Archive for July, 2008

U.S. judge extends Britney Spears’ conservatorship - MSN UK News

U.S. judge extends Britney Spears’ conservatorship - MSN UK NewsLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A judge on Thursday extended the conservatorship over pop star Britney Spears’ personal affairs for five months, leaving control of the singer’s business and legal matters to her father and a lawyer. The ruling followed a Source: news.uk.msn.com
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What the Proposed Changes to the UK Equality Law Mean to You

Last week, Harriet Harman announced new equality laws to tackle widespread discrimination. Under these new plans, age discrimination would be removed from all aspects of society, and further changes would be made to prevent workplaces from discriminating against minorities. There is also room for ‘positive action’ that allows business to hire women or minorities without [...]

Gaming, Social Sites and Other On-Line ID Theft Threats

Law enforcement officials have entered on line chat groups and showed up at ball parks to show young kids how something as simple as a photo with a team uniform can lead child stalkers right to their ball field. The public has a heightened sense of protecting children on-line but adults are often just as [...]

Dubai expats face legal limbo - BBC News

Dubai expats face legal limbo - BBC NewsEvery year, thousands of people come here to seek adventure, to start a new life or to find a new job. For some of them, the dream destination quickly turns into a nightmare as they inadvertently find themselves on the wrong side of the law, which [...]

Want to Find Out if a Court Arrest Warrant’s Been Issued & What to Do Now

If you don’t show up for court after you have said you would or been ordered to do so, a court arrest warrant will definately be ordered for you. What does this mean to you? Will the SWAT Team be knocking down your home door to arrest you? Is it safe to leave the house? [...]

Collection Harassment And Consumer Rights

Very few people ever get into debt with the intention that they will not pay it off. Unfortunately, life can deal us all some tricky hands, and oftentimes it is just too difficult to see this obligation through. While it may not be your fault that you are suddenly unable to pay your debt, that [...]

Sikh girl wins legal battle to wear ‘kara’ in school - Express India

Sikh girl wins legal battle to wear ‘kara’ in school - Express IndiaIndian origin artist shortlisted for Tur Anand Jon slapped with 12 new charges Anand Jon released American Idol for fans, Indian puts off London, July 29: A teenage Sikh girl on Tuesday won a historic legal battle to wear ‘kara’, [...]

Clinical Negligence Claims in the UK

Medical negligence is where doctors or any other professional in the medical profession have been found in breach of a duty of care. For example if a doctor failed to diagnose a medical condition or diagnosed the wrong condition this would be classed as medical negligence.
Doctors, dentists, midwives, nurses, physiotherapists, psychologists and psychiatrists all have [...]

Are You Really the Patient? Medical Identity Theft Facts You Didn’t Know

The public has become more armed against the threats of identity theft. While identity thieves can steal individuals’ money, ruin their good credit and cause years of aggravation and stress, an alternative form of identity theft, medical identity theft, can actually threaten lives.
Medical identity thieves steal and misuse other people’s personal information including their name [...]

Claiming Compensation For MRSA

We have all heard of the MRSA bug, unfortunately we hear about patients in hospitals catch this virus and ending up a lot more seriously ill than when they were, when first admitted to hospital. The reason we think of it as a hospital bug is because hospitals are the perfect environment for the germ [...]