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…
Read moreBack To Work Scheme Breached Laws
A university graduate who claimed that a Government scheme forces people to work without pay has won her case in the Court of Appeal, which could have major implications for jobseekers.
Read moreLaw On Runaways Ignored
The head of Ofsted has warned that the law dealing with children who run away from care is “routinely” ignored by social workers and care home staff, who paint the runaways as delinquents rather than victims.
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