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Millions of people involved in running UK businesses will be required to verify their identity with Companies House from the middle of November, writes Gary Gray. The identity verification requirements form part of a suite of strengthened corporate governance and transparency measures being implemen

On 8 August a Court of Session commercial judge refused to make a first order in a petition to wind up a company, declining to authorise its intimation and service. Instead the judge granted the respondents’ motion to dismiss the petition. The company had lodged a caveat and appeared by counse

Allan Pinkerton (born Glasgow 1819 – died Chicago 1884) has a complex legacy. Some recall with pride that the Scot was the founder of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency. In short, Pinkerton pioneered the enforcement of law and order on the American frontier, upheld principles of gender eq

Alex Robertson, an associate in Allan McDougall Solicitors’ personal injury team, has recently been certified by the Law Society of Scotland as a trauma-informed lawyer. The Law Society's trauma-informed lawyer certification programme was developed to equip lawyers with the necessary skills an

The Crown Office has decided not to proceed with the prosecution of a 74-year-old woman who was arrested earlier this year for holding a sign outside Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth II Hospital campus that read: “Coercion is a crime, here to talk, only if you want.” Rose Docherty wa

An appeal against the decision of an arbitrator that a notice of expulsion sent by a partnership to one of the partners was invalid due to not being sent within a reasonable timeframe has been refused by the Court of Session after it ruled that the arbitrator had not acted irregularly in making that

The Trump administration has rewritten and reduced the scope of the US government’s annual report on global human rights abuses, prompting accusations it has compromised the document’s credibility for political ends. The report, historically regarded as one of the most comprehensive gove

An American state is to consider a bill proposing to create a register of job applicants who fail to show at interviews. Ohio's House Bill 395 would allow employers to report applicants who skip interviews without notice, NBC4 Columbus reports.

Holyrood's presiding officer, Alison Johnstone MSP, has paid tribute to former presiding officer and MSP, Sir George Reid, following his death in the early hours of 12 August. Sir George served as deputy presiding officer from 1999 to 2003, and then as presiding officer from 2003 to 2007. He was ele

DWF has partnered with Edinburgh-based fintech Stellar Omada to deliver a unique social mobility initiative aimed at inspiring young people to explore career opportunities in both the legal and technology sectors.

Foreign Secretary David Lammy could be fined thousands of pounds after going fishing without a licence during a diplomatic weekend with US vice-president JD Vance. The pair were photographed last week holding fishing rods in the grounds of Chevening House, the grace-and-favour country estate traditi

The chair of the Sheku Bayoh inquiry has rejected calls to recuse himself after the Scottish Police Federation (SPF) questioned his impartiality over private meetings held with Mr Bayoh’s family. Lord Bracadale, who has led the public inquiry since 2020, said the participation of Mr Bayoh&rsqu

New statistics from the National Records of Scotland show that Scotland’s population passed the 5.5 million mark for the first time, in the year to June 2023. Welcoming the report, equalities minister Kaukab Stewart said: “The latest figure demonstrates the continuing appeal of Scotland