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Workplace grievance and flexible working laws change on Monday
The way workplace disputes are handled will change from Monday. The Government's
scrapping of the statutory grievance and disciplinary procedures is just one of
the law changes that will come into effect on 6th April.
02/04/2009
Reading this story will restrict your freedom to blog
Bloggers might be able to escape reporting restrictions on sensitive court cases
because they have not been informed of the restrictions. An ongoing case about a
boy said to have fathered a child at 12 years of age has highlighted the issue.
01/04/2009
Lords bolster protection for 'without prejudice' negotiations
The House of Lords has confirmed that negotiations conducted on a 'without
prejudice' basis should not be brought up in court unless under very unusual
circumstances. The Lords confirmed that there was a good public policy reason
for the protection.
01/04/2009
Shopping channel's legal bid for higher ranking in TV menu fails
A home shopping television channel has lost its legal bid to force its way
higher up a satellite system's programming menu. JML failed to prove that the
allocation of channel slots by Freesat was irrational.
31/03/2009
European Commission publishes guidance on overseas transfers of personal data
The European Commission has prepared a set of questions and answers as well as a
flowchart to help companies understand when they can and when they cannot send
personal data abroad.
31/03/2009
DNA at crime scenes was innocent worker's, not phantom killer's, says prosecutor
German authorities have ended their search for a female serial killer after
discovering that DNA thought to be from 40 crime scenes actually came from a
woman who packed the cotton swabs used to gather evidence.
30/03/2009
OUT-LAW Radio: Should IP law even exist?
02/04/2009: We hear from two economists who think that scrapping copyright and patent law would make the world a more creative and richer place
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