The Chancellor, George Osborne, has made 86 amendments to the Treasury’s Banking Reform Bill, some of which mean that senior bankers could face criminal charges for “reckless” misconduct leading to the fall of a bank.
Ruling Will Give Both Mothers Maternity Leave Rights
An opinion published last week by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) could pave the way for both a surrogate mother and the intended mother to be given maternity leave and pay.
No More Cautions For Serious Offenders
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has announced that serious offenders will no longer be let off with a simple caution if charged with offences that would otherwise be heard at Crown Court level.
First Victory Against ‘Bedroom Tax’
A blind lawyer has become the first person to win an appeal against the imposition of the bedroom tax by his local council, arguing that his second room is not, in fact, a bedroom.
Spitting Equates To Littering
In what is believed to be the first UK case of its type, two men who challenged the fixed penalty notice and refused to pay when caught, have been prosecuted for spitting in the street.