The Times reports that the European Commission yesterday initiated legal action against the Government after declaring that UK laws guaranteeing data protection were “structurally flawed” and well below the European standard. A Commission statement said that Brussels had sent several letters to the British authorities since last July asking why the Government had not taken action again...

The government is taking legal action over rules it says would allow non-EU nationals living in the UK to claim benefits without working or paying taxes.

THE Icelandic Prime Minister yesterday said he would look at taking legal action against the UK as relations between the two countries continued to deteriorate over the fate o

Barristers are threatening legal action against the Government over plans to change how much and the way they are paid legal aid.

Controversial plans to build a third runway at Heathrow may fall foul of EU pollution regulations with Commissioner Stavros Dimas vowing to take legal action The European environment commissioner has warned he intends to take enforcement action if Britain breaches legally binding pollution limits by allowing Heathrow airport to expand. Local councils are also threatening to launch legal challenges...

The European Commission begins legal action over the way online advertising technology Phorm has been tested in the UK.

The far-right British National party could be forced to abandon its "whites-only" membership policy after its leader Nick Griffin was threatened with legal action by the UK's equality watchdog

Three councils launch legal action over the coalition government's decision to axe the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) initiative.

The Prime Minister says the Government "is exploring all legal action to recover pensions from those who have received too much".

The European Commission threatens legal action against the UK over a test of eligibility for benefits it says discriminates against foreigners.