Law Society wins legal aid case
30th September 2010
Two judges at the High Court have ruled in favour of the Law Society over the awarding of legal aid contracts to family law specialists. ...
High Court awaits legal aid ruling
30th September 2010
The High Court will rule on Thursday on the legality of the tendering process used for awarding new legal aid contracts to solicitors specialising in ...
Clocking off plan for smokers ‘unfair’
29th September 2010
A lobby group has warned that smokers could be forced out of the workplace because employers are making life increasingly difficult for them. Forest, ...
Walkers fined after toxic fumes death
28th September 2010
Walkers Snack Foods Ltd has been fined £200,000 after a worker inhaled toxic fumes and died. The Berkshire-based snack food giant and chemical distri...
Firm fined after worker’s death
27th September 2010
A construction firm that was building a training academy for Everton FC has been fined after a labourer who was working on the site fell to his death....
Rare defamation injunction secured
24th September 2010
An interim injunction has been granted to a lawyer, allegedly the subject of defamatory claims on a website called Solicitors From Hell. The unusual r...
Lawyers fight ‘flawed’ aid tender
23rd September 2010
A group which represents tens of thousands of UK lawyers has accused the Legal Services Commission of conducting a flawed tendering process for legal ...
Companies fined after docks death
22nd September 2010
A port firm and a shipping company have been fined a total of £185,000 after a ferry worker died at Newhaven Docks in Sussex. Luigi Feola, 38, from S...
Courts closure a ‘threat to justice’
21st September 2010
Plans to close more than 100 courts as part of Government spending cuts could pose a threat to “open and fair” justice in England and Wale...
Town halls could be used as courts
20th September 2010
Councils looking to raise funds could hire out town halls to be used as makeshift courts, it has been revealed. The Local Government Association (LGA)...
Injured cyclist gets record payout
17th September 2010
A compensation payout believed to be the highest-ever of its kind has been paid to a former Commonwealth Games cyclist who will never be able to ride ...
Prisoners receive £3m in payouts
16th September 2010
Prisoners in England and Wales received more than £3 million in compensation payments last year, figures have revealed. This includes more than £530...
Hacking ‘contempt’ enquiries made
15th September 2010
Parliamentary and legal experts are being asked whether hacking into the phones of MPs constitutes “contempt of Parliament”, a Commons sle...
Interns need employment law protection
14th September 2010
Changes need to be made in employment law to recognise university graduates carrying out unpaid internships, according to thinktank Demos. A study car...
Pillar accident costs UK food group
13th September 2010
Premier Foods Group’s failure to ensure workplace safety left a maintenance engineer with a crushed skull, a court has learned. Thomas Williams,...
MOD asbestos exposure firm fined
09th September 2010
A building contractor has been ordered to pay more than £50,000 for potentially exposing Ministry of Defence (MOD) employees to asbestos fibres for m...
Extradition deal with US considered
08th September 2010
Concerns that extradition arrangements with the US are biased against Britain will be investigated during a Government review into the system. Home Se...
Immigration cap to be scrutinised
07th September 2010
The proposal to place a cap on the numbers of skilled workers coming to the UK from outside the EU will be analysed by a group of influential MPs. The...
Term start delayed by asbestos find
03rd September 2010
Pupils at a York primary school are to have an extended summer holiday after asbestos was found in its roof. And youngsters could spend weeks in tempo...
Call for end to gender pay gap
02nd September 2010
Firms were today urged to examine their wage systems to make sure they comply with equal pay laws amid the continued gap between the earnings of men a...
Law Commission to revamp public services
02nd September 2010
Plans to reform “outdated and inconsistent” public service ombudsmen will make it easier to complain about poor services, the Law Commissi...
