As of next month, live broadcasts of legal arguments and final judgements in criminal and civil cases in the Court of Appeal will be allowed after ministers gave the move their final approval earlier this week. However, victims, witnesses, jurors…
Read moreOfcom Sees Copyright Infringement As “Minor Activity”
According to the latest research from regulator Ofcom, under a fifth of internet users have accessed content online illegally, with only 18 per cent of television programmes being in breach of copyright laws.
Read moreLegal Right To Therapy For Adopted Children
The Government has announced that the adoptive parents of children who need therapy will be supported by a £19.3m fund from 2015 in a bid to help children who have been neglected and abused after calls for more support for…
Read moreAnti-Lobbying Laws Rethink
The Government’s proposed anti-lobbying laws have been amended after charities warned the Leader of the Commons that the new Bill could affect their ability to campaign.
Read moreRoaming Charges To Be Banned
According to a leaked piece of draft legislation seen by the Guardian, the European Commission will ban mobile phone networks from charging customers more when they use their mobile abroad, from as early as next year.
Read moreProposed Changes To TUPE Regulations Scaled Down
The Government has announced that two significant proposed changes to the Transfer of Undertaking (Protection of Employment) (TUPE) Regulations 2006 will now not go ahead following the result of its consultation, although slight amendments will be made to them.
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