Berlusconi agrees settlement with wife
31st December 2012
Italy’s former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is to pay his wife Veronica Lario approximately £30m a year to avoid a difficult and high-profile c...
Cranford ‘green lung’ to breathe new life
28th December 2012
The future of one of west London’s best-loved open spaces will be in local residents’ hands in the new year. Hillingdon borough’s Cr...
PM condemned on gay marriage focus
27th December 2012
Prime Minister David Cameron has been criticised by a High Court Judge over the ongoing issue of gay marriage. Sir Paul Coleridge has spoken out about...
Panel out to stop ‘jobsworths’
24th December 2012
A health and safety “myth-buster” panel has taken a stand against “jobsworths” who it says use legitimate guidelines to mask u...
Four in 10 marriages end in divorce
21st December 2012
The wedding pledge “till death do us part” no longer carries quite the weight it once did, with almost half of marriages in England and Wales resu...
Plan to speed up asbestos compensation process
20th December 2012
Efforts to speed up the time it takes to settle compensation claims for sufferers of asbestos-related cancer, could involve restricting the solicitors...
Call for anonymity orders to be a special measure
19th December 2012
Witnesses in criminal trials should only be granted anonymity orders as the “last practicable resort”, according to the Lord Chief Justice. Sittin...
Cut to large scale redundancy time
18th December 2012
The Government is planning to create a more flexible labour market by halving the length of time before collective redundancies can take place to 45 d...
Volunteer’s tribunal claim denied
14th December 2012
A disability discrimination complaint by a former Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) volunteer has been thrown out in the Supreme Court. The female voluntee...
Hotel proprietor loses divorce cash fight
13th December 2012
A London hotel owner who contested a £2.2 million award to his ex-wife has had his appeal unanimously dismissed. Debra Davies received the lump sum l...
Government bids to cut whiplash claims
12th December 2012
A move has been made to cut the burgeoning number of whiplash claims. The Government wants to reduce the number of fraudulent or exaggerated claims &#...
PM ‘feels strongly’ on gay marriage
11th December 2012
Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to face opposition to his “strong views” in favour of gay marriage. The Government is setting out...
‘Economy needs red tape culture shift’
10th December 2012
A shift in culture is needed in Whitehall to stop red tape hampering Britain’s economy, business leaders have told the Government. The CBI says an ...
Move to toughen sex crime sentences
07th December 2012
Offenders’ use of sophisticated technology and tactics should be reflected in the sentences made in sex attack and rape cases, judges are being ...
East London ‘mega-mosque’ plans denied
06th December 2012
A planning application for a mega-mosque, which would have been one of the biggest Islamic centres in Britain and western Europe, has been denied. M...
Scepticism over pension reforms
05th December 2012
A Labour MP has warned that workers are very sceptical about Government reforms to public sector pensions. The changes, which ministers claim will sav...
Firms ‘aid construction tax evasion’
04th December 2012
The construction industry is dodging tax and leaving staff without employment rights by registering them as self-employed, an undercover investigation...
Support for inquiry into doctor’s conduct
03rd December 2012
A former doctor at the centre of a health probe could face a public inquiry into his conduct after a mother whose young daughter died from cervical ca...
Rental demand ‘still climbing’
30th November 2012
More people are choosing to rent than in previous months, with demand rising by more than 15% in the third quarter, according to the latest figures. A...
Government unveils app for separating parents
29th November 2012
A new web app is being launched by the Government in an attempt to help families who are in the process of going through a separation. The new app is ...
Surveyors say rates are hurting high streets
28th November 2012
A new study has revealed that over 90% of surveyors think charges levied on offices and shops are significantly detrimental to the recovery of town ce...
Healthy lifestyle ‘begins at work’
27th November 2012
A charity has called for bosses to take the lead in encouraging their staff to stay healthy at work. The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) found 25% o...
CIPD warns over settlement agreements
26th November 2012
Proposals which would make it easier for employers to dismiss poorly performing staff without the threat of employment tribunals could create “unnec...
£8bn London project given green light
23rd November 2012
Plans to create an £8 billion office, retail and housing development in Earl’s Court are a step closer to becoming a reality. A proposal to regener...
Sickness benefit tests will change
22nd November 2012
The way in which sickness benefit applicants are assessed will be changed after the Government accepted a series of recommendations. Occupational phys...
Camra calls for converted pub action
21st November 2012
The Government has been urged to act following hundreds of local pubs being gutted to make way for big name supermarkets. The Campaign For Real Ale (C...
Boris makes ‘divorce in London’ plea
20th November 2012
London Mayor Boris Johnson has made an unusual plea for wealthy couples to sue for divorce in the capital. In his speech to the CBI conference, the Ma...
Car insurers start penalising speed awareness courses
19th November 2012
This article by the BBC has raised many opinions: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20328860. Iskander Fernandez, Senior Solicitor of IBB’s Criminal ...
Greencore workers win pay dispute
19th November 2012
Some 400 employees at a top dessert manufacturer have been awarded an estimated total of £1.2 million after a pay dispute was taken to court, a trade...
Changes made to crime victim compensation
16th November 2012
Reforms that will overhaul a compensation scheme for victims of crime will come into force by the end of November after being approved by MPs. Despite...
