The controversial Lobbying Bill is set to become law after Peers narrowly failed to defeat it in the House of Lords last night (January 28) by just one vote.
Read morePubs Showing Premier League Matches Targeted In Copyright Crackdown
The Premier League is planning legal action against up to a hundred pubs it suspects of illegally showing Premier League matches via foreign satellite channels and therefore probably breaking copyright law.
Read moreNo E-Cigarettes For Under 18s
Ministers have announced that the sale of electronic cigarettes is to be banned to young people under the age of 18 so that they do not develop a taste for nicotine and end up smoking the real thing.
Read morePlans To Outlaw “Annoying Behaviour” Dropped
It was announced yesterday (January 23rd) by Home Office minister, Norman Baker, that plans to replace anti-social behaviour orders (Asbos) with injunctions to prevent “nuisance and annoyance” (Ipnas) have been abandoned after a huge defeat in the House of Lords…
Read moreUK Loses Short-Selling Suit
In what could be an important ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) the UK has lost its case against EU legislators over the power given to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) over European financial rules, specifically…
Read moreIntellectual Property Bill Second Reading
The Intellectual Property (IP) Bill was given its second reading in the House of Commons earlier this week, having completed its Lords stages last summer, where some amendments were made.
Read moreMediation Figures Fall
Recent figures have highlighted that there was a decrease in the number of family mediations in October last year, compared to the same period in 2012.
Read moreFurther Draft Legislation On Finance Bill 2014
Last week HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) launched technical consultations on two aspects of the draft legislation on the Finance Bill 2014, namely the modernisation of the taxation of corporate debt and derivative contracts and the artificial use of dual…
Read moreProperty Disputes Causing Dark Days
January and February seem to be the darkest months of the year, even though the days technically started to get longer in December, and with the current grey skies all across the country, lights are on for most of the…
Read moreECHR And UK On Collision Course
In an interview this week with the BBC, the president of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has warned that it would be a political disaster for the UK to quit the human rights convention.
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