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David Alexander David Alexander comments on a recent case on the recoverability (or otherwise) of VAT on expenses from the unsuccessful party.

May Donoghue A Paisley artist is to commemorate a woman whose legal case gave rise to the modern law of negligence.

The Commons Home Affairs Committee has criticised the Home Office over delays to the Immigration White Paper and warns of serious problems for immigration service delivery and border security as a result of lack of decisions, proper planning or sufficient resources, in its report into the delivery o

Prosecutors will not be taking action against four men following a fraud probe into the collapse of a £400 million finance company. Lawyer Gregory King, 49, and three other men were reported to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service by detectives investigating his hedge fund Heather Capital

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