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Civil litigation: litigators should note that the 57th CPR update comes into effect on 1 October 2011.
Waste: environment lawyers should note that regulations increasing landfill diversion targets for biodegradable municipal waste will come into force on 1 October 2011.
FOIA: information lawyers will be interested to note that the FTTIR has overturned an ICO decision and found that information submitted to the government in order to obtain an export licence for controlled goods to Iran was exempt from disclosure under section 41 (confidential information) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
Planning: planning lawyers will be interested in the guidance on the impact for local authorities of the government’s proposals to reform the planning system published by the Local Government Group and the Planning Advisory Service.
Consultations: this week, consultations were launched on:
- Changes to the qualifications and induction regulations for teachers in England.
- Revising the model publication schemes under FOIA.