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  • 2011
    • November
      • Should a firstborn automatically inherit?
        11/30/11
        It has been said that nothing divides a family like a will dispute – and that certainly seems to be the case in a bitter High Court battle involving a £1.5 million Jacobean ‘seat’ and the assumed right of a firstborn son to inherit an entire estate.

        Rupert St John Webster, 39, believes th

      • Landmark victory in equal pay case
        11/29/11
        Cooks, cleaners and care staff have declared victory over their former employer in a landmark Court of Appeal ruling over equal pay.

        The decision will have significant implications for employees across the country who had believed that their equal pay claims were blocked by the six-month

      • Red tape vs common sense
        11/28/11
        As a glance at a tabloid newspaper will often confirm, health and safety legislation now tends to be viewed as the killjoy that stops people enjoying everyday activities and creates unnecessary bureaucracy for many business owners.

        We have all read articles about school trips being cancel

      • Pick up a Penguin at the library?
        11/25/11
        The growth in popularity of e-readers led Bloomsbury’s chief executive, Nigel Newton to describe 2011 as being “the year of the e-book”. Indeed, sales of e-books rose by 600 percent in the first half of this year and they now account for a tenth of all book sales.

        This has been reflected

      • A week to remember road safety
        11/24/11
        With troubles in the euro zone, unrest in Egypt and testimony from witnesses at the Leveson Inquiry dominating the headlines over the last few days, the fact that this is Road Safety Week has probably slipped under the radar for many of us.

        Sadly, far too many families can never forget j

      • Cable to announce major changes in employment law
        11/23/11
        In one of the most radical shake-ups of employment law, micro-companies (those employing less than 10 people) are to be exempt from regulations.

        It is understood that Vince Cable, the business secretary, will announce today a consultation on proposals to relax the rules for micro companie

      • Hope for families living in limbo
        11/22/11
        A woman whose husband went missing after a night out in Manchester eight years ago has been telling MPs today how his disappearance has affected her life.

        Vinny Derrick, aged 28, was last seen leaving a nightclub while on a work night out in August 2003. This morning, his wife Vicky appe

      • Nurturing of scientific debate by Nature?
        11/21/11
        Knowledge has always been at the very heart of science. Indeed, it is the meaning of the Latin word scientia, from which the name is derived.

        Yet there is growing concern that the libel laws in England and Wales are set to stifle the investigation and publication of controversies within t

      • The curious case of the Chinese vase, the windfall and subsequent legal fight
        11/18/11
        An interesting case settled at Mold County Court in Denbighshire yesterday highlights the importance of ownership documents on valuable antiques.

        The court ruled yesterday that a woman who sold an “ugly” old vase at auction for £228,000 must pay back the windfall of £190,000 to her ex-par

      • Doing what comes naturally
        11/17/11
        Breastfeeding is one of the most natural things in the world, but it wasn’t until a couple of days ago that the Isle of Man made it an offence to prevent mums from doing it in public.

        The Breastfeeding Act, which received the Royal Assent in Tynwald, the island’s parliament, on Tuesday m

      • Filming the world of dreaming spires?
        11/16/11
        It would seem that Big Brother is everywhere these days. Not just the television programme, of course, but the ever increasing presence of CCTV cameras in towns and cities across the UK.

        Now Oxford City Council is set to take this one step further with controversial plans to install at le

      • Spotlight turned on stalking
        11/15/11
        This week, classical singer Katherine Jenkins revealed she has an online stalker who has been harassing her for more than a year.

        Ms Jenkins used social networking site Twitter to publicly hit back at her stalker, whom she said had set up a false account in her name “to slate and destroy

      • The case for my defence – will Legal Aid cuts lead to a rise in self-representation?
        11/14/11
        On Friday, a Government-funded body warned that cuts in Legal Aid will results in courts and tribunals “struggling to mange their caseloads” and deny justice to the most vulnerable in our society.

        As the Ministry of Justice aims to save £350m annually from the legal aid budget, the Civil

      • Mother knows best
        11/11/11
        £750,000: that would buy all of the must-have toys this Christmas, with plenty of change left over. Unfortunately for three-year-old Rory Greenstreet, he isn’t in a position to spend his inheritance – and won’t be for some time to come.

        When Rory’s father Kieran tragically died at the age

      • VAT bill adding up?
        11/10/11
        On Wednesday, the government announced a change to VAT rules that it said would increase fairness for UK businesses and protect millions of pounds in tax revenue.

        It said that from 1 April 2012, Low Value Consignment Relief (LVCR) would no longer apply to goods sent to the UK from the Ch

      • Kernott v Jones ruling has major implications for unmarried couples
        11/09/11
        A landmark legal case has redefined the property rights of millions of co-habiting partners who split up.

        Today the Supreme Court awarded Patricia Jones 90% of a bungalow in Essex, the mortgage of which she had paid for 13 years, following a split from her partner Leonard Kernott.
      • The man who was ‘lucky’ to pay out £4m
        11/08/11
        Much is made in divorce cases of ‘reasonable needs’ when deciding how much one side should give to the other financially, but how is ‘reasonable’ defined?

        In a case this week, the Court of Appeal has ordered a man to pay his ex-wife £4.4 million from his £12 million – and mostly inherited

      • Damages payout for golfer struck by ball
        11/07/11
        When Anthony Phee and James Gordon stepped on to the green to play their own individual rounds of the golf, it is unlikely that either imagined that the day would be any more eventful than most.

        However, it was to be a life-changing day, with Mr Phee losing an eye after being hit by a bal

      • Oysters bring royal secrets out of their shell
        11/04/11
        When the Freedom of Information Act came into force in 2005, it provided individuals with the right to access information held by public authorities. Despite the monarchy being a key component of the British governmental system and its public funding, the royal family was decreed not to be a public

      • Radio show triggers gun laws row
        11/03/11
        One of them is a convicted criminal recently released from prison. The other is the organiser of a shoot in which the gentleman with the criminal record is participating.

        So, what’s wrong with this picture? Firstly, as a convicted criminal, the first man would find it impossible to gain a

      • Call for tougher sentences for crimes against the disabled
        11/02/11
        The term ‘hate crime’ has become increasingly prevalent in the media, particularly when an offence against a group or individual is perceived to have been motivated by race, religion or sexual orientation.

        Now, an all-party group of MPs is calling for violent crimes committed against peop

      • Proposals to target teenage gangs
        11/01/11
        Teenagers are to be banned from mixing with other suspected gang members under plans being considered by the Government.

        The so-called ‘gang injunctions’, which are due to be unveiled today by Home Secretary Theresa May, would be served on anyone over the age of 14 and would ban them from

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