Critics of the Copyright Alert System (CAS), also known as “six strikes” brought in yesterday (February 25th) to thwart illegal filesharing have accused the law of lacking transparency and lacking in penalties.
Read moreForeign Doctors In The NHS Must Speak Good English
As of April, there will be a legal duty for foreign doctors who want to treat patients in England on the NHS to be able to speak English to a “necessary” level. This will close a “loophole” that has allowed…
Read moreGerry McCann Calls For Post-Leveson Press Control Legislation
As news comes this week that Gerry and Madeleine McCann’s former lawyer has received a suspended sentence for deliberately flouting legal undertakings not to repeat allegations about the couple, Gerry McCann has called for press control laws. Mr Justice Tugendhat,…
Read moreBatman Wins Again
The Intellectual Property Office Adjudicator has ruled that a British sound design company that wanted to trademark several of its cricket-related products under the name Batsman may not do so in case the public confuses them with the comic book…
Read moreWhistleblowing Laws To Be Overhauled
In a private letter sent to MPs and Peers last week, Employment Relations Minister Jo Swinson said that whistleblowing legislation will be overhauled and promised amendments to the Public Interest Disclosure Act (Pida) 1998. The letter came after a second…
Read moreCalls For Ticketing Legislation
A specialist ticket fraud unit set up with the specific remit of tackling ticket fraud at the London Games is calling on the Government to introduce legislation around the resale of tickets to concerts and sporting events.
Read moreMay To Introduce New Deportation Law
Home Secretary Theresa May has said she wants to introduce a law that will require foreigners found guilty of serious crimes to be deported, as judges are ignoring current rules in such cases.
Read moreGovernment To Amend Enterprise And Regulatory Reform Bill
Following the decision by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the case of a bus driver’s dismissal, the Government has said it will amend the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill to remove the two-year qualifying period for unfair…
Read moreBattle Of The Giants
In response to a lawsuit slapped on it in 2011 for patent infringement, which it calls “meritless”, web giant Google and its phone subsidiary Motorola Mobility are countersuing BT for the same thing.
Read moreCompensation Awards Discounts Consultation
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) announced yesterday (February 12th) that it has opened a second part to a consultation with the legal and insurance professions that began last year on the potential rise in the discount rate used to calculate…
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