According to a report in the Financial Times, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) will announce its ruling on Europe’s financial transactions tax (FTT) next week, well before 2015, which was when it was expected.
Read moreHealth And Safety Rules Used As Excuses
Work and Pensions Minister Mike Penning has written to schools and local authorities in England urging a more common sense approach to health and safety regulations.
Read moreProtection Needed For Intellectual Property Legacy
With more possessing valuable property in a digital format, the Law Society has warned that too much intellectual property (IP) is in danger of being lost when its creators die, so is recommending that people leave a “digital legacy”.
Read moreNew Family Courts
New combined Family Courts have come into being in England and Wales as part of family justice system reforms, in what is seen as “a hugely important change” to family law.
Read moreNew Law To Ban Invasive Alien Species
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have voted to bring in legislation that will blacklist invasive alien species in a bid to limit environmental and ecological damage across Europe.
Read moreAgricultural Buildings Can Convert To Residential Use
As of April 6 this year, the planning rules in England have been relaxed for the conversion of agricultural buildings to residential use, which should make a difference to the property shortage in the UK as well as breathing life…
Read moreInfringing Website List Created
The City of London Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) has launched its Infringing Website List (IWL), an online portal providing the digital advertising sector with an up-to-date list of copyright infringing sites.
Read moreConsultation On New Powers For HMRC
Chancellor George Osborne will today (April 14) launch a consultation on a new criminal offence carrying a possible custodial sentence that will catch people with undeclared foreign income, even if they did not intend to evade taxes.
Read moreTighter Regulation Could Save Businesses Millions
According to a report from the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), planned regulatory reforms could save businesses some £300m a year, or £1.5bn over five years.
Read moreECHR Upholds UK Law Banning Sympathy Strikes
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has upheld a UK law preventing so-called ‘sympathy strikes’, which have been banned by UK legislation since the early 1990s.
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