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.
Batman Wins Again
The Intellectual Property Office Adjudicator has ruled that a British sound design company that wanted to trademark several of its cricket-related products under the name Batsman may not do so in case the public confuses them with the comic book superhero.
Whistleblowing Laws To Be Overhauled
In a private letter sent to MPs and Peers last week, Employment Relations Minister Jo Swinson said that whistleblowing legislation will be overhauled and promised amendments to the Public Interest Disclosure Act (Pida) 1998.
Calls For Ticketing Legislation
A specialist ticket fraud unit set up with the specific remit of tackling ticket fraud at the London Games is calling on the Government to introduce legislation around the resale of tickets to concerts and sporting events.