Osborne unveils further reforms
30th November 2011
George Osborne has announced further initiatives to cut the burden of health and safety regulations for small businesses, following on from proposals ...
Body backs work safety reform plans
29th November 2011
Businesses have supported health and safety law reform plans put forward by the Government, saying the red tape involved in adhering to such rules is ...
Health and safety rules to be axed
28th November 2011
Between a third and half of all health and safety regulations in the workplace will be axed under Government plans to reduce burdens on business. One ...
Same-sex service ‘up to priest’
25th November 2011
Whether or not a marriage ceremony is conducted for a gay couple should be a decision made by individual priests and parishes, according to an MP. Lab...
Trust settles baby negligence case
24th November 2011
An NHS trust which hit the headlines over its quality of care has paid compensation to the family of a boy after staff failed to remove a tube inserte...
Employment tribunal change unveiled
23rd November 2011
A package of measures designed to reform the employment tribunal system has been unveiled by the Government. If adopted, the proposals would see all c...
Sick leave plans spark controversy
22nd November 2011
A debate has been sparked over recommendations to the Government on changes in dealing with employees on long-term sick leave. An independent review s...
21st November 2011
People being deported from the UK will soon no longer be able to turn to the European Court of Human Rights and appeal against the decision made by th...
Briton wins ruling on injury abroad
18th November 2011
A British man badly injured when he was hit by a car in France has won his bid to claim compensation in the UK in a case at the European Court of Just...
Foreign wives face UK restriction
17th November 2011
Immigration advisers have said two-thirds of foreign wives could be banned from coming to the UK and advised a minimum salary for residents sponsoring...
£80m Government fund helps jobless
17th November 2011
The Government has launched an £80 million fund to support those who have been unemployed for more than six months and want to start their own busine...
Legal aid cuts ‘will hit thousands’
15th November 2011
Plans to slash legal aid for disabled people appealing against benefits decisions could leave thousands receiving the wrong payments or without any su...
Rethink temp staff directive – CBI
14th November 2011
The Government should review its decision to give extra employment rights to temporary workers, as it is “damaging” the labour market, the...
Firms go for conveyancing scheme
11th November 2011
The Law Society Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS), which is aimed at deterring fraud among other benefits, has received applications for membership fr...
Ex-partner ‘entitled to 10% of house value’
10th November 2011
The Supreme Court has ruled that a man who left his partner nearly 20 years ago is only entitled to 10% of the value of the house they shared. The dec...
09th November 2011
The House of Commons Transport Committee has given its backing to the £34 billion HS2 high-speed rail project. Following its inquiry into the Governm...
Drop in benefit claimants forecast at 600,000
08th November 2011
A new report has warned about the negative impact the Government’s plans to reform the incapacity benefit system could have on UK households. A...
Barristers ‘support court filming’
07th November 2011
Nearly two in three barristers support plans to allow filming in courts, as long as measures are taken to protect witnesses and jurors, a survey has r...
Non-equal rights plan criticised
04th November 2011
Plans to restrict the access fathers and grandparents are given to children following family break-ups have been firmly criticised. The Family Justi...
Rise in workplace fatality rate
03rd November 2011
In the past year, the country’s workplace fatality rate has increased by 24, according to the latest figures. In the year to March 2011, 171 wo...
Firm fined after roof fall death
02nd November 2011
A firm has been fined £145,000 after the death of a father-of-one, two years on from a tragic roof fall. Alan Kerwin was working for J Mills (Contrac...
3,000 banks put on visa blacklist
01st November 2011
The Government has put almost 3,000 banks from all over the world on a blacklist of institutions that cannot be trusted to verify documents for studen...
