Business News from the BBCBBC News | Business | UK EditionNews - Top Stories NZ judge orders name change for 9-yr old A New Zealand judge has attacked the trend of giving children bizarre names during a custody hearing in the city of New Plymouth on the North Island. Plans to blacklist parents of illegal downloaders The government today announced plans to blacklist parents whose children download music and films illegally from the internet. EU death knell for crispy duck Crispy Peking duck is likely to be off the menu in restaurants from now on due to European Union health and safety regulations. Acas urges early mediation Employment relations service Acas is urging small businesses to consider early mediation rather than going to court to solve workplace disputes. OFT report reveals complexity of current accounts A report by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) into personal current accounts shows that they are not working well for consumers. Landmark flexi-time decision A landmark decision by the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg means that millions of carers could be able to demand flexible working hours. Woman wins compensation for snapped shoe A woman whose heel snapped off her shoe leaving her with an injured leg has been awarded compensation by the shoe shop, potentially leading to hundreds of similar claims from other injured women. Christian Registrar wins discrimination case A Christian registrar who refused to carry out civil partnership ceremonies has won her discrimination case after she was victimised for her religious belief. New Bill to give rights to cohabiting couples A Bill to give rights to cohabiting couples will be introduced this autumn as part of a new "Living Together" campaign launched by family lawyers group, Resolution. ?1.4m Divorcee sues lawyers for negligence A woman who won a ?1.4 million divorce settlement is suing her lawyers for negligence, claiming she should have got a bigger payout. Butchers fined for failing to pay NMW The owners of a Sheffield butcher's shop were last week successfully prosecuted for deliberately not paying the National Minimum Wage. Pringles wins VAT case Pringles manufacturer, Procter & Gamble, last week won its appeal against Revenue & Customs over VAT on its crisps-in-a-tube Google ordered to hand over YouTube logs Google has been ordered to hand over the personal details of everyone who has ever watched a video on its YouTube website. Unpaid farmer loses ?2m estate A man who worked on his cousin's farm for 30 years for nothing in the expectation that he would one day inherit it has been told by the Appeal Court that he can't have it. Proposal to amend inheritance tax laws A Labour MP is attempting to change inheritance tax laws so that elderly siblings who have lived together for many years are protected by the same inheritance tax laws as married and gay couples. |
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