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ISP's ordered to block sites selling counterfeit goods

Wednesday 22nd October 2014

The High Court has demanded that ISPs block access to sites selling counterfeit goods. TalkTalk, Sky, BT, Virgin Media, O2 and EE have been ordered to block websites offering fake versions of trademarked items, following a complaint by luxury goods firm Richemont.

Balls spells out mansion tax details

Tuesday 21st October 2014

Posted By: James

Labour’s Ed Balls has offered further details of the party’s plans to introduce a “mansion tax”. In an article in the Evening Standard, Mr Balls explains that homeowners whose properties are worth between £2m and £3m could expect to pay no more than £3,000 a year, while homeowners with incomes of less than £42,000 a year will be allowed to defer the charge until after the property changes hands.

Motor Insurance injury claims fall sharply

Monday 20th October 2014

Posted By: James

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries has revealed that the number of motor insurance injury claims has fallen 10% due to a crackdown on whiplash fraud.

Police use loophole to view stored messages

Monday 20th October 2014

Posted By: James

UK police forces have been utilizing a legal loophole to access answerphone messages, emails and texts, it has been warned.

Business groups call for halt to legal reforms

Friday 17th October 2014

Posted By: James

A letter signed by business groups including the Institute of Credit Management, the ICAEW, the ACCA, the ICAS and R3 calls on the government to scrap the planned change to legal reforms to insolvency that will see insolvency litigation no longer exempted from the crackdown on ‘no-win, no-fee’ legal funding.