“The Information Commissioner will no longer regulate the use of Bluetooth mobile technology, prompting fears of a wave of ‘bluetooth spam.’ ”
Out-Law.com, 8th October 2007
Source; www.out-law.com
“Patients are being let down by the way NHS trusts in England handle complaints, a watchdog has found.”
BBC News, 7th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Taser stun guns used by the police for law enforcement are safe – the injury rate is low and most injuries appear to be minor, a US study finds.”
BBC News, 8th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An ‘identity fraud tsar’ should be appointed to oversee attempts to tackle crime, a group of MPs has said.”
BBC News, 6th October 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Childbirth is claimed to be safer than ever. Yet the price paid by the NHS for deliveries going catastrophically wrong has risen 59 per cent to £259m – enough to fund the consultants and midwives needed to save thousands of babies and mothers from harm.”
The Independent, 8th October 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Lawyers have come under attack for causing excessive delays to personal injury claims while making record profits from Britain’s thriving compensation culture.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th October 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A test case which could affect the employment rights of thousands of people who care for disabled or elderly relatives will go to the European court of justice in Luxembourg tomorrow.”
The Guardian, 8th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Tate Modern has been accused of religious discrimination and institutional anti-Christian bias in its commissioning procedures, by an artist who is taking the gallery to an employment tribunal next month.”
The Guardian, 8th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A clampdown on fake and exaggerated ‘green’ claims has been launched by Britain’s advertising watchdog after a flurry of complaints about unsubstantiated environmental boasts by some of the world’s best-known companies.”
The Times, 8th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Financial Services Authority (FSA) will be accused tomorrow of failing to supervise Northern Rock when MPs grill officials over the watchdog’s role in the crisis.”
The Times, 8th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A severely disabled teenager’s womb may be removed to improve her quality of life, and not because it is medically necessary, in what is thought to be a British first which has reignited debate over medical ethics.”
The Times, 8th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Two police officers were forced to resign last night over their failure to investigate a knife attack on a young father who was later murdered by one of a gang of his tormentors.”
The Times, 6th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Iraqi interpreters and other key support staff who have risked their lives to work for Britain are to be allowed to settle in the United Kingdom, The Times has learnt.”
The Times, 6th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A forthcoming decision by the House of Lords could seriously dent confidence in cross-border e-commerce. The Lords have been hearing arguments in the case this week.”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th October 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
“From next week BT will encourage its broadband users to share their connections over wireless networks, a practice till now forbidden by the company’s terms and conditions.”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th October 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
“Author Niema Ash has agreed not to publish further editions of her book about new age singer Loreena McKennit. The book was at the centre of a controversial case which has helped to redefine the privacy laws in England.”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th October 2007
Source: www.out-law.com
“Ever since a woman wearing a leopard skin coat was attacked by a pet lion, there have been tight controls on keeping wild animals at home.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th October 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Divorce has been hitting the headlines this week. Unusually though it is because legal leading lights are calling for reforms that would put the brakes on high-value settlements that have historically been the divorce headline-makers and the high costs of many divorces.”
The Times, 5th October 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Mental Health Lawyers Association (MHLA) has launched judicial review proceedings against the Legal Services Commission (LSC) over its decision to introduce a fixed-fee scheme for mental health work.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 4th October 2007
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Families waiting for answers about how their loved ones died in Iraq and Afghanistan receive a vital boost today with a Government announcement that it will provide funds to ease the inquest backlog.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th October 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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