A US website has been ordered by the High Court in London to pay the claimants an ‘unusually high’ damages award of £50,000 for defamatory statements posted on their website. (more…)
October 2010
A British Academy report shows that the global economic downturn has caused an increase in the levels of work-related stress in the UK. (more…)
Three defence solicitors are suing the police and the Prison Service for false imprisonment and unlawful interference with their legal files. (more…)
Since 1980, suspects in Scotland have been denied access to a solicitor for six hours after their detention. On Tuesday the UK Supreme Court declared this law to be incompatible with the suspects’ human rights and the Scottish Parliament has passed an emergency law in response. (more…)
A government review is to recommend that all employers offer their employees an occupational pension scheme, no matter how small the company. Those that don’t will have to make automatic contributions to a new state pension scheme. (more…)
There are an increasing number of registered commercial lawyers appearing on the Football Association’s list of sports agents. More and more players are choosing to be represented by a lawyer instead of a sports agent. After last week’s Rooney fiasco, the reasons why are becoming more apparent. (more…)
Police watchdog, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC), has issued a report stating that only one in four of the police authorities in England and Wales are prepared for the budget cuts introduced by George Osborne last week. (more…)
Justice Secretary Ken Clarke has told the BBC of his intention to reform the current no-win, no-fee system for personal injury claims and make it more like the system in the USA. (more…)
The number of adults in the UK without a will has risen to 30 million, an increase from 28 million in 2009. This is despite 92% of adults having a clear idea of who they would like to inherit from their estate. (more…)
The hard-line approach being taken by rail companies against fare-dodgers in order to protect their revenue is leaving many commuters angry at being unfairly targeted. (more…)
