The Independent Party drug removed from list of substances due to be criminalised when the law comes into force next month There have been calls to ban poppers in the United Kingdom Poppers will not be banned in a crackdown on so-called legal highs, the Government has said. Selling the party drug was originally earmarked for…
The Guardian If an inquiry into discredited undercover operations takes place in secret, justice will be denied again Helen Steel and John Dines: ‘I now know the truth about who my ex-partner was, although not how and why he was in my life.’ Photograph: Courtesy of Helen Steel I am one of seven women who…
The Law Gazette The Solicitors Regulation Authority has said it is ‘concerned’ that some personal injury firms are failing to act within the rules and encouraging fraudulent claims. The regulator was urged in January to take a ‘tougher approach’ to rogue solicitors in the sector after a finding from the Insurance Fraud Taskforce that more…
The Law Gazette Every 1% of growth in the legal services market creates 8,000 jobs – and every policy decision that hits the sector by 1% would have a near-opposite effect. That is one of the headline findings to emerge from what the Law Society says is the first study of the contribution that legal…
The Independent They include 170 rapists – 27 of whom raped people under the age of 16 More than half of applications made by criminals to be removed from the register since 2012 were successful Getty Nearly 700 sex offenders have been removed from the register in the last four years, including 157 child abusers,…
The Guardian New tax will add 24p a litre to soft drinks with the highest sugar content and cost £1bn to implement Suing the government is one option that companies are considering over the sugar tax. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images Soft drink makers are considering taking legal action against the government over its controversial…
The Guardian Universities UK says rules must be updated to bring them into line with human rights laws and institutions’ duty of care to students Nicola Dandridge: ‘Universities have a clear duty of care when it comes to their students and we need to revisit the guidelines to make sure this duty is at the…
The Law Gazette he Ministry of Justice has slipped out confirmation of a 34% hike in divorce fees expected to take effect next Monday, despite strong opposition from family lawyers. Last summer the MoJ consulted on a round of court fee rises, including a proposed rise in divorce fees from £410 to £550. But despite…
The Law Gazette The advertising watchdog has banned two online ads for bank refund claims which made unsubstantiated promises about compensation. The Advertising Standards Authority today upheld complaints about two separate claims firms following challenges from the Lloyds Banking Group. One ruling concerned the website claimback.com, which promoted a PPI service and included a box…
The Law Gazette Claims management companies will be forced to pass a ‘fit and proper test’ and record all client calls if they want to continue practising, Whitehall announced today. In a joint response to an independent review of the sector, the Ministry of Justice and Treasury agreed on the need for a tougher regulatory regime…
