Employment plan ‘to cause friction’
21st May 2012
Tensions are expected to mount within the Coalition this week when an extreme plan to change employment restrictions is published. Venture capitalist ...
Child support agency urged to rethink fees
18th May 2012
A group of MPs have called on the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission (CMEC) to reconsider its strategy to charge parents a fee for applying...
Blood transfusion compensation bids
17th May 2012
Patients who contracted HIV, hepatitis C and other diseases following transfusions of contaminated blood in the NHS’s ”worst ever treatment d...
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&#...
