Five disabled people yesterday (April 24th) lost their High Court challenge over the Government’s decision to abolish the Independent Living Fund (ILF) in 2015 and replace it with council funding.
Copyright Licensing Agency Targeting Councils
Although the majority of councils in the UK hold copyright licences from the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA), earlier this month the Agency forced one of the largest councils in the country to take one following legal action.
Rights For Shares Ping-Pong Continues
As was widely expected, the Government has been defeated in the House of Lords over plans to allow employees to give up some of their workplace rights in exchange for shares in the company.
Small Blogs Exempt From Press Regulation
A holding amendment to press regulation plans will exempt “small-scale bloggers” and some small firms from fines if they transgress new rules set by the new independent press regulator.
Rights for shares reinstated by Commons
Despite being rejected by the House of Lords less than a month ago, the House of Commons has this week voted to reinstate the Government’s controversial “rights for shares” proposals into the Growth and Infrastructure Bill by a margin of 277 to 239.