A definition of the group of premium rate services which includes the provision of live telephone conversation either between the provider of the service and the caller or two callers to the provided service.

Law360, London: More than 800 supporters of Liverpool Football Club can pursue in England their injury claims against Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) over congestion chaos at the 2022 Champions League final in Paris, a London court has ruled.

Liverpool has been selected as the first pilot region for the £85 million Industrialising and Digitalising Construction challenge, designed to transform the delivery of sustainable social housing, schools, hospitals and public infrastructure. Supported through the R&D Missions Accelerator Programme, funded by UK Research and Innovation, the pilot will work with the Liverpool Combined Authority and the High Value Manufacturing Catapult in applying digital manufacturing processes to standardise construction components, improve digital co-ordination and increase demand certainty. Industry partners Onward Homes and Torus Developments will test the approach through two social housing schemes, with the results intended to finalise a standardised delivery model for national adoption across public sector infrastructure. The challenge also seeks to expand domestic manufacturing capability by: (1) improving productivity and reducing build times; (2) reducing waste and improving cost predictability on publicly funded schemes; (3) improving the sustainability of construction and energy efficiency of public buildings; (4) strengthening UK-based supply chains and (5) creating high-skilled employment.

In legal practice, “lives in being” describes the identifiable individuals who are alive at the date when a disposition (usually a trust, settlement or will) takes effect and whose lifetimes are used to measure the duration of contingent interests. It is central to the common law rule against perpetuities, under which certain future interests must vest, if at all, no later than 21 years after the death of the relevant lives in being.A life in being must be a human life, ascertainable when the interest is created (for example, the testator, named beneficiaries, or members of a defined class). The concept is used to test whether gifts, trusts, options or powers are void for remoteness.In England and Wales and Northern Ireland, modern perpetuity rules are largely statutory (for example, the Perpetuities and Accumulations Acts 1964 and 2009), which modify but do not abandon the underlying “life in being plus 21 years” idea. In Scotland and Ireland, the terminology is similar and the concept remains rooted in common law and statute, although detailed perpetuity reforms differ. Across all four jurisdictions, “lives in being” is a descriptive common law expression rather than a rigid statutory definition.

Crime analysis: Can the criminal justice system deliver the requirements of the new Victims’ Code while desperately under-resourced? Charlotte Wright, a solicitor in the criminal department at Kingsley Napley, believes that although the code makes it relatively clear what victims can expect, whether those expectations can be met is another question.

ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note considers various frequently-asked questions about living with coronavirus (COVID-19) in the workplace following the removal of coronavirus-related measures from 1 April 2022. How should employers manage coronavirus risks in the workplace following the removal of all coronavirus-related measures? All remaining coronavirus measures were ‘removed’ from 1 April 2022. In particular: • free universal symptomatic and asymptomatic testing ended • government advice to self-isolate was replaced by advice to ‘try to stay at home and avoid contact’, and • the health and safety ‘requirement’ for employers to explicitly consider coronavirus in their risk assessments was removed For further detailed information on the current position, see Practice Note: Living with coronavirus (COVID-19) in the workplace from 24 February 2022 [Archived]. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) guidance on reducing the spread of respiratory infections, including COVID-19, in the workplace says that it is important for employers (and staff) to be aware of symptoms so they can take actions to reduce the risk of spreading

ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note provides an overview of the issues for an employer to consider when managing the workplace during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, reflecting the government’s plan for living with COVID-19 and the changes from 1 April 2022, including in relation to self-isolation for those who test positive or have symptoms of coronavirus and close contacts, testing, contact tracing, self-isolation support payments, statutory sick pay (SSP), obligations on workers and employers, and at-risk groups. The Cabinet Office on 21 February 2022 published the government’s COVID-19 Response: Living with COVID-19, which set out the government plan to remove the remaining coronavirus (COVID-19) domestic legal restrictions in England from 24 February 2022. Further changes took effect from 1 April 2022, in particular relating to the removal of free universal testing and advice on self-isolation for those with COVID-19, and the replacement of the BEIS working safely guidance with new public health guidance (see: Timeline for changes below). For more information on the issues arising from the end of the

Law360: The new Labour government named Liz Kendall as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on 5 July 2024 as speculation grew about looming reforms to the UK benefits system.

Private Client analysis: An animal loving conservationist, Candia Midworth, who kept llamas at her farm in Surrey, left her £1.9m estate to be divided equally between several animal charities. By the time of her death on 8 April 2022, a few of the charities had been transferred to their successors or ceased to exist entirely. The claimants, British Camelids Ltd, sought to split the estate 50/50 between themselves and the fourth defendants as the only two remaining charities that existed at the time of Mrs Midworth’s death. Each of the first, second and third defendants maintained that they were the successors of the respective charities identified in the Will and should therefore still benefit from the gifts. The court held that a gift should not necessarily fail on the original named entity ceasing to exist if the broad charitable purpose of the gifts continues. The claimant and all defendants were entitled to an equal share of the residuary estate. Interestingly, the court further concluded that despite the fifth defendant ceasing to exist entirely, their respective share of the estate should be divided among some of the defendants who have broadly similar charitable purposes. Written by Lauren Gale, associate at Gardner Leader LLP.

Law360, London: The Lloyd's Market Association (LMA) has told insurers to assess how they handle business involving Russian crude oil ahead of changes in the UK and EU price cap regimes.

Law360, London: The Lloyd's Market Association (LMA) has urged the new chief executive and chair of Lloyd's of London to streamline regulatory obligations with other insurance regulators in the city, among other commitments the trade body said would help take the specialist insurance market 'up a gear'.

Law360, London: The Lloyd's Market Association (LMA) has set up a committee to examine risks to the insurance sector from new forms of litigation, including those linked to 'forever chemicals'.