by sandydutczak | Nov 16, 2021 | Legal News
The Children Act received Royal Assent on 16 November 1989 At the time of its enactment, the Children Act was designed to be a dramatic departure in relation to the previous legislation as it centred around the fact that children are best cared for within their own...
by sandydutczak | Aug 27, 2021 | IALS, Legal News
On 28 August 1833, the Act to abolish slavery was given Royal Assent. Its full bill title was An Act for the Abolition of Slavery throughout the British Colonies; for promoting the Industry of the manumitted Slaves; and for compensating the Persons hitherto entitled...
by sandydutczak | Jul 20, 2021 | Legal News
The Sexual Offences bill received Royal Assent on 27 July 1967 and permitted homosexual acts between consenting adults over the age of 21 Sexual Offences Act 1967 After several attempts to introduce homosexual reform, Lord Arran introduced the Bill in the House of...
by Lindsey Caffin | Jul 29, 2019 | Centre for Corporate and Financial Law, Events, Research
The IALS Centre for Corporate and Finance Law (CCFL) is looking forward to its Fourth Annual Conference of the “Future of of the Commercial Contract in Scholarship and Law Reform” on Friday, 11th October 2019. https://ials.sas.ac.uk/events/event/20079 This...
by Lindsey Caffin | Jul 22, 2019 | Events, Research, Sir William Dale Centre
The Language of Law Reform IALS – Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London 9 July 2019 (9.00am- 3.30pm) By Professor Giulia Pennisi Reform of the law is a necessary and continuing process. It is about keeping the law up-to-date, ensuring that its underlying...