The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Carphone Warehouse more than £21.1 million for failings that led to the mis-selling of “Geek Squad”, a mobile phone insurance and technical support product. This follows an FCA investigation which stemmed from whistleblowing repo
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Crown prosecutors have been given a 10 per cent salary boost following a decade of wage freezes. The First Division Association, which represents senior civil servants, negotiated with the UK government for the increase.
A Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) report has found that police were justified in their use of a baton launcher and a Taser device when they were arresting an armed man. Officers from Police Scotland were called to the incident on the morning of Saturday 2 June 2018 in Troon, w
If you’re a Diploma or LLB student in your final or penultimate year, the Law Society of Scotland is offering you the chance to win three weeks’ paid work experience in the Scottish Parliament’s Legal Services team as well as a £500 cash prize. To enter, the society asks entr
Two American judges who argue for accused persons to be treated with more compassion and kindness have come to Scotland to teach people about procedural justice. Judge Ginger Lerner-Wren and Judge Victoria Pratt are on a week-long visit at the invitation of Community Justice Scotland, a public agenc
A real estate lawyer from Brodies is set to take part in this year’s (A Little Less) Strictly competition, a key fundraiser for the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice in Glasgow.
DAC Beachcroft has been named one of the 50 best businesses to work for in Scotland by Best Companies. Employees across DAC Beachcroft’s offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh took part in Best Companies’ employee engagement survey late last year, responding to 70 questions about the
The percentage of High Court trials adjourned due to lack of court time has declined. The figure fell from 2.2 per cent in 2014/15 to 0.9 per cent for the first three quarters of 2018/19 – a drop of 1.3 percentage points, the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) statistical bulletin sh
A duty of care should be imposed on online services which host and curate content which can openly be uploaded and accessed by the public, a House of Lords committee recommends. The Lords Communications Committee has said that, given the urgent need to address online harms, Ofcom's remit should expa
An Employment Tribunal judge has upheld a ruling that an SNP councillor's beliefs about Scottish independence are similar to a religion. Chris McEleny, SNP group leader on Inverclyde Council, brought a discrimination case against the Ministry of Defence (MoD) last year, claiming it unfairly tar
Rising dementia rates have prompted calls for Scots to get their affairs in order as they enter old age, The Herald reports. The number of people with dementia is expected to rise by 50 per cent in the next two decades.
A case can be made for allowing all prisoners to vote in elections in Scotland, including any future referendum, the Faculty of Advocates has suggested. The Scottish government is proposing that only prisoners on short sentences should be given a vote. The current blanket ban has been held to be inc
The European Parliament will retain an office in Scotland following Brexit, BBC Scotland reports. MEPs said the office would advise EU citizens living in Scotland and Scottish organisations seeking to maintain links with the EU.
Measures in a proposed transport law may be a financial burden to local authorities, a Holyrood committee has warned. The Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee has endorsed the general principles of the Transport (Scotland) Bill in its stage 1 report, but called for clarity on how several of
A Northern Ireland human rights lawyer has admitted spitting in the face of a cabin crew member following a racist rant after she was refused alcohol on a flight from India to London. Simone Burns, 50, known as Simone O'Broin, was at first served three bottles of wine, at which she declared: “
