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An Egyptian court has called for a man who murdered a woman for rejecting him to be hanged on live TV. Mohamed Adel, 21, stabbed Nayera Ashraf to death outside Mansoura University in northern Egypt in June.

The Law Society of Scotland is seeking law firm cashroom managers'/solicitors’ views on proposals to update its current Accounts Rules. The proposed changes aim to modernise the rules and where possible, simplify requirements placed on members while ensuring continued high professional standar

Andrew Scott explains the Quincecare duty. In our recent blog, we considered the duty of care Banks owe to their customers to protect them from fraudulent activity. In a decision of the Privy Council in Royal Bank of Scotland International Ltd (Respondent) v JP SPC 4 and another (Appellants) (I

A food courier is taking Uber Eats to an employment tribunal over a claim that its facial recognition app is racist. Pa Manjang said he was dismissed after failing a facial recognition check, which all drivers are required to do to check in for work.

Individuals and businesses would be helped to resolve legal disputes through free mediation under new government proposals. Ministers have published a blueprint for major reforms to the civil justice system which seeks to save people the cost, time and stress of lengthy courtroom battles.

The Upper Tribunal for Scotland has granted an appeal by a local authority which challenged a First-tier Tribunal decision that a man who parked at a railway station for 10 minutes without paying in order to collect tickets ought not to have been issued a penalty charge notice. The appeal by Fife Co

Average partner pay at Macfarlanes has increased by more than 19 per cent over the past year and now stands at an average of nearly £2.5 million. The firm's revenue in 2020-21 rose by 16.4 per cent to £303.7 million, The Times reports. Profits reached £164.2m, up 15.4 per cent on t

The new caveat portal is now live in both the Court of Session and Sheriff Court. Solicitors can now submit caveats via the portal.

Lawyer Craig Nicol has been appointed as a consultant by EQ Accountants LLP. Mr Nicol, former managing partner of Thorntons LLP, will join EQ in August to focus on supporting the firm with its growth ambitions. He will use his extensive professional experience to help develop EQ's partners and

A lawmaker wants the act of 'ghosting' to be made a criminal offence. Ghosting is the practice of ending communication with someone without any explanation.

Hundreds of lawyers in Palestine took to the streets yesterday to protest in the occupied West Bank against the Palestinian Authority’s “rule by decree”. President Mahmoud Abbas governs the region without a parliament as the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) has been inactive s

A solicitor is urging other lawyers to be mindful of a significant new piece of legislation, the National Security and Investment Act 2021, to ensure clients are not negatively affected when investing in sectors that could impact national security. The Act gives the government powers to scrutin

An event explaining the role of a sheriff principal is set to take place next month. The virtual event, hosted via Webex by Sheriff Principal Aisha Anwar, will take place on 16 August, at 5.15pm.

MI5 intentionally broke the law to acquire vast amounts of data on the British public for more than a decade, a tribunal has heard. At the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, human rights groups Liberty and Privacy International alleged that MI5 was aware it was consistently breaking laws and safeguards

Caoilfhionn Gallagher QC, a prominent human rights lawyer from Ireland who practises in London, has spoken of receiving death threats, including one which said she should be murdered "like Pat Finucane". Ms Gallagher, a barrister with Doughty Street Chambers, shared her experience while speaking at