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The Law Society of Scotland has been made aware that Scottish law firms have recently been targeted by a redemption statement scam when acting in sale or remortgage transactions. When a solicitor requests a redemption statement from a lender, the lender in many instances sends that redemption statem

Numerous industrial sites are failing to comply with environmental protection measures, the BBC reports. Both BP’s Kinneil Terminal and Petroineos at Gragemouth were rated “poor” in addition to two sites at Dounreay.

Lord Drummond Young A legal bid by politicians to bring a case to the European Court of Justice on whether the UK can unilaterally withdraw its Article 50 notification will be heard by the Inner House of the Court of Session next Wednesday.

Lady Hale The courts and judiciary should reflect the the diversity of the UK population, the President of the Supreme Court has said.

Westminster's Women and Equalities Committee has called for written submissions to its inquiry on sexual harassment in the workplace. Part of its remit will be to determine if non-disclosure agreements are being "abused by legal experts and employers to cover up wrongdoing", committee chair Maria Mi

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Val Surgenor Val Surgenor and Rhea McKenzie consider OSCR's guidance for charities published yesterday in light of the Oxfam scandal.

Eric McQueen The first phase of a system which allows users to track their simple procedure case online will be launched mid-March.

Photo credit: Google Street View A law firm owned by trade unions has won a landmark case on behalf of a care worker for the rescission of a temporary suspension order imposed on him.

The International Regulatory Strategy Group, in conjunction with Clifford Chance and DLA Piper, has produced a document to help inform organisations of the requirements arising from the implementation of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in relation to data governance and compliance c

Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (Appellant) v DSD and another (Respondents) – UKSC 2015/0166 On appeal from the Court of Appeal Civil Division (England and Wales)

Anuja Dhir QC An Old Bailey judge and graduate of Dundee University is to deliver a guest lecture as part of the university's Saturday Series.

A woman who was left in legal limbo for five years after her rape complaint was bungled by the Crown Prosecution Service and Metropolitan Police has abandoned it in frustration. The CPS has apologised to the woman, who is now in her mid-twenties, after a failure of communication between police and p

Half of trainees joining top law firms were privately educated and will earn more than their state school colleagues as they progress in their careers, The Times reports. A new survey shows that there is a bias towards privately educated candidates at top-paying law firms despite attempts by the pro