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Human Tissue Act 2004

Article. Published: November 30, 2018

The Human Tissue Act 2004 (HTA 2004) was introduced to address serious concerns raised in the course of the 1998 Kennedy Inquiry….

Sale of Goods Act 1979

Article. Published: November 30, 2018

This summary examines the Sale of Goods Act 1979 (“the Act”) within its context: why it was drafted, what are its important provisions, and how it has changed since it came into force…

Theft Act 1968 Summary

Article. Published: November 30, 2018

The Theft Act 1968 is arguably one of the most effective pieces of legal drafting in the post war era. It is now nearly 50 years since the Act was passed and yet it remains very much intact….

Prior to the Fraud Act 2006

Article. Published: November 30, 2018

The Fraud Act came into force on the 15th January 2006 and replaced the eight deception offences contained within the Theft Act 1968 and 1978. Prior to the introduction of the Fraud Act 2006 the former law had been the subject of criticism…

Employment Rights Act 1996

Article. Published: November 30, 2018

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

Article. Published: November 30, 2018

The Sexual Offences Act 2003 repealed most sections of the Sexual Offences Act 1956.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….

The Introduction of the ECHR 1950

Article. Published: November 30, 2018

Following the Second World War and the horrors against humanity that had followed it, the United Nations had been given the impetus that was required……

European Communities Act 1972

Article. Published: November 30, 2018

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

Article. Published: November 30, 2018

The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) was introduced as a response to a growing perception that the public had lost all confidence……

Family Law Act 1996

Article. Published: November 30, 2018

The Family Law Act 1996 was envisioned to modernise the divorce process and is seen as one of the most radical and far-reaching reforms of family law in the past century….