Policing Minister Damian Green has confirmed radical new plans to allow foreign police officers to be recruited to run forces in England and Wales and to allow direct-entry fast-track senior officers to start their careers without a stint on the…
Read moreConfirmation Of Financial Penalties For Employers
The Minister for Employment Relations, Jo Swinson, confirmed on Twitter over the weekend that the Government plans to implement Section 16 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 on financial penalties for employers from April 2014.
Read moreBoundary Dispute Row Escalates
Man is without doubt a territorial animal, as has been proved throughout the ages, with wars being fought over countries, land and castles, but in the relative peace of this civilised nation, passions can still run extremely high when it…
Read moreCrackdown On Illegal Immigrants
Under tough new proposals unveiled today (October 10) by the Home Office, access to bank accounts for illegal immigrants or those who have overstayed on their visas is to be restricted.
Read moreOnline Copyright Infringements Can Be Brought Before Any EU Court
Earlier this week, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) clarified the extent to which copyright holders can bring legal claims for online infringement before courts based in their home country, even when the illegal copying and subsequent…
Read more‘Britain’s FBI’ Starts Work
Yesterday (October 7) saw the launch of the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), described as Britain’s answer to the FBI and marked the end of the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), which will be absorbed into the new organisation.
Read moreAmendment To European Union Bill Tabled
Conservative backbencher Adam Afriyie, MP for Windsor, is set to table an amendment today (October 7) to the European Union (Referendum) Bill in a bid to force the Government to hold an early vote on whether the UK should leave…
Read moreThird Party Harassment Law Changed
Following a consultation on proposals to repeal the third-party harassment provisions to the Equality Act 2010, the law has been changed from 1 October, meaning that the rules that previously made an employer liable if an employee is harassed by…
Read moreGrowth Driven IP Assets
A report produced by the European Patent Office and the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Markets has found that around 39 per cent of total economic activity, worth some €4.7 trillion annually, is generated by industries that are reliant…
Read moreBankers Behind Bars
The Chancellor, George Osborne, has made 86 amendments to the Treasury’s Banking Reform Bill, some of which mean that senior bankers could face criminal charges for “reckless” misconduct leading to the fall of a bank.
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