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European cross-border defamation law to be amended
The European Parliament has voted for a significant change to European defamation law, in order to deal with cross-border disputes ...
Small business finding employment law 'complex'
Small businesses are finding UK employment laws increasingly complex and difficult to navigate, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) reports. ...
Hyundai chief gets 3yr fraud sentence
A leading executive from motor company Hyundai has been sentenced to three years in prison by a South Korean court ...
Gay teachers 'not receiving employer support'
Gay teachers are not receiving adequate support from their colleagues when they suffers discrimination or abuse in the workplace, a ...
Dell to eliminate company bonuses
Computer company Dell is planning to eliminate company bonuses for employees in order to cut operating costs, a leaked memo ...
Fund manager quits job following divorce
A high-profile City fund manager has resigned from his position New Star Asset Management, following a well-publicised £5 million divorce ...
Tarrant divorce 'to cost
Chris Tarrant and his wife Ingrid are to divorce at the High Court in London this week...
SEC launches major insider trading probe
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it has launched a new inquiry into bank trades carried ...
Corus blast survivor receives compensation
A man who was seriously injured during an explosion at a steelworks in Wales has been awarded a six-figure payout...
Gay taunts victim awarded
A gay food company worker has been awarded more than £17,000 by an employment tribunal after he was subjected to ...
Builders pay out after employee suffers head injuries
A Dover-based building firm have been ordered to pay a total of £20,000 after a teenaged employee was left with ...
Tesco fined over bakery burns accident
Tesco Stores has been fined £10,000 following an accident involving one of it bakery employees. ...
Australian asbestos compensation fund established
Former employees of an Australian housing material company are to receive a share of a AUS$4 billion (£1.59 billion) compensation ...
Pedestrian suffers life-threatening injuries in Oxfordshire accident
A pedestrian is fighting for his life in hospital after being hit by a car whilst walking on the A420 ...
Bad review costs newspaper
An Irish newspaper has been ordered to pay £25,000 plus costs by a court judge after a restaurant review by ...
Teenager injured by bull terrier
A teenage girl on work experience at an RSPCA centre has suffered severe facial injuries following an attack by a ...
Man hurt after car collision
A 20-year-old has been seriously injured after being struck by a car in Wiltshire. The pedestrian was hit by an orange ...
Lecturer jailed after fraud
A retired lecturer has been jailed for 18 months after pleading guilty to charges of defrauding a Yorkshire college ...
Asbestos pay out for daughter
A landmark compensation payment looks set to be paid to a woman who developed cancer as a result of hugging ...
Monster exec to face fraud charges
A former senior vice president of the company behind the Monster job search website is expected to plead guilty to ...