Accidents abroad—a practical guide
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Practice notesAccidents abroad—a practical guide
Published by a LexisNexis PI & Clinical Negligence expert
Practice notes
Originally produced in Partnership with Sue Brown. Updated in partnership with Andrew Wilson.
Assimilated law is the name given to retained EU law (REUL) which remains in force after the end of 2023. The re-categorisation of REUL (and associated terms) to assimilated law reflects a change in its status and treatment under UK law, in that it is generally to be interpreted according to ordinary domestic law and principles.
From 1 January 2024, REUL is ‘assimilated’ into domestic law by virtue of the fact it is generally stripped of EU-derived interpretive effects (eg supremacy of EU law, directly effective rights and general principles previously retained under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018). For more information, see Practice Note: Assimilated law.
This Practice Note also refers to UK Rome II, Regulation (EC) 864/2007. This regulation is applied when determining applicable law in cases in which the harmful event constituting a tort occurred on or after 1 January 2021. Originally known as Retained Rome II, since 1 January 2024 it is known as Assimilated Rome II—the change
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Partnership definition
What does Partnership mean?
A partnership (as defined) formed under the Partnership Act 1890 (PA 1890) and governed by English law is the 'relation that subsists between two or more persons carrying on business in common with a view of profit' and is also referred to as a ‘firm’.
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