A ‘violent’ and ‘abusive’ man has been jailed at Glasgow High Court after carrying out a campaign of sexual offences, violence and abuse across the country. Anthony Gibson subjected several women to abuse across Lanarkshire, Fife, Edinburgh and Midlothian. Gibson, 37, has been jailed for 13 years. Gibson was charged …
Read More »Mail on Sunday article on Prince Harry was defamatory, High Court rules
He ruled on Friday that a normal reader would understand from the article that the Duke “was responsible for public statements” which set out that he “was willing to pay for police protection in the UK” and the Government had refused “whereas the true position, as revealed in documents filed …
Read More »Judge rules front page Mail on Sunday apology can be smaller than Duchess of Sussex demanded
It was believed to be the first time a judge had demanded such a declaration and was described by media lawyers as “extraordinary” and “troubling.” The Duchess, 39, sued Associated Newspapers over the publication of five articles that reproduced extracts of the five-page handwritten letter. She was last month granted …
Read More »Prince Harry settles with Mail on Sunday over damaging Royal Marines article
Prince Harry was “frustrated and saddened” after an article claimed he snubbed the Royal Marines when he stepped down as a senior royal, his lawyers said. The Duke’s ability to help veterans and serving military by attracting public support were “seriously” hampered by allegations in the Mail on Sunday and …
Read More »Meghan Markle loses latest legal battle as judge rules Mail On Sunday can rely on royal biography in High Court privacy case
The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates The Duchess of Sussex has lost her latest High Court battle with the media after a judge ruled she can be accused of “collaborating” with the authors of a book about her life with …
Read More »UK High Court bans strike by 110,000 Royal Mail postal workers
UK High Court bans strike by 110,000 Royal Mail postal workers By Robert Stevens 14 November 2019 The High Court ban on strike action against Royal Mail is a political attack on the democratic rights of the working class that must be rejected. Postal workers across Britain who voted …
Read More »Royal Mail general election strike blocked by High Court
Over the two-day hearing, the union argued there was no evidence of interference with the ballot and that the “legitimate partisan campaigning” for the “yes vote” was in line with the rules. However, Mr Justice Swift, who chaired the hearing, said that strike action risked the “delay or non-delivery” of electoral material produced …
Read More »Editorial: Royal Mail’s strike ban bid shows the need to overhaul anti-union laws
THERE is nothing our propertied classes like more than a deregulated market. The guiding principle of the neoliberal counter-movement in economics which gained ascendancy in the late 20th century is that state regulation is an unnecessary burden on the entrepreneurial spirit that hinders economic growth and competition. Of course, the …
Read More »Posties vow to fight against Royal Mail’s ‘desperate and sinister move’ to block strike
POSTAL WORKERS have vowed to fight a “desperate and sinister move” by Royal Mail to invalidate a strike ballot overwhelmingly supported by postal workers. Royal Mail bosses are seeking an injunction to block the planned strike, which could disrupt Christmas post as well as postal voting in the run-up to the …
Read More »Royal Mail seeks to block potential Christmas strike
Royal Mail Plc said on Friday that it would apply for an interim order from the High Court to block a potential strike by its biggest union, the Communication Workers Union, saying it believed the strike ballot had been unlawful. Royal Mail said it was worried by the potential …
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