30.11.10
Extreme weather conditions have had a massive impact on businesses with some employees being snowed in completely and others arriving several hours late, having struggled to get into work. With…
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30.11.10
A welder suffered serious burns from a dust explosion at a chemicals plant in Cumbria. David Lightfoot, 58, was working as a sub-contractor at Indorama Polymers (Workington) Ltd’s facility in…
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26.11.10
The Information Commissioner has served two organisations with monetary penalty notices for serious breaches of the Data Protection Act. The first penalty, of £100,000, was issued to Hertfordshire County Council…
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25.11.10
Written by Neil Rose, legal journalist for the Guardian and editor of LegalFutures.co.uk Solicitors innocently caught up in frauds on mortgage lenders can find themselves liable for the whole loss if…
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25.11.10
A council has been held responsible for an accident which left a 10-year-old pupil with “catastrophic” brain damage. Thomas Brown, now 18, attended Ladywell School in Motherwell when he fell…
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24.11.10
During a recent visit to Kenya at the behest of The British Council, I spoke with representatives of businesses in the creative sector. They operate in an uncertain legal context:…
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24.11.10
As featured in The Independent 23rd November Many of us have at some time or another suffered an injury through no fault of our own. But whilst it may have…
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22.11.10
CAP has published a short guide on how the CAP Code controls advertisements referring to Prince William’s recently announced wedding. It highlights the more general rules, such as there should…
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20.11.10
Ray Wilkins has confirmed he is seeking legal advice following his departure from Chelsea and has branded his dismissal as ‘unfair’. Chelsea opted not to renew Wilkins’ contract as assistant…
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17.11.10
By day, he’s a leading intellectual property and media solicitor and by night, he’s a musical theatre producer. Step forward, Keith Arrowsmith. Founded in 2008, music theatre company Mr Bugg…
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