Government ministers have “heartlessly” betrayed rape and trafficking victims after failing to fill two key independent watchdog roles designed to defend human rights, campaigners have said. Next month, the role of the victims’ commissioner for England and Wales will have been left vacant for a year, at a time when vital legislation is passing through …
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New Wave of Litigation Against AI Platforms
The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) technology has ushered in remarkable advancements across myriad industries from healthcare to entertainment and beyond. With this techno-revolution, novel questions concerning intellectual property (IP) rights have emerged, giving rise to a growing trend of lawsuits against AI platforms. Numerous new actions have been brought within the past few months …
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Wages rising at fastest pace since records began
Latest figures show wages including bonuses were up by 8.2 per cent in June, soaring ahead of the expected 7.4 per cent and hitting the fastest pace of growth since monthly statistics were first measured in 2001. One-off NHS bonuses played a large part in the rise. ONS director of economic statistics Darren Morgan …
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‘Never again’: is Britain finally ready to return to the office? | Working from home
The Office is back. Not just the Ricky Gervais sitcom, which is getting an Australian makeover with a female lead (filming began last month). No: the office is back. Amazon has issued a warning to staff who are not spending at least three days a week in the office. Meta wants its workers to do …
Three Ways CISOs Can Lower The Risk Of Personal Litigation
Michael Nicosia, COO and co-founder at Salt Security. We live in a litigious world, and the technology industry is no different. Almost as soon as Meta released Threads, Twitter threatened a lawsuit. Meanwhile, an ongoing antitrust battleground is the norm for the most prominent global technology companies, including Google, Alphabet, Amazon and Microsoft, amid M&A …
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PM insists alcohol duty changes will benefit businesses despite tax hikes
T he Prime Minister has insisted businesses and consumers will benefit from alcohol duty changes on Tuesday, despite tax increases affecting some types of drink. First set out by then-chancellor Rishi Sunak in 2021, the new system aims to encourage drinkers to cut back by taxing all alcohol based on its strength, rather than the …
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Government plans ‘strengthened’ out-of-court disposals | News
The existing framework of out of court disposals, used when it is not in the public interest to go to court, has been described as ‘unwieldy’ by the government which is now proposing a ‘simplified, strengthened two-tier framework’. An open consultation into the diversionary and community cautions: draft code of practice was opened this week. …
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Court delays leave tens of thousands of children in limbo after parents split
Tens of thousands of children in England and Wales have been left in limbo by delays in the family court that have meant many waiting over a year for their future to be resolved. The Law Society said the system was in crisis, after data showed that children removed from their parents were having to …
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