New rules forcing officers to give notice of trading standards inspections could have “unintended consequences” for fraudsters, according to the Trading Standards Institute (TSI).
Read moreChanges In Employment Terms
On 1 September, a new kind of employment contract will be introduced; the employee-shareholder contract will mean that firms can give employees shares in the company worth between £2,000 and £50,000 in exchange for them giving up certain statutory UK…
Read moreUnion Wins Injunction
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has been granted an injunction to restrict activists protesting against the badger cull from coming any nearer than 100m of the homes or 25m of the businesses of anyone involved in the cull. However, lawful…
Read moreI Won’t Buy Fakes!
Earlier this month, City of London Police unveiled their I Won’t Buy Fakes campaign, as part of its Intellectual Property (IP) crime unit, aimed at tackling copyright infringement.
Read moreJurors Getting Older
The Government has announced that the upper age limit for jurors in England and Wales is to be raised to 75, from the current limit of 70, in a bid to reflect modern life and make the system more inclusive.
Read moreCPS Consultation
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a consultation on how the public believes the victims of child sexual abuse should be perceived after “unprecedented coverage” of such cases over recent months.
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