Lawyers throughout the UK are being urged to FLAG IT UP in an attempt to curb multi-billion pound money laundering criminals. The UK government has launched a new campaign which aims to raise awareness among professionals in the legal, accountancy and property sectors who are often targeted by money
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Italy's highly restrictive prison regime for Mafiosi violated the human rights of one known as "the boss of bosses", the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. The late Bernardo Provenzano, a Cosa Nostra boss imprisoned in 2006 after being found guilty of a spate of murders, had complained of poo
A worker afraid of cotton wool has won a £9,000 payout after colleagues put cotton balls down his shirt, The Times reports. David Burns, 40, has sidonglobophobia – a fear of cotton wool. He was sacked after he reacted to a provocation from colleagues which included being hit with cotton
This year's European Lawyers' Day (ELD) is focusing on the role played by lawyers in upholding the rule of law and defending citizens' interests.
Limited tickets are still available for Jackson Boyd's charity ceilidh next Friday night, 2 November 2018, at Sloans in Glasgow. The ceilidh will raise money for the firm's nominated charities: SAMH, Cystic Fibrosis Trust and Brightest Star.
Publisher Picador has announced another book from the anonymous author of The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken. The as-yet-untitled new book promises to “reveal the stupidity, malice and incompetence behind many of the biggest legal stories of recent years” with p
Armed robbers who stole more than £500,000 of luxury watches from a hotel have been jailed. Richard Fleming, Liam Richardson and a third man were armed with a handgun, a machete and a hammer when they raided the Mappin & Webb store at the Gleneagles Hotel in June last year.
A new protocol launches today on recording and broadcasting hearings in Scotland’s Supreme Courts and on tweeting from all courts. The document enables journalists to apply to record and broadcast certain types of case from the High Court and from the Court of Session.
Scotland has made limited progress in improving the situations of women and minorities according to a report of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to be published this week. The report will warn that women are still less likely to be employed than men and that those who do work earn les
The top UK law firms have seen their profit margins shrink for a fourth consecutive year, according to new research by PwC. The PwC Law Firms' Survey 2018 reports that profit margins at the top 10 firms have fallen to 36.6 per cent, down from 36.9 per cent in 2017 and 40 per cent in 2
Time is running out for any delegates who have not yet registered for the Scots Law 2018 Conference/Exhibition which will take place at BT Murrayfield Stadium on 29 & 30 October. Roy Spiers, CLT Scotland’s Director of Programmes, said: “With the end of October also marking the end of
The European Court of Justice has ordered Poland to reverse the forced retirement of 27 Supreme Court judges pending the outcome of a court battle over the compatibility of its judicial reforms with EU law. The court granted a request from the European Commission to order Poland to immediately suspe
A new litigation finance body has launched a bond for ordinary investors to provide the money for lawsuits, with a view to reaping the rewards of successful cases. The litigation bond within an individual savings account, from Just Isa, aims to raise money for lawsuits against banks and profess
Insurance policy documents are so hard to understand that university-level reading abilities may be required to make sense of them and even industry experts struggle to cut through the jargon, according to a Which? investigation. The consumer organisation used readability software to analyse 40
Four Scotland-based legal tech companies have been selected to go on a trade mission to Zurich and Vienna, with the delegation being led by the Law Society of Scotland. Supported by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and organised by the Department for International Trade (DIT) and Scottish Development I
