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10 countries with unusual driving laws

May 14, 2012

Take a look at the list below and remember to take care driving abroad! 1. Denmark Checking under a car before you drive off is something that is normally only done by drivers who have reason to think a bomb might be there – police officers in 1970s Northern Ireland, for instance. However, according to [...]

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Experts Concerned Over UK Compensation Law Failing EU Community Law Standards

May 8, 2012

Below is a guest EU law blog post regarding an aspect of UK compensation law falling into line with EU law. Personal injury experts are voicing concerns that the UK national laws on compensation for road traffic accidents fall short of European Community Law standards. As a direct consequence of the shortfall in standards, lawyers [...]

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What is the process of law making in the EU? (Legal Q&A)

January 31, 2012

The process that the EU moves through to create new laws can trace its roots back to 1957 and the Treaty of Rome that created the European Economic Community (EEC). The EU (European Union) is a political grouping, the Maastricht Treaty established the Union itself in 1993. The European Commission (EC) is the administrative foundation [...]

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What are the different types of EU laws?

December 7, 2011

The laws of the EU are commonly referred to as directly and indirectly effective laws, however this is only an initial distinction. There are three sources of EU law; treaties, which are entered into by the member states themselves, Acts of the European Parliament, and decisions of the European Court. EU treaties create rules which [...]

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What does EU law say about working time?

November 25, 2011

On the 1st of October 1998 the UK adopted the Working Time Regulations using the Statutory Instrument 1998/1833. The basic foundation of the Regulations is to limit the maximum number of hours most people can work to 48 hours a week. This limit is worked out by averaging your working hours over a 17-week period. [...]

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There’s no place like home…but where is home for your children?

November 2, 2011

With the opening of borders across Europe and the recent growth of the internet and cheap travel, it is becoming increasingly common for children to have parents who are of different nationality to one another. However, should the parents separate, what happens if one parent wants to return to their home country with the child? [...]

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