMENT OF CLAIMANTS] ACT 2004
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In 2002 the UK Labour government published a White Paper entitled 'Secure Borders, Safe Haven: Integration with Diversity......
Article 30 TFEU
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Article 30 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union was introduced as part of the provisions relating to the free movement of goods....
The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
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In the decades following the Second World War, globalisation and new technology caused a boom in industries such as the film, publishing, and the music industries, and businesses had a greater reach than ever before. With this surge in activity came an increased need for trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual property rights, and a demand for a unified approach across all nations....
WTO - General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994
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The World Trade Organization (WTO) and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 ('GATT') are together part of an effort to bring about international free trade....
European Communities Act 1972
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This Act was granted Royal Assent on 17 October 1972 and meant that the United Kingdom became an official member of the EEC....
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
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The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) was introduced as a response to a growing perception that the public had lost all confidence......
Employment Rights Act 1996
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The Employment Rights Act 1996 introduces itself as ‘an Act to consolidate enactments relating to employment rights. As such, one of the main aims behind the Act was to bring together into a single piece of legislation much of the existing law in relation to employment rights....
Sexual Offences Act 2003 - Summary
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The Sexual Offences Act 2003 repealed most sections of the Sexual Offences Act 1956. It represented a large-scale revision of the law of sexual offences....
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