Under new Government proposals the amount of fees that solicitors can charge for successful libel cases on a no-win, no-fee basis will dramatically be reduced from April this year.
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A surprise amendment forced through for controversial clause 17 of the Digital Economy Bill could lead to entire sites being forced offline if it becomes law.
The Royal Bank of Scotland recently lost their appeal against the decision that they were in breach of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
On the 24 April 2009 the Equality Bill was introduced in the House of Commons and was published on 27 April with a view to achieving Royal Assent in the spring 2010.
The email system of a leading research unit based at the University of East Anglia has been hacked.
Is a college infringing student rights to privacy by using remote monitoring on PCs where private email correspondence is taking place?
Do Human Rights apply to instances within FE and HE institutions when a student's rights are being determined?
Is there a right to further or higher education?
The High Court has ruled that newspapers can lose their libel protection if elements of a case change.
In response to a call from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) the government are consulting on amending the Data Protection Act 1998.
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