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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

David Hoey looks at a recent English employment case that revolved around personal liability. Personal liability is not that common in employment law. It is possible, for example, to sue the person who unlawfully discriminates an employee directly (in addition to the employer). Can an individual emp

The Scottish branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) has launched the Young Members Group Committee. The committee consists of Laura McEwen (chair, CMS); Fiona Menzies (Scottish Arbitration Centre); Jennifer Macdonald (Turcan Connell); Martin Campbell (HKA); Sarah McIvor (Lloyd

Dentons has advised KKR-backed Calsonic Kansei on the agreement by its holding company, CK Holdings Co, Ltd., to acquire Magneti Marelli S.p.A., the automotive components business of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V.. Edinburgh-based corporate counsel Donald Smith worked on the deal.

Glasgow University's School of Law thanked Supreme Court President Lady Hale for delivering the keynote address 'The Role of the Common Law Judge' at the launch of the university's new Common Law LLB.

Infringements on freedom of religion indicate the early signs of violent conflict, a United Nations special rapporteur has said. Speaking at an event in New York on the importance of the freedom of religion acting as an overall indicator of human rights protections, Ahmed Shaheed said

A law firm in Edinburgh has signed up to write wills for charity – for the fourteenth year in a row.

Authorities in northern India have come under pressure to prosecute a troop of monkeys who stoned a man to death. Dharampal Singh, 72, was pelted with bricks and stones by the aggressive simians and later died in hospital.

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

A man found guilty of driving his car at a cyclist who had stolen his girlfriend’s bike and causing him severe injury before punching the thief’s friend has had his conviction quashed following an appeal. The High Court of Justiciary Appeal Court ruled that there had been a &ld

A judge has condemned a prison authority's decision to deprive an elderly accused man of a wheelchair. Seventy-seven-year-old Edward Cairney, who, along with Avril Jones, 58, is accused of murdering Margaret Fleming, was due to appear in court to apply for bail after their trial collapsed. The two d

Mattac, a new law firm providing a range of services including estate agency, conveyancing, litigation, wills and personal injury has launched in Edinburgh. The firm aims to offer a fresh approach to legal services, with a focus on transparency, accessibility and a 'plain English’ approach.

Murray Beith Murray partner Ruthven Gemmell has been awarded the Austrian Grand Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, one of the nation’s highest honours.

Morton Fraser has appointed agricultural law specialist Linsey Barclay-Smith as a partner to its agricultural and rural property team. Ms Barclay-Smith, who has over 20 years of experience in agricultural and rural property law at firms including Turcan Connell and Thorntons LLP, is one 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