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A coalition of charities has urged Serco to bring an end to its lock-change evictions of asylum seekers, days before the private housing provider is expected to enter the first premises in Glasgow, until the legality of the action is clarified in law. The group ‘Stop Lock Change Evictions Scot

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has issued a notice of its intention to fine Marriott International £99.2 million for infringements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The proposed fine relates to a cyber incident which was notified to the ICO by Marriott in November

Restitution Ltd, Scotland's only independent litigation funder, recently secured a win for a case that would never have made it to court without funding. The litigation funding market in the UK has grown rapidly in recent years, as solicitors and their clients increasingly accept funding arrangement

Abortion access and same-sex marriage will be extended to Northern Ireland through secondary UK legislation if a Northern Ireland Executive is not formed by October under plans approved by MPs yesterday. In a free vote, MPs voted by 332-99 and 383-73 to support amendments to the Northern Ireland (Ex

The Edinburgh Tax Network, in conjunction with Terra Firma Chambers, will present a seminar entitled “Construction Industry VAT – an Update: including Reverse Charge on Construction Services (Goods?)?” on Thursday 25 July 2019 at the Mackenzie Building, Old Assembly Close, Edinburg

US President Donald Trump is not allowed under the First Amendment of the US Constitution to block his critics on Twitter, judges have ruled. A court challenge was brought by the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and seven people who had been blocked by the president's fam

Egypt has announced plans to sue a UK auction house over the sale of a Tutankhamun bust it says was probably stolen. The Egyptian government is hoping to repatriate the sculpture, which was sold by Christie's auction house for £4.7 million last week.

A sheriff’s decision not to impose a custodial sentence on a father-of-three who was convicted of “significant and serious” domestic abuse offences after repeatedly assaulting his wife and two daughters over several years was not “unduly lenient”, appeal judges have rul

The UK government's practice of making substantial changes to bills late in the legislative process, which inhibits proper scrutiny, should be brought to an end, a House of Lords committee has recommended. The Lords Constitution Committee makes the recommendation in its Passage of Bills Through Parl

The UK government’s bulk surveillance powers will be examined by the highest chamber of the European Court of Human Rights this week, the latest stage in a long-running legal battle over the UK’s use of previously-secret surveillance powers and its sharing of massive amounts of private c

Gilson Gray has taken over number six Rutland Square – increasing its total office space in the capital to over 13 storeys and its total office footprint to 21,000 sq. ft. Glen Gilson, managing partner at Gilson Gray, said: “As one of Scotland’s fastest growing companies, it’

Balfour and Manson has appointed two new associates to its personal injury team. Adelle Walker has joined from Digby Brown, while Peter Littlefair has been recruited from Lyons Davidson.

The number of sex discrimination claims made by workers has risen by 69 per cent to a five year high according to new research. More than 9,300 claims have been made in the past year, law firm GQ Littler said.

Mark Easton, a solicitor and experienced infrastructure investment professional, has been appointed as the new chair of Kingdom Initiatives, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kingdom Housing Association and part of the Kingdom Group. Kingdom Initiatives provides mid-market rented homes and other hou

The Information Commissioner’s Office (the ICO) has issued notice of its intention to serve a penalty notice (a fine) on British Airways (BA). The ICO intends to fine BA £183.39 million following last year’s personal data breach where “a variety of information was compromised