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An upcoming government review of workers’ rights is set to demand minimum wage, a new working title under ‘dependent contractor’, and benefits such as sick pay and holiday leave. Until now the UK’s working system has been divided into employee, worker and self-employed, but now these categories could be joined by ‘dependent contractor’. Gig workers, […]
Recent reports state that the High Court has ruled that the UK Government’s arms sales to Saudi Arabia are lawful, despite thousands being dead as a result. The court rejected claims that the UK government’s failure to suspend sales to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia is illegal. However, the UN states that Saudi air strikes […]
Online gambling giant bet365 is being taken to court over the denial of payout to student Megan McCann, 20, who had won £1 million by betting on nearly £25,000 on 12 horses across four races in June 2016. The betting company says it will not pay out the £1 million because it believes McCann's stake was provided […]
Jordan Chandler, now 37 years old, first publicly accused Michael Jackson of sexual abuse at the age of 13. He was the first to do so, and is now being sought for further testimony against the Jackson estate. Chandler originally won $20 million against MJ, and has since kept a very low profile. But now […]
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Alan Kennedy, Associate at national law firm Bond Dickinson, explains for Lawyer Monthly the intricacies of the UK Government’s plans set for post-Brexit rights and they mean for the 3 million EU citizens living in the UK. Speaking in the House of Commons on 26th June, Theresa May announced the Government's proposals outlining how it […]
The Petya ransomware attack – the second major global cyberattack in two months – left a trail of locked computers and compromised networks in some 65 countries around the world. Like the WannaCry attack in May, Petya this week exposed weaknesses in cybersecurity defenses. It also reinforces the notion that it’s a case of when, […]
James Stunt and Petra Ecclestone, the latter being the daughter of F1s supremo Bernie Ecclestone, are set for one of the most expensive divorces ever, if not the priciest celebrity divorces ever seen. Last week, in a court proceeding the F1’s husband, Stunt, appeared to make a gun gesture to Mr Ecclestone, and left the […]
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