A cap is placed on the damages the estate of Lord of the Rings author JRR Tolkien can seek from US film company New Line Cinema.

The number of children in Britain given custodial prison sentences is "alarming", the Archbishop of Canterbury tells the BBC.

A Plymouth law student may apply for a judicial review over what he says are "punitive" bank charges.

Aid agencies fears punitive action against North Korea could leave millions at risk of starvation in a matter of months.

The EU begins levying punitive duties on shoe imports from China and Vietnam, in a move to stop cheap imports.

A UN report on Iran's nuclear work is being forwarded to the Security Council for possible punitive action.

China could face punitive US 'trade measures' if it fails to adequately open up its market to American firms.

Many teachers feel they are being exposed to excessive monitoring of their lessons, a union says.

France warns Iran against resuming nuclear enrichment, hinting at punitive action by the UN Security Council.

Scotland's efforts to tackle racism are being hampered by the Westminster government's "punitive policies".

Both Labour and the Conservatives have put their faith in anti-social behaviour orders - but will they work?

How punitive laws on copyright and e-snooping might just make activists of us all.

Oil and gas giant Exxon Mobil faces a huge fine after losing a royalties case to the US state of Alabama.

The EU says it will slap punitive tariffs on US imports by mid-December if the WTO backs its complaint in a long-running dispute over steel.

Singapore-based Flextronics is ordered to pay punitive damages after losing a fraud case brought by a US medical equipment firm.

A court in Alaska cuts the punitive damages for the 1989 oil disaster by $1b to $4b, but Exxon Mobil says it will appeal again.

A court in Alaska reduces the punitive damages for the 1989 oil disaster, but Exxon Mobil must still pay $4b.

If the Security Council dillies and dallies... Saddam will have achieved his great triumph - to stretch the 15 nations' arguments into the season when any punitive military campaign would be impossible

The world's biggest record labels say they are offering major concessions in an effort to appease pop stars angry over punitive contracts.

BBC defence correspondent Jonathan Marcus examines India's massive troop build-up but asks whether it is capable of launching punitive strikes on Pakistan.