Fujitsu won £1.4m in public contracts since pledge to stop bidding Business Fujitsu, the firm at the heart of the Post Office scandal, has been given £1.4m in public sector contracts since it pledged to stop bidding for them. The technology company voluntarily agreed in January not to bid for any further awards until the Post Office inquiry had been concluded. However, the commitment did not cover [...]
Autumn Budget 2024: Government to examine ‘tough alternatives to custody’ in prison reforms Legal The Chancellor has revealed a £2.3bn investment in prison expansion to create thousands of new prison places, as the government aims to "repair the justice system"
Serco takes UK government to court over prison contract Business British outsourcing giant Serco has launched legal proceedings against the UK government over a prison services contract, City AM can reveal.
ISG collapse shows cracks in UK construction industry September 24, 2024 The crisis engulfing ISG raises questions about the entire UK construction sector, not just its own weak business model.
Renters’ Rights Bill: What is it and what does it mean for the market? September 12, 2024 Labour’s Renters’ Rights Bill, which landlord groups have said will be the biggest change in the sector for over thirty years, entered parliament this week. Legislation will be introduced “to give greater rights and protections to people renting their homes”, including removing no-fault evictions, tightening housing standards and loosening rules on pet ownership, King Charles [...]
BCG to cough up £11m to US Dept of Justice over bribes in Angola August 29, 2024 BCG has been found to have paid bribes in exchange for business in Angola, despite that, the firm has avoided prosecution following a deal with the Department of Justice
Operation Early Dawn: UK reactivates emergency court case plan after influx of rioters August 19, 2024 The UK government has reactivated an emergency plan to delay court cases as the latest swarm of arrests following the riots adds to an overcrowded prison system
Emergency move to avoid jail overcrowding may be used soon as rioters sentenced August 18, 2024 The government could trigger an emergency plan to avoid prison overcrowding “at some point next week” as rioters are sentenced, according to the Prison Officers’ Association. It followed reports in The Observer that the government could be about to trigger Operation Early Dawn. The long-standing contingency measure allows defendants to be held in police cells [...]
Georgia Capital: Investment trust charts recovery after Tbilisi protest crash August 13, 2024 Georgia Capital, a UK-listed investment trust that owns around five per cent of Georgia’s economy, has charted its road to recovery after crashing during the country’s protests. In May, protests began against the Georgian parliament in Tbilisi due its new foreign agents law, which will see NGOs and independent media receiving 20 per cent of [...]
Government set to push Litigation Funding Bill into summer 2025 August 8, 2024 The newly appointed government is set to push the Litigation Funding Bill until after a review is concluded, which could be at least Summer 2025