The Commons’ Science and Technology Committee (STC) has warned that the Government’s planned Investigatory Powers Bill is too vague and needs to be redrafted to avoid economic damage. Meanwhile, some tech firms believe the Bill risks driving away foreign investment.
Read moreCherie Blair launches legal battle against Government’s buy-to-let tax
Human rights legislator and the wife of a former Labour Prime Minister, Cherie Blair, has launched a legal battle against the Government over their bid to increase taxes on buy-to-let investments, arguing that the leading policy breaches the rights of…
Read moreCouncils tell tenants they should wait for bailiffs before moving out
New findings reveal that an increasing number of private tenants are being instructed by local councils to ignore eviction notices served by landlords, and wait for the bailiffs to turn up before vacating their rented properties.
Read moreStolen art tracking specialists ALR and ARG entangled in ‘bizarre’ legal row
Two rival art recovery companies, the Art Loss Register (ALR) and the Art Recovery Group (ARG), are currently embroiled in a “bizarre” legal dispute, after the long-leading ALR accused ARG of “breaching competition law”.
Read moreUK Intellectual Property Office launches five year strategy to boost Britain’s creative sector
The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has launched a five year strategy setting out new government plans to boost the British creative industry and the UK’s booming innovations.
Read moreHigh Court rules criminal record checks unlawful
Judges in the High Court ruled last week that mandatory pre-employment criminal record checks are unlawful and arbitrary, as they are incompatible with Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Read moreTory councillor Jonny Bucknell exposed as rogue landlord and prosecuted by his own council
Former Conservative housing chief, Jonny Bucknell, has admitted to being a rogue landlord after his own council recently raised a prosecution against him.
Read moreFormer worker awarded £137k following whistleblowing row
A whistleblower has been paid a six-figure sum by one of the UK’s largest construction companies.
Read moreHeated exchange of views over strike laws
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has faced fierce criticism from business leaders after indicating that he would be prepared to remove many of the curbs placed on trade unions in the 1980s.
Read moreCourt rules in trademark battle
The UK High Court of Justice has ruled that an American branch of a European pharmaceutical company has breached a decades old trademark agreement.
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