February
Up one level- 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 ...
