Prime Minister urges Cabinet to draft fewer laws
16th January 2012

David Cameron has urged colleagues in the Cabinet to draft fewer laws as he feels that the government’s credibility is being harmed by several u-turns on key policies. There has been a number of proposed laws on issues such as the NHS, the fores Read more...

EU Laws putting NHS patients at risk
16th January 2012

The heads of two royal colleges have warned that European laws that deal with how overseas doctors work in the UK are putting NHS patients at risk. In particular they have called for “urgent action” in relation to the language skills of EU docto Read more...

Landmark ruling applies TUPE to companies in administration
13th January 2012

Employers facing financial difficulties have been told to take heed of a recent Court of Appeal decision which ruled that the provisions of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE) are not disqualified in the case of Read more...

Changes to quarantine laws planned
13th January 2012

UK quarantine laws are to be relaxed from January. The current legislation requires pets entering the country to be vaccinated against rabies, blood tested for the decease and quarantined for 6 months. The new law will allow pets to forgo the quarant Read more...

Prime Minister calls for tougher approach to corporate tax
13th January 2012

David Cameron has suggested that new laws may be introduced to prevent tax avoidance by large companies who he has described as instructing “fancy corporate lawyers” to “endlessly reduce” their tax bills. This followed earlier comments by Read more...