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Jill Sinclair looks at a recent QOCS success for DWF. DWF were instructed on behalf of RSA to defend two injury claims, arising from a road traffic accident. RSA's insured admitted slightly touching the vehicle behind, occupied by the pursuers, while he was reversing into a parking bay.

"A" Company of the 4th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (9th Brigade, 3rd Division) on 22 August, 1914, resting in the square at Mons, Belgium, the day before the Battle of Mons. Minutes after this photo was taken the company moved into position at Nimy on the bank of the Mons-Condé Canal. Lord Mul

An agreement at the COP28 summit to end the production and use of fossil fuels is vital to prevent a global climate catastrophe and stop an unprecedented human rights crisis which threatens the rights of billions of people from escalating, Amnesty International said today. In a briefing entitled&nbs

Macleod and MacCallum has announced that Gemma McClelland has joined the board of directors. Chief executive Alison Martin said: “It’s great to be able to announce Gemma’s promotion to the board as a director. Gemma came to Macleod & MacCallum in 2019, joining our busy resident

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Three rights groups file ICC lawsuit against Israel over Gaza ‘genocide’ | Al Jazeera

A new corporate criminal offence of failure to prevent fraud and sweeping reforms of how criminal liability is attributed to companies are due to come into force after the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act received royal assent. Once official compliance guidance is published, &ldquo

France has been hauled before the ICC for crimes against sportsmanship. The International Cricket Council (ICC) is looking into allegations that the French governing body for cricket faked matches in order to secure more funding, which it denies.

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of 20-year-old Jack McKenzie. The inquiry is a mandatory inquiry under Section 2(4) of the Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths et

In April this year, Glasgow City Council (GCC) amended its Social Work Services Social Care Charging Policy, increasing the charges it levies on disabled and non-disabled persons who require non-residential social care services, such as home care. An initial increase in weekly charges was implemente

Sarah Lancaster has been appointed to the board of the Scottish Arbitration Centre. Ms Lancaster joins the centre as director Ysella Jago stands down.

Addleshaw Goddard has launched a UK-wide pro bono programme dedicated to representing current and former members of the UK armed forces in War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Tribunals, on behalf of the Royal British Legion. Over the past six months, 30 volunteer partners and lawyers from off

A lord ordinary has rejected a challenge to a part award made by an arbitrator in a commercial lease dispute after ruling that the legal error contended for by the petitioner did not arise. The petitioner was the tenant of premises in Glasgow from which they had operated a hotel accommodation busine

Robert Shiels is sceptical of a proposed link between the Nazis and modern corporate management.

The Post Office did not reveal material to one of its lawyers that would have resulted in her advising that the case against a worker be dropped, the inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal has heard. The worker, who was convicted, attempted to overdose and eventually became homeless.

A group of police officers who allegedly accepted a large bribe in lieu of seizing cannabis and cash from a suspected drug dealer have been arrested after he subsequently reported them. The five junior officers and one senior officer from a Trinidad and Tobago police department were detained for que