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A business tycoon who died in a plane crash has reportedly left £41 million to the charity Oxfam. Richard Cousins, 58, who was the head of the catering giant Compass, died in a seaplane crash near Sydney at the end of last year.

FIFA has quietly removed "corruption" from its code of ethics as part of its first overhaul since major criminal investigations were launched into corruption allegations in 2015.The previous code, adopted in 2012, included references to offences of "bribery and corruption" with no statute of limitat

A soldier acquitted of rape who was sued by the complainer has been ordered to pay her £100,000 after he failed to defend the claim. Sean Diamond, 24, stood trial accused of raping a woman while she slept in a flat in Dundee in 2015.

Former advocate and part-time sheriff Raj Jandoo has passed away at the age of 61, the Daily Record reports. Mr Jandoo died from sepsis at Edinburgh's Royal Infirmary two weeks ago. His death certificate revealed he had liver disease and lung cancer.

Ian Mitchell has joined Lindsays as a partner in the corporate team based in Glasgow. Mr Mitchell has 20 years’ experience in advising a wide range of clients in relation to corporate transactions and commercial contract work over the life of a business. He has worked with businesses including

A recent Supreme Court ruling in an English case offers highly persuasive guidance on whether Scottish employers who are sued for their employees’ alleged acts owe a duty of care to those employees when defending such civil proceedings. This guidance could have implications for the conduct of

Scott Clair comments on a recent Sheriff Appeal Court case that found the scope of non-vested contingent interest to be greater than previously thought. Where an individual is sequestrated, the totality of their assets and potential assets (subject to certain exceptions) will pass to (or “vest

The UK government is in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights by failing to address the problems that led to the Grenfell Tower tragedy, a human rights watchdog has warned. The Equality and Human Rights Commission has written to the Department for Housing, Communities and Local Governmen

A new "Housing Mediation" project to be led by Carolyn Hirst has been launched by the University of Strathclyde. Located within the university’s Mediation Clinic, the project has been funded by a £20,000 grant from SafeDeposits Scotland Trust.

The Ministry of Justice has taken over the running of HMP Birmingham from private contractor G4S amid serious concerns about safety and security. The takeover, initially for six months, follows an extended period of engagement between HM Prison and Probation Servic

The "whipping stone", which marks the site of medieval flogging in Aberdeen, has once again been revealed. The unassuming 400-year-old relic – a square stone set flush in the ground – lies at the junction of Union Street and Broad Street and has now been restored after having been tarred

High demand for avocados, which are soaring in price, has fuelled a crime wave across New Zealand. Thousands of dollars worth of avocados are being stolen by organised gangs who are selling the fruit on to retailers, the New Zealand Herald reports.

Businesses in Scotland suffered losses of £1.8 million in the first half of the year as a result of fraud, a significant decline on the figure of £3.8m in the same period last year. New data show that Scotland compared favourably to the rest of the UK, where the value of fraud increased