By Ruth James in Corporate & Commercial Law on Wednesday 16 May 2012 @ 10:04
Recently, there have been some significant changes made to the rules on the use of internet cookies. These changes affect organisations with a website, and require those organisations to obtain informed consent from website users in order to use cookies. A cookie is a collection... read more
By Karen Clarke in Personal Injury on Tuesday 15 May 2012 @ 12:29
Following my colleague Stephen's blog earlier this morning, I welcome the news that the new sentencing guidelines for those convicted of dangerous dog offences will be published by the Sentencing Council today, but would reiterate that I'd still like the Government to reconsider their proposal... read more
By Stephen Scully in Criminal Law on Tuesday 15 May 2012 @ 10:12
Following on from my 23 April blog, a new sentencing guideline for those convicted of dangerous dog offences will be published by the Sentencing Council today. It will result in an increase in sentencing levels from the current position. For any owner allowing their dog to be... read more
By Bethan Jones in Employment Law on Friday 11 May 2012 @ 09:53
Further to Jenny Gibson’s blog on social media on 30 November 2011, the Northern Ireland industrial tribunal (the term “employment tribunal” is not used in Northern Ireland) has held that an employee who posted vulgar comments about a female colleague on Facebook was not unfairly dismissed and... read more
By Stephen Scully in Criminal Law on Tuesday 8 May 2012 @ 10:27
Following on from my blog earlier this year on this subject, I can now confirm that drug driving will become a criminal offence punishable by up to six months imprisonment, under a new law to be unveiled later this week. The Government is acting to change the current law which requires the... read more
