The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (Wales) (No.2) Order 2012 introduces permitted development rights for agricultural and forestry land in Wales.

In recent years there has been some doubt about the effectiveness of prosecution as a deterrent against environmental crime.

The Government has announced a liberalisation in the planning regime for flying flags which will increase the number of flags that people can fly without express consent – a bit late for the nationalistic zeal displayed for the Olympics!

Lord Tyre of the Court of Session issued a judgement on 7 March 2012 concerning an important question which has not previously come before the Scottish courts.

In this webinar we will assess the future of the hydrogen market. We will look at current and emerging policy and regulations that support hydrogen development in different jurisdictions, mechanisms for reducing demand uncertainty, scaling applications and the financial instruments necessary for growth.

The legal industry is going through its greatest period of change with the rise of in-house legal ops, ALSPs, and legal technology all battling for center stage.

The Federal Government hopes to re-establish the ABCC and establish a Registered Organisations Commission.

An administrator appointed either by the court or using the out of court procedure takes office for an initial period of 12 month.

The Scottish Affairs Committee has launched its inquiry on health and safety in Scotland.

Supermarket Tesco prosecuted for health and safety breaches. Bracknell Forest Council secured a successful prosecution and Tesco was fined £48,000.

Who knows what the next 6 months will bring? When the economic climate is so uncertain, eyes can get fixed on the bottom line and thoughts focused on preserving the future of the business.

Director General of the Equity Release Council Andrea Rozario has raised concerns over suggestions made in the government's White Paper on social care, saying that local authorities are not capable to implement them. Andrea Rozario, said: "What will the set up cost be? What sort of rates will Councils need to charge to keep the schemes running?

As voters across the UK went to the polls on Thursday 5 May 2011, in a series of national and local elections, as well as a referendum on the way in which MPs are elected, prisoners remained disenfranchised.

In an article in April this year, we noted that, as sentenced prisoners would not be allowed to vote in the general election in May, the general election would be incompatible with prisoners’ human rights.

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has announced a new £30 million fund to offer short term loans for self-build projects to community groups, builders and other small organisations.

The Scottish Government has proposed changes to reduce the amount of relief from non-domestic rates that is available for certain types of unoccupied property.

It has been reported today that convicted murderer, George McGeoch, has raised court proceedings in a bid to win his right to vote in the Holyrood election on 5 May.

The Upper Tribunal in the case of Richards & Skye Inns Ltd v HMRC FTC/37/2010 dismissed an appeal by Mr Richards and Skye Inns Ltd against a decision of the First-Tier Tribunal (FTT) that the relevant funds had not been "employed" in the business for EIS purposes.

If the charge of "Industrial Manslaughter" had been in force, would they have pursued a charge under that provision?

The insurer had earlier mistakenly accepted an application for compensation by a person claiming to be an injured worker.