IBB welcomes HSBC panel decision
16th May 2012
IBB Solicitors welcomes the decision by HSBC to backtrack on its restriction on clients to use only its narrow panel of solicitors for conveyancing. H...
Government axes A4e jobs contract
16th May 2012
Training company A4e has been stripped of its welfare-to-work contract in the South East of England. The firm’s Mandatory Work Activity (MWA) c...
CMEC accounts not fully signed off
15th May 2012
The National Audit Office has not fully signed off the accounts of the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission (CMEC) due to a number of errors. ...
Plans to overhaul employment tribunals
14th May 2012
Proposals that will slash red tape and see reform of the rules around employment tribunals have been championed by the Business Secretary. The Ent...
Disappointment over gay marriage snub
11th May 2012
Campaigners have hit out at the Government’s decision to exclude gay marriage plans from this week’s Queen’s Speech. The issue of wh...
Courts to close during Olympics
10th May 2012
Government plans will see around 50% of criminal courtrooms in the capital out of operation during the London Olympic Games. Official documents seen...
More rights planned for divorced fathers
09th May 2012
Divorced fathers are likely to be granted more rights to see their children if the arrangement benefits the child under a Bill outlined in the Queen&#...
Top judges debate property status
08th May 2012
A building in one of the UK’s most expensive areas has been the subject of debate for some of the UK’s top legal minds, according to reports. Lord...
Property wrangle over London tennis club
04th May 2012
A complicated debate is ensuing about the ownership of the St Andrew’s Lawn Tennis Club’s playing courts in Cheam, London. The land, which is wor...
Appeal judges rule over contempt sentences
03rd May 2012
The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of a decision to jail two women who “intimidated” jurors during an assault trial. The court was to...
