Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has announced that millionaire criminal suspects will no longer receive legal aid, thereby saving the taxpayer tens of millions of pounds.
Read moreLifting The Corporate Veil
Lawyers acting for the ex-wife of an oil tycoon worth “tens, if not hundreds, of millions” have accused him of establishing a ‘cheats’ charter’ for divorcing husbands by hiding his money in companies.
Read moreHigh Court Rules Over Changes To Children’s Heart Surgery
The Save Our Surgery (SOS) group yesterday (March 7th) won its battle in the High Court to keep child heart surgery at Leeds General Infirmary after the judge ruled that the consultation process to stop the operations there was “flawed”.
Read moreISPs Ordered To Block Subscribers
Following a case brought by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), the High Court has ordered that six major internet service providers (ISPs) must block their subscribers from accessing three file-sharing websites.
Read more‘Bedroom Tax’
A High Court judge yesterday (March 5th) gave Iain Duncan Smith 14 days to show why there should not be a judicial review of the Government’s so-called ‘bedroom tax’, amid concerns that disabled people will be disproportionately affected by the…
Read moreVote To End Caste Discrimination
The House of Lords voted yesterday (March 4th) to outlaw discrimination against people on the basis of their caste, which, if passed into law, would give nearly one million Hindus in the UK the same legal protection as people who…
Read moreHuman Rights Act
MPs concluded on Friday (March 1st) that the second reading debate on the Human Rights Act 1998 (Repeal and Substitution) Bill would repeal the Human Rights Act 1998 and provide for a new bill of rights and responsibilities for the…
Read moreGovernment Urged To Redraft Undercover Policing Rules
Following a string of scandals involving undercover police methods over the last 40 years, Home Secretary Theresa May is coming under pressure to overhaul the laws surrounding their work.
Read moreLegal Package Includes Cap On Bankers’ Bonuses
The European Union has agreed a package of financial laws as part of a sweeping reform which will include capping bankers’ bonuses at a maximum of one year’s basic salary or two-times pay if a majority of shareholders vote in…
Read moreLegal Action On Postings About Bulger Killers
The Attorney General is taking legal action against a number of individuals who have published photographs said to show one of toddler James Bulger’s killers.
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