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Lord Carloway A Korean man found guilty of rape who claimed that he did not receive a fair trial because the interpreter at the trial “impeded” his ability to understand the proceedings has failed in an appeal against his conviction.

Iraqi civilians who said they suffered at the hands of the British armed forces have failed in their tortious claim against the Ministry of Defence as a consequence of foreign time-bar rules. The Supreme Court, comprising Lord Neuberger, Lady Hale, Lord Mance, Lord Sumption and Lord Reed, unanimousl

There is insufficient evidence that there was criminal conduct at the Royal Bank of Scotland during its 2008 rights issue according to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service. The Crown’s five-year investigation into the failure of the bank, the biggest corporate disaster in British history

A group of professional bodies spanning law and accountancy has pledged to continue their work to tackle bribery, corruption, tax-evasion, money laundering and the financing of international terrorism as leaders from across the world gather in London for an anti-corruption summit. The organisations,

David Cameron The Prime Minister, David Cameron, has revealed plans to introduce a new offence for companies that fail to prevent money laundering or fraud in their firms.

Heiko Maas Germany is to annul the convictions of gay men who fell foul of a law criminalising homosexuality that was applied strictly after the War.

Next month will see the return of the Scots Law Conference/Exhibition Series to Glasgow with eight conferences over two days at the Hilton Hotel.

Cameron Shaw A recent decision by Sheriff Peter Braid in Edinburgh, in the case of Summary Application under the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 by J, Solicitor in respect of the Adult F, will give practitioners food for thought when applying to have themselves appointed as financial guar

The Supreme Court has dismissed a company’s appeal against HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) contention the company was not entitled to deduct VAT on accountant’s fees as input tax under the contract. The Supreme Court dismissed Airtours Holidays Transport Ltd’s appeal by a majority of 3 to 2.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has identified £68 million in arrears for over 313,000 workers since April 1999, according to a report today from the National Audit Office. The number of workers identified as being owed arrears in 2015-16 was 58,000 compared to 26,000 in 2014-15.

Petar Cvetkovic DX, an independent parcels, mail and logistics operator, has announced the acquisition of the trade and assets of Legal Post and First Post from First Scottish. The deal is worth £3.25 million, with completion expected at the end of May.

An attempt by the National Crime Agency (NCA) to force a man accused of cyber hacking to give encrypted computer keys to US authorities has been thrown out by a judge. The US tried to have Lauri Love, 31, extradited on charges of hacking into the US Army, NASA and the US Federal Reserve computer sys

Sheriff Anwar (left) and Charlie Irvine

Usman Tariq

On 21 April, Women in Law Scotland (WiLS) had its formal launch at the Law Society for Scotland, which was kindly sponsored by Scott & Co. The network aims to promote gender equality in the legal workplace through networking, sharing best practice and providing access to positive female role mod