Following a string of scandals involving undercover police methods over the last 40 years, Home Secretary Theresa May is coming under pressure to overhaul the laws surrounding their work.
Legal Package Includes Cap On Bankers’ Bonuses
The European Union has agreed a package of financial laws as part of a sweeping reform which will include capping bankers’ bonuses at a maximum of one year’s basic salary or two-times pay if a majority of shareholders vote in favour.
Legal Action On Postings About Bulger Killers
The Attorney General is taking legal action against a number of individuals who have published photographs said to show one of toddler James Bulger’s killers.
Foreign Doctors In The NHS Must Speak Good English
As of April, there will be a legal duty for foreign doctors who want to treat patients in England on the NHS to be able to speak English to a “necessary” level. This will close a “loophole” that has allowed medics with a poor grasp of the language to treat patients.
Gerry McCann Calls For Post-Leveson Press Control Legislation
As news comes this week that Gerry and Madeleine McCann’s former lawyer has received a suspended sentence for deliberately flouting legal undertakings not to repeat allegations about the couple, Gerry McCann has called for press control laws.