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Design Authority: The entity that has overall responsibility for the reactor design process, approves design changes and is responsible for ensuring that the requisite knowledge is maintained is referred to as the design authority. The NPP operating company is frequently the only organisation that has an overview of the plant design as a whole and of the impact of operation on the design. It is normally expected to take on the role of design authority.

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Administration actions—table of cases

Administration actions—table of cases Validity of Wills Topic Case name Summary Author Revocation clause Re estate of Sangha, deceased (probate); Sangha v Estate of Sangha (represented by the second defendant pursuant to the Order of Master Bowles dated 5 April 2018) and others [2022] EWHC 2157 (Ch) News Analysis: Revocation clauses and section 9(d) of the Wills Act 1837 (Sangha v Sangha)The Court allowed the appeal deciding that the revocation clause in a Will disposing only of Indian assets had the effect of revoking a previous English Will and dismissed the appeal holding that it was not necessary for each witness to acknowledge their signature after the testator had acknowledged his signature to them, Francis Ng, Selborne Chambers Disclosure Topic Case name Summary Author Sealing of a Will Executor of HRH Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh (Deceased) and another v Guardian News and Media [2022] EWCA Civ 1081 News Analysis: The sealing of Royal Wills vs principles of open justice (Executor of HRH Prince Philip, the...

Meetings checklist—access to information

Meetings checklist—access to information Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance on matters that have temporarily been altered to assist in the management of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. For further information, see Practice Notes: Local authority meetings during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic [Archived] and Coronavirus (COVID-19)—governance tracker [Archived]. Elements of accessibility The following table sets out the position in a typical authority. Some authorities grant additional rights to councillors and members of the public. Council Committees and sub-committees Officers’ non-executive decisions Cabinet (key and non-key decisions) Individual executive members (key and non-key decisions) Officers’ key executive decisions Officers’ non-key executive decisions 1 Public identification of the body or person responsible for taking the decision Yes — statute and constitution Yes — statute and constitution (terms of reference), and council minutes for ad-hoc delegations to committees and sub-committees Yes — scheme of delegations and minutes for ad-hoc delegations Yes — statute and constitution Yes — statute and constitution (scheme of delegation to cabinet members) ...

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Art law—introduction for Private Client practitioners

Art law—introduction for Private Client practitioners Introduction to the art market and art law There have been considerable changes to the art market in the last 30 years: • the main centres are now London, New York and Hong Kong, with Paris being the fourth largest art centre and national markets for lower priced art and collectibles • the market has become increasingly anonymous • prices for iconic artworks have become stratospheric—Salvator Mundi by Leonardo da Vinci was sold for $450.3m in 2017 • the main auction houses have become ever more powerful • art advisers are retained to do due diligence, open doors and guide collectors through the process, but are not always suitably qualified • the last 20 years have seen the birth of ‘mega’ art fairs which appear roughly every four months around the globe • art is increasingly seen as an asset class—and promoted as an investment by auction classes • in the increasingly global market lawyers working with art collectors, businesses and not-for-profit...

Rome II—application and interpretation (UK only)

Rome II—application and interpretation (UK only) This Practice Note is for use when determining applicable law in the courts of England and Wales in respect of events giving rise to damage, where such events occurred between 11 January 2009 and 31 December 2020. For events that arose on different dates, a different applicable law regime will be applied by the UK courts. Which regime will apply, will depend on the date on which the event occurred. For guidance on the different regimes and their interrelationship, see Practice Note: Applicable law regimes. This Practice Note provides an explanation as to when and why Regulation (EC) 864/2007 on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations, Rome II was introduced. It also sets out the circumstances in which it applies and those in which it does not. This regulation is referenced in this Practice Note as Rome II. For guidance on other aspects of Rome II, see Practice Notes: Rome II—the general rule (UK only) and Rome II—specific types of claims (UK only)....

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Claim against a driver for a collision caused by misleading signals

Claim against a driver for a collision caused by misleading signals IN THE COUNTY COURT AT [insert] Claim No: Parties 1 A B Claimant and 2 X Y Defendant _____________________________________________________________________________ PARTICULARS OF CLAIM _____________________________________________________________________________ 1 At all material times, the Claimant was the owner and driver of a [insert make and model of vehicle] registration number [insert registration number]. The Defendant was the owner and driver of a [insert make and model of vehicle] registration number [insert registration number]. 2 On [insert date], the Claimant was lawfully waiting at the intersection of [insert street name] and [insert street name, town, county]. The Claimant was stationary and preparing to turn left. As she waited, the Defendant’s vehicle approached from the Claimant’s right. The Defendant’s vehicle slowed and signalled to turn left into the Claimant’s street. In reliance on the Defendant’s signal, the Claimant commenced her left turn. The Defendant failed to turn left and proceeded across the junction, colliding with the Claimant’s vehicle. 3 The accident was caused...

Ireland—Letter of claim: newspaper report

This Precedent is drafted as a letter of claim and is designed to be sent to the editor of a newspaper that has published a defamatory report. For guidance on defamation, see Practice Notes: —Ireland—Defamation law—an overview of the Defamation Act 2009 (Ireland) —Lexology Panoramic: Defamation and Reputation Management—Ireland—Q&A guide Ask the following questions which reflect the underlying merits of a complaint: —is there clear evidence that the statements in question are false? Ensure you are in possession of all the facts prior to sending out a letter of claim —who is the subject of the defamatory material and is their business likely to be of interest to the public? The fact that a public figure has instructed lawyers in respect of allegedly defamatory comments may be as interesting to the public as the original statements and draw more attention to them. A letter of claim may be marked ‘not for publication’ but unless it contains obviously private or confidential information, little may be done to restrain its publication —has...

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Following the end of the transitional provisions for section 21 procedures on 30 September 2018, do all landlords need to provide Energy Performance Certificate, Gas Safety Certificate and prescribed information to tenants who occupy property under tenancies which began prior to 15 October 2015?

Following the end of the transitional provisions for section 21 procedures on 30 September 2018, do all landlords need to provide Energy Performance Certificate, Gas Safety Certificate and prescribed information to tenants who occupy property under tenancies which began prior to 15 October 2015? Until 30 September 2018, by section 41(1)–(2) of the Deregulation Act 2015 (DA 2015), landlords of residential properties only needed to comply with the new section 21 procedure in relation to new assured shorthold tenancies (ASTs), ie those tenancies which were created after DA 2015 came into force on 1 October 2015 (other than statutory periodic ASTs which arose on/after 1 October 2015 at the end of a fixed-term tenancy granted before 1 October 2015, which remained under the previous section 21 regime). It should be noted that, while there is no binding Precedent in this regard, County Court cases to date in respect of the gas safety and Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) pre-conditions (contained with the Assured Shorthold Tenancy Notices and Prescribed...

Can a third party resist a request for information made by General Dental Council investigators under section 33(B) of the Dentists Act 1984 and if so, how?

Can a third party resist a request for information made by General Dental Council investigators under section 33(B) of the Dentists Act 1984 and if so, how? A GDC investigation into an allegation that a practitioner’s fitness to practise is impaired may only arise by reason of one or more of the following grounds (see sections 27 and 36N of the Dentists Act 1984 (DA 1984)): • misconduct • deficient professional performance • adverse physical or mental health • criminal conviction or caution • a determination by a body in the UK responsible under any enactment for the regulation of a health or social care professional or by the Office of the Health Professions Adjudicator, to the effect that their fitness to practise as a member of that profession is impaired • inclusion on a barred list by the Disclosure and Barring Service • not having the necessary knowledge of English For more information on how the GDC investigates, see the GDC’s guidance on How we investigate allegations made against...

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Commercial weekly highlights—3 July 2025

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: commentary on the Court of Appeal's decision in KSY Juice Blends UK Limited v Citrosuco GmbH which ruled that a term could be implied into the contract that the price for additional products should be the reasonable or market price, updates from the Competition and Markets Authority on its inquiry into Ticketmaster and early enforcement approach under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, and news that the European Parliament's Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection has adopted a report proposing measures to address the rise in substandard goods entering the EU via e-commerce.

Private Client weekly highlights—3 July 2025

This week’s edition of Private Client weekly highlights includes: (1) the case of David Peace, in which the High Court confirmed that the beneficiaries could agree to waive the forfeiture rule following Mr Peace’s assisted death; (2) the Court of Protection case of Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council v A, in which the court found that an elderly dementia sufferer was moved from Spain to Wales unlawfully and continued to have habitual residence in Spain; (3) Mudan v Revenue and Customs Commissioners, in which the Court of Appeal confirmed the FTT and UT decisions that property requiring significant renovations should still be treated as residential property for SDLT purposes; (4) Khatun v Hasan, in which the Chancery Division held that the defendants failed to establish on the balance of probabilities that the disputed Will was genuine; and (5) Haworth v HMRC, in which The Court of Appeal dismissed the taxpayers’ appeal and upheld the decisions of the FTT and UT that the place of effective management of certain family...

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