A charity manager who fraudulently obtained more than £95,000 from two cancer foundations and channelled the cash into family bank accounts over a period of 10 years has been jailed for three years. Lindsay MacCallum, 61, fraudulently obtained £85,978.48 from the Friends of Rainbow Valle
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The Council of Europe has issued recommendations to its 46 member states aimed at ensuring that the use of AI and related digital technologies by prison and probation services respects the human rights and dignity of detainees, probationers, as well as staff. In a recommendation adopted today, the C
A Dundee sheriff has found that a supplier of temporary care home workers had successfully imposed its terms and conditions in a contract with a care home operator and was entitled to over £30,000 of outstanding payments for booked workers. Pursuer Staffscanner Ltd supplied temporary healthcar
The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry into the death of 68-year-old Alan Cameron. Cameron, an inmate within HMP Edinburgh, died on 1 November 2022 after becoming ill.
CMS has paid tribute to partner Iain Doran, who has passed away after an illness. The firm said: "It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of our colleague and friend, Iain Doran, after a courageous battle with cancer.
One in five law firms in Ireland say they are likely to become legal partnerships in the next five years, according to a survey published by the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) to mark the introduction of the new business structure. As of today, solicitors can form partnerships with barri
An influential legal resource used by countries around the world to understand and analyse legal aspects of the use of cyber capabilities on the international plane has been updated for 2024. The Cyber Law Toolkit provides guidance on international law and cyber operations. It is used by governments
A motorist who chugged an entire bottle of liquor shortly after being pulled over has been acquitted of drink driving after a court concluded it was impossible to tell if he was already drunk. The court in Daegu, South Korea, heard that the suspect drank an entire bottle of soju – which typica
Three jailed Ayrshire drug traffickers have been given court orders designed to prevent their involvement in serious organised crime. Alan Stewart, 44; Leslie Montgomery, 64, and Matthew Cullimore, 37, were jailed for a total of 14 years last month after they admitted being involved in serious organ
A tax advisory company has lost a claim raised against a fruit and vegetable wholesaler that engaged its services after a sheriff ruled that a purported £9,600 “cancellation fee” said to be part of the company’s standard terms had not been incorporated into the contract betwe
Indignant chicken owners crashed a new online portal for registering their animals after signing up roast chickens and ready meals in protest. New rules require chicken owners in England and Wales to register any chickens they have which are kept outdoors, with penalties of up to six months' impriso
Criminal lawyers south of the border are to withdraw from legal aid work over a pay dispute with ministers. The Law Society is to advise its members to consider withdrawing from legal aid work or scaling it back until the UK government provides a "meaningful response" to lawyers' demands.
Arnot Manderson Advocates has again received high praise from the Legal 500 upon the release of the latest bar rankings. Members were ranked across all seven practice areas, further solidifying its reputation as a leading full-service Stable. Leading the way is experienced and respected silk Duncan
A Glasgow sheriff hearing a defamation action raised by a restaurant operator has ruled that an ordinary reader of comments posted online by a trade union about a wage change by the company would understand that the employees’ wages were being reduced. Ashton Properties (Glasgow) Ltd alleged t
