Food allergy laws enforced in restaurants and takeaways – BBC News
‘Restaurants and takeaways across Europe will be required by law to tell customers if their food contains ingredients known to trigger allergies.’ Full story BBC News, 12th December 2014 Source:...
View ArticleGrandmother poisons sister’s artichokes in bitter feud – Daily Telegraph
‘Gillian Leeden ordered to pay sister Lyndsey Glassett compensation after being found guilty of targeting Jerusalem artichokes with weed killer in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire.’ Full story Daily...
View ArticleTime for a fry-up – patent claims reinterpreted in Jarden v SEB – Technology...
‘In a surprise end-of-year appeal success Jarden has escaped the heat of SEB’s ‘dry fryer’ patent. The apparatus claimed by the patent allows a user to produce crispy chips without needing a pan full...
View ArticlePub chef and manager jailed over Christmas dinner that left a diner dead –...
‘A pub chef and his manager have both been jailed after a Christmas dinner served at their restaurant left a mother dead and dozens of other diners ill with food poisoning.’ Full story The Guardian,...
View ArticleDavid Beckham’s TV ad for whisky cleared by advertising watchdog – The Guardian
‘David Beckham’s TV ad for whisky brand Haig Club has been cleared by the UK advertising watchdog, despite complaints that the former footballer’s endorsement promotes drinking among children.’ Full...
View ArticleFormer Royal Navy chef jailed over £1m ‘fake’ sea bass scam – Daily Telegraph
‘Judge brands £1.1 million fraud a ‘scandal’ after it is revealed Michael Redhead sold 400,000 packs of a cheaper oriental perch to Iceland.’ Full story Daily Telegraph, 30th January 2015 Source:...
View ArticleThirsk slaughterhouse ‘attacks’ probed by FSA – BBC News
‘One man has been sacked and three others at a North Yorkshire slaughterhouse have had their operating licences suspended after hidden cameras filmed alleged mistreatment of animals.’ Full story BBC...
View ArticleASA bans advert implying vitamin pills could help women conceive – The Guardian
‘An advert for a vitamin supplement designed for women trying to conceive has been banned after the regulator ruled there was no proof that the product could increase the likelihood of pregnancy.’ Full...
View ArticleNottinghamshire Police detained child without food or water – BBC News
‘A 16-year-old girl was held in police custody for almost two days without food or water, a report has found.’ Full story BBC News, 11th February 2015 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleThe Strange Case of the Salted Snack – BBC Law in Action
In this week’s Law in Action we tell the cheesy story of the 6-year-old boy excluded from school because of the salted snack in his lunch box. We ask what the law has to say about this – can a child be...
View ArticleBert and Ernie gay marriage cake row could force Muslims to print Prophet...
‘Human Rights barrister claims gay marriage cake court case would erode right to refuse to act against conscience.’ Full story Daily Telegraph, 18th March 2015 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
View ArticleSmoothie court case leaves nasty taste in the mouth for placenta fans – The...
‘Swindon Borough Council argue ‘the processes involved in the production of placenta for human consumption present a number of potentially serious health risks” Full story The Independent, 20th March...
View ArticleAbattoir boss fined £8,000 over horsemeat charges – The Guardian
‘A slaughterhouse boss has become the first person to be sentenced in connection with the horsemeat scandal that rocked British supermarkets in 2013.’ Full story The Guardian, 23rd March 2015 Source:...
View ArticleLife Expectancy, Expert Evidence, the Strauss Tables and the Relevance of the...
‘This Blog has already looked at the case of Robshaw -v- United Lincolnshire Hospital NHS Trust [2015] EWHC 923 (QB) in the context of judicial consideration of the basic principles of the law of...
View ArticleConsumer group begins ‘super-complaint’ over allegedly ‘misleading and...
‘The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will investigate alleged “misleading and opaque pricing practices” by supermarkets in response to a ‘super-complaint’ brought by consumer group Which?, it...
View ArticleAttempt to ban toxic ‘diet drug’ DNP fails – The Guardian
‘An attempt to ban the possession of the toxic “diet drug” DNP has failed, it has emerged just days after student Eloise Parry became the fifth person in three years to die after taking the pill bought...
View ArticleSwindon placenta smoothie maker ‘will not fight ban’– BBC News
‘A woman who was banned from using raw placenta to make smoothies for new mothers, has said she cannot afford the legal battle to fight her case.’ Full story BBC News, 5th May 2015 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleWho, What, Why: Can the KitKat shape be a trademark? – BBC News
‘Confectionery giant Nestle is attempting to turn the shape of the KitKat bar into a trademark. But is this possible, asks Justin Parkinson.’ Full story BBC News, 5th June 2015 Source: www.bbc.co.uk
View ArticleNestle faces setback in KitKat trademark battle – BBC News
‘Confectionery giant Nestle’s attempt to trademark the shape of its four-finger KitKat bar in the UK does not comply with European law, a senior European Court lawyer has said.’ Full story BBC News,...
View ArticleBramley apple pie filling wins protected status from European commission –...
‘In a nod to British baking that could warm the hearts of even the most eurosceptic person, the tangy taste of a Bramley apple pie filling has officially been awarded protected status by the European...
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