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As offices around the country begin to reopen, employers must listen to the concerns of staff, writes Keith Anderson. The responsibility to create a safe environment within the office rests with those who lead the business, and it is incumbent upon them to listen to the concerns of their staff.
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UK residents paid out a record amount of inheritance tax in July after the number of Covid deaths soared. According to new figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), receipts from the 40 per cent death duty hit £571 million in last month, marking the most ever paid in a sin
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A legal expert has documented America's position on the ‘crime of aggression’ towards other countries from the Declaration of Independence up until the Donald Trump administration. Giulia Pecorella, a senior lecturer in law at Middlesex University, has written The United States of Americ
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Afghan judges who jailed Taliban members should be evacuated to the UK, former Supreme Court president Lady Hale has said. In a letter to The Times, she said that “now that the prisons are being thrown open” the country's judiciary, and female judges in particular, “will be a targe
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Comedy is in act superior to tragedy and humourous reasoning superior to grandiloquent reasoning.
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New animal protection laws will ban people from riding elephants while drunk. The legislation in Sri Lanka will also require domesticated elephants to have biometric identity cards.
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A petition by the father of a young girl with complex medical problems against a decision of the General Medical Council not to sanction a doctor whose report resulted in their child being temporarily removed from their care has been rejected by the Outer House of the Court of Session
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Duff & Phelps has commenced a £25 million action against the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service over the malicious prosecution scandal. The New York-based multinational claimed it suffered loss of earnings as two of its employees were maliciously prosecuted over their role in the c
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Gillian Ross has been appointed deputy director of training and education at the Faculty of Advocates. Between 2015 and 2019 she worked as a full-time advocate depute, gaining skills in the preparation and presentation of a wide range of cases.
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Plans to improve health and "reduce inequalities for women" in Scotland have been published today by the Scottish government. Scotland is the first country in the UK to have a women’s health plan, which outlines "ambitious improvement" and change in areas including menopause, heart health, men
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A scientist involved in Britain's biggest ever tax fraud has had 10 years added to his jail sentence after he failed to pay back £11 million. Michael Richards, 59, ran an investment scheme for sports stars, comedians and others.
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New criteria will come into effect in Scotland from October encouraging employers to explicitly promote flexible and family friendly practices. The Fair Work First approach is focused on "driving high quality and fair work across the labour market by applying relevant criteria to public sector grant
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Although one of the newest law accountancy practices, Hamilton Mullan continues to expand its training programme and is currently recruiting another trainee law accountant based in Stirling. Director David Hamilton and Stewart Mullan developed a structured training plan which includes blended method
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A Canadian soldier who was accused of drugging her comrades with cannabis-laced cupcakes at a live-fire training exercise has been found guilty of various offences. Sandra Cogswell was convicted by a military judge on eight counts of administering a noxious substance as well as one of behaving in a
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