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One might even say that it's one of the scandals of capitalism that most capitalist firms, internally, operate communistically.

Blood donors will be rewarded with Christmas trees under a novel scheme in Poland. The national forestry service's "Christmas Tree for Life" campaign will see anyone who donates blood, platelets or plasma tomorrow given a free fir tree.

Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain QC has claimed that juryless trials "don’t impact on the right to a fair trial". In an interview with Holyrood magazine, Ms Bain said that "we need to look at the suitability of a jury to prosecute a case".

The UK government will compensate former Post Office workers who were wrongly convicted of theft in the Horizon saga. The disgraced Post Office said it is unable to cover the payments for the exonerated individuals.

The mausoleum of the institutional writer Sir George Mackenzie, who became lord advocate 1677, has allegedly been violated by a tomb raider. Known as Bluidy Mackenzie for his treatment of the Covenanters he is famous nowadays for haunting the kirkyard at Greyfriars in Edinburgh, filling visitors wit

Tony Graham QC, stable director at Optimum Advocates in Glasgow, has been elected as the new chairman of Faculty Services Limited (FSL). FSL is the service company established by the Faculty of Advocates to provide administrative and support services to advocates.

NatWest has been fined £264.8 million following convictions for three offences of failing to comply with money laundering regulations. Mrs Justice Cockerill, the sentencing judge at Southwark Crown Court, said yesterday: “...it must be borne in mind that although in no way complicit in t

Edinburgh Council does not have a universally positive, open, safe and supportive whistleblowing and organisational culture, according to a report by Susanne Tanner QC. The report into the Review of the Whistleblowing and Organisational Culture of the City of Edinburgh Council was com

Victims and survivors of the 1975 Miami Showband killings will receive close to £1.5 million in damages following a settlement with the Ministry of Defence and the Police Service of Northern Ireland. Three members of The Miami Showband – Fran O'Toole, Brian McCoy and Tony Geraghty &ndash

There is no distinction between a good jury and a common jury.

Billionaire celebrity Kim Kardashian West has passed an exam for first-year law students on the fourth attempt. Mrs Kardashian – daughter of famous US attorney Robert Kardashian – announced she had passed the so-called "baby bar" in California.

An Edinburgh sheriff has ruled that a £35 charge for the storage of secure data and call recordings could not be recovered from the estate of a debtor for the purposes of insolvency legislation after an appeal under section 188 of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016 was made against a

The Scottish Law Commission has published a consultation on the draft Leases (Automatic Continuation etc.) (Scotland) Bill. The commission announced in its tenth programme of law reform that it would examine aspects of the Scots law of leases. The first item to be considered under its overarching pr

Regulators, government and Parliament must do more to ensure joined-up and effective regulation of the rapidly changing digital world, a new House of Lords report says. Systems are not rigorous or accountable enough to address regulatory gaps and overlaps, according to the House of Lords Communicati

A consultation seeking views on Scotland’s 'not proven' verdict and related reforms has opened. The consultation on Scotland’s unique three-verdict system will gather opinions from the public, as well as the legal sector, third sector, and those with direct experience of the justice syst