The Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (Amendment) Regulations 2008 SI 2008/656 have been laid before Parliament and will come into force on 6 April 2008.
Can you be penalised for threatening bankruptcy proceedings against a person when you know you don’t really have a valid claim?
An application by Hutchinson 3G Limited for Planning Permission to install a 25 metre high tower with ancillary equipment in Peterborough, which was granted on appeal, has been referred to the Court of Appeal. A local resident suffering from a rare medical condition that required her to be fed intravenously by an electrical machine was concerned that the base station would interfere with her feeding apparatus.
The Town and Country Planning Bill presently before Parliament includes several heralded but nonetheless contentious provisions seeking to simplify the planning process and, in particular, for large scale schemes. The extremely protracted process that led to permission being granted for the building of Terminal 5 at London’s Heathrow Airport may have been a turning point.
The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform has today announced the new rates of the National Minimum Wage to apply from 1 October 2008. For workers aged 22 and over, the rate will rise from the current £5.52 per hour to £5.73; for workers aged 18 – 21 it will rise from £4.60 to £4.77; and for workers aged 16 and 17 it will rise from £3.40 to £3.53.
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Developers are familiar with the principle that the grant of planning permission may be challenged by an application to the court for a Judicial Review. The High Court has recently reviewed the procedural aspects of such an application and given a few strong reminders to those opposing action groups challenging the original planning permission.
Developers are expressing concerns over proposals for the new Community Infrastructure Levy, of which details are scarce. This uncertainty and impact on future costs is not helped by the impression that the Levy will set at different levels by each local authority.
A Council Tax payer has been successful in the High Court in reducing his Council Tax liability by showing that the value of his house has decreased as a result of increasing traffic, noise and pollution from a nearby Motorway
Are you likely to succeed in applying for permission to fell a preserved tree where its roots have damaged your foundations? A recent Court of Appeal decision approaches the problem from the tree's perspective
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