UK ‘has more one-parent families’
29th December 2011
Campaigners have renewed their calls for tax breaks for married couples after EU figures showed Britain has amongst the highest number of one-parent f...
New employment rights for agency staff
28th December 2011
UK agency workers are in line to benefit from new employment rights which came into force last week. Employees might receive improved working conditio...
Civitas questions cost of Equality Act
23rd December 2011
A think-tank has claimed that the costs associated with implementing new equality regulations will “far outweigh” the benefits. Civitas ...
UK women plan to sue over implants
22nd December 2011
Hundreds of British women are planning to take legal action amid fears their breast implants are linked to cancer. A scandal erupted when it emerged t...
Legal aid ‘must be streamlined’
21st December 2011
The legal aid system will need to be streamlined in order to ensure its survival, according to the justice secretary. Ken Clarke said the system curre...
Judge raises no-win no-fee concerns
20th December 2011
Concerns have been raised about the high legal costs associated with no-win, no-fee cases. Lord Justice Rix questioned the costs involved in these ca...
19th December 2011
Britain’s biggest mining firm has been ordered to pay £1.2 million in fines and costs after four miners died following safety breaches at two s...
Injured worker could get £4.2m
16th December 2011
A badly injured machine operator has won a damages package which could reach £4.2 million, should he live for another 20 years. The 57-year-old from ...
Plans to charge staff for tribunals
15th December 2011
Plans are moving forward to charge people who bring a claim to an employment tribunal. The Justice Minister, Jonathan Djanogly, said if the Government...
Inheritance law shake-up urged
14th December 2011
The bereaved, unmarried partner of someone who has not made a will should inherit their estate as long as they have cohabited for a minimum of five ye...
