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Poland is set for a fresh confrontation with the European Union after its top court ruled that the Polish constitution has primacy over EU law. The Constitutional Tribunal yesterday ruled by a 12-2 majority that articles 1 and 19 of the EU treaties – respectively establishing the powers of the

The UK government has introduced legislation designed to support small businesses following the end of restrictions on winding up petitions on 30 September, writes Joanne Gillies. The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (CIGA) introduced in June 2020 restricted creditors from serving s

Tens of thousands of unpaid carers will receive a double payment of the Carer’s Allowance Supplement this winter under legislation passed unanimously by the Scottish Parliament. Recognising the additional pressures unpaid carers face as a result of the pandemic, the December payment of the Car

World Tech Legal, a global network of tech-focused law firms, has officially launched. Founded by MBM Commercial (MBM), which has offices in London and Edinburgh, the network was established to build an association of like-minded entrepreneurial law firms that have specific expertise in the technolo

Law At Work (LAW) – the Edinburgh-based employment law, HR, and health and safety firm – has announced it has joined associated businesses owned by Marlowe plc to become WorkNest, a new £35m brand. The firm’s Edinburgh office will be the centre for WorkNest’s Scottish c

Investment deals totalling more than £3.5m in two Scottish space technology enterprises show the significant support that employee-owned (EO) companies can unlock, experts say. Capital for Colleagues (C4C), a specialist provider of advice and financing for firms owned by their staff, recently

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People in the Indian state of Rajasthan are using snakes as murder weapons. The trend emerged in 2019 when the lawyer for a defendant in a trial asked the court: “Is it possible for a murder accused to have been nowhere near the crime scene and for no murder weapon to have been found and yet s

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A woman accidentally bit into a severed human finger after it was inadvertently served in a hamburger at a fast food restaurant. Estefany Benitez, from Bolivia, posted a gruesome photo of her tainted food on Facebook after workers at the restaurant shrugged it off.

The Scottish government has said it is committed to incorporating the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) into domestic law "to the maximum extent possible" as it highlighted the "limitations of the devolution settlement". The UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill was backed

BDO has been awarded £3.4 million plus interest by Lord Tyre in the Outer House in a case over Rangers FC. It alleged that administrators Paul Clark and David Whitehouse were guilty of breaches of duties owed by them to the company. The firm consequently suffered loss, injury and damage,

The Lord Advocate, Dorothy Bain QC, is to meet bereaved families following delays in loved ones finding out causes of deaths. The 12-week turnaround times for the Crown Office to tell next of kin the causes of death has not been met in recent years.

Leading Scottish lawyer and respected Hong Kong-based advisor Vincent Connor passed away on 5 October following a period of illness. A partner and head of Pinsent Masons’ Hong Kong office, Mr Connor was a passionate advocate for Scottish businesses operating in Asia and an industry-recognised

A new panel of standing junior counsel to the Advocate General for Scotland, Keith Stewart QC, has been appointed. The newly appointed advocates are: Carla Fraser, David Blair, Giles Reid, Kirsty Tyre, Megan Dewart, Neale Tosh and Simon Crabb.