Where a member’s public service pension is reduced when he is re-employed after drawing his pension because his new salary and pension should not be more than the member’s salary on retirement.

A statutory notice requiring a specified activity to cease, or certain improvements to be implemented.

[name] [District] [Borough] [City] Council ABATEMENT NOTICE made under section 80 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 To: [name] of [address] Take notice that 1 The [name] [District] [Borough] [City] Council (the Council) is satisfied that a statutory nuisance [exists OR is likely to [occur OR recur] ] under section 79(1) [specify which subsection] of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (EPA 1990) from [the premises at] [specify the address of the source of the nuisance] arising from [describe the matters which are causing the nuisance]. 2 This abatement notice is served on you because you are [the person responsible for the statutory nuisance OR [the owner OR the occupier of] the

Law360: An appeals tribunal has rejected Abbott Laboratories' application to escape a whistleblowing case brought by the founders of a British DNA technology business that it bought, concluding that the founders had an arguable case that UK judges had jurisdiction.

If the accounts of a small company (that is not a micro-entity) relate to financial years beginning before 1 January 2016 (or financial years beginning before 1 January 2015, if the directors of the company decide that the provisions of the Companies, Partnerships and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/980) should take early effect), it may file abbreviated accounts at Companies House, rather than its full accounts. If the accounts of that same company relate to financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2016 (or financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2015, if the directors so decide) it may file abridged accounts at Companies House if it chooses to do so and all the members of the company have consented to the abridgement. The required level of disclosure in abbreviated accounts is lower than the level required in full accounts. One of the key advantages of filing abbreviated accounts is that a small company may preserve some degree of confidentiality about its activities.

Law360, London: An Illinois state appellate panel said 21 May 2025 that a trial court properly dismissed a shareholder class action against biopharmaceutical company AbbVie Inc that accused the drugmaker of issuing unregistered shares to investors after acquiring Irish pharmaceutical company Allergan.

The chief executive and chief ombudsman at the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS), Abby Thomas, has delivered a speech on the kinds of credit and debt complaints the FOS receives, and how firms can better serve customers in financial difficulty. The FOS received over 18,000 complaints about credit cards in the first three months of this financial year, with the vast majority of those—well over 15,000—to do with irresponsible and unaffordable lending. It has seen a 70% rise in cases compared with the first quarter of 2023. Thomas noted that both the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) rules around consumer credit and the Consumer Duty set out clearly what’s required when a customer is struggling to manage, and firms should ensure complaint-handling teams have a thorough and in-depth understanding of both.

The Insolvency Service has announced that Liam Mccreadie, 26, from Aberdeen, has been disqualified as a director for four years after failing to pay more than £1.1m in taxes and not submitting tax returns for his two companies.

Abeyance describes a state in which a right, title, claim, application or proceeding is held in suspense, with no present vested holder or step being taken, pending a future event or decision. It is not generally defined by statute; it is a common-law and practice term used across multiple contexts and recognised in case law.- Peerage: In English peerage law, a barony by writ may fall into abeyance when the holder dies leaving co‑heiresses; the dignity is in suspense between the co‑heirs until the Crown terminates the abeyance in favour of one, or until only one co‑heir remains. This concept does not typically apply to Scottish peerages, which more often become dormant than fall into abeyance.- Procedure/regulators: Courts and tribunals may hold matters in abeyance (England & Wales/Northern Ireland/Ireland: usually by a stay; Scotland: by a sist) pending related litigation, settlement or a preliminary issue. IP and regulatory bodies may likewise hold trade mark or other applications in abeyance pending prior‑rights disputes or investigations.- Property/probate/trusts: At common law a freehold cannot be in abeyance (save in the Crown); pending vesting, title remains with trustees, personal representatives or a reversioner. Practitioners use “in abeyance” descriptively for contingent or unascertained beneficial interests and for grants of representation pending challenge.

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has reported that Abi Howarth will be joining the Executive Team as Chief Operating Officer. Howarth, who held the position of Director of Operations at the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) since 2018, has said she is 'delighted to be joining the SFO team and supporting the next phase of the improvement journey, continuing the organisation’s vital efforts to fight financial crime and deliver justice to victims.'

HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has added the ability for solicitors to archive draft cases on the MyHMCTS portal where the case is in pre-submission stage and is no longer required. Solicitors will also have the ability to move the case out of the archived state, should their client decide they wish to continue with the case. Previously cases in the draft state were unable to be closed or archived and remained in the solicitor's case list, making it more difficult to find relevant cases. The revised functionality is only available in relation to cases added following the coming into force of the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 on 6 April 2022.

In legal practice, “able to work” describes whether an individual has the physical and/or mental capacity to perform work, with or without reasonable adjustments, rather than whether they actually have a job. It commonly arises in employment law, social security/benefits, discrimination, health and safety and insurance disputes.Across England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, related statutory concepts appear in employment and social security legislation (for example, fitness for work, limited capability for work, capability dismissals, and disability discrimination under the Equality Act 2010 in Great Britain and equivalent Northern Ireland provisions). In Ireland, similar issues arise under employment, equality and social welfare legislation, including “capable of work” assessments.The expression itself is usually a descriptive term used by lawyers, tribunals, medical experts and employers, rather than a precise statutory definition. Whether a person is “able to work” is typically an evidence-based question, relying on medical reports, occupational health, functional assessments and job requirements. It is central to decisions on sick pay, reasonable accommodation, dismissal for ill health or incapability, income protection and personal injury quantum, with broadly consistent usage across the UK and Ireland.