The European Commission has published guidelines to help member states decide which migrants from the bloc qualify for welfare benefits, if at all, after Brussels took the UK to court over an additional test it has imposed on people moving here from other European member countries.
Consultation on Communication on Content in the Digital Single Market
Last month the European Commission launched a public consultation as part of its on-going efforts to review and modernise EU copyright rules. The consultation invites stakeholders to share their views on areas identified in the Communication on Content in the Digital Single Market.
Mandatory Mediation For Divorcing Couples
In what has been dubbed ‘divorce week’, new Justice Minister Simon Hughes has announced that separating couples in England and Wales will be helped to avoid court battles through compulsory use of mediation services.
“Annoying Behaviour” Proposal Blocked By Peers
A Government proposal, under which courts could stop people being annoying in public, has been blocked by the House of Lords amid fears that the new injunction, part of the Antisocial Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill, could undermine freedom of speech and association.
Debate Over Tweet Copyright
A storm has recently blown up in America over a film studio’s use of a critic’s tweet about new movie Inside Llewyn Davis, which the critic says was used without his permission in a full-page ad in the New York Times.