A couple who took their children to Australia for three weeks in term-time have been landed with criminal records, having failed to pay a fine of £240 issued by their local council for doing so.
Emergency Powers Allow Access To Phone And Internet Records
Prime Minister David Cameron has secured the backing of all three main parties to grant emergency powers to the police and emergency services so that they can continue to access phone and internet records, despite the European Court of Justice striking down existing powers.
Legal Aid Truce Called In Complex Fraud Cases
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has agreed a legal aid truce with barristers over complex fraud trials after a dispute threatened to halt such cases because of the cuts to legal aid.
Flexible Working Legislation Will Need Technology To Work
New laws that decree that employees with more than 26 weeks’ service have the right to request flexible working hours, regardless of the reason, will only benefit both the employee and the employer if the technology is in place to allow it to happen effectively, according to a recent study.
European Commission Adopts IP Action Plan
On 1 July the European Commission (EC) adopted an Action Plan to address infringements of commercial scale intellectual property (IP) rights in the European Union (EU) and a strategy for the protection and enforcement of IP rights in countries that are not EU members.