Director ordered to repay £1.76m after fraudulent transfers
Director ordered to repay £1.76m after making fraudulent transfers with dishonest intent.
Scottish law firms await December Budget
Scottish law firms await December Budget for tax clarity on partner earnings.
Court upholds LG phone caused house fire
LG phone fire ruling: Appeal Court found the defective LG K8 ignited a blaze on 31 October 2018, upheld liability…
How Cold War defectors exposed intelligence agencies’ trust crisis
Cold War defectors like Oleg Lyalin exposed how intelligence agencies struggled to verify walk-ins, reshaping trust in defectors and forcing…
Scotland’s civil justice system struggles with fairness and bureaucracy
Scotland’s civil justice system faces fairness and bureaucracy challenges, with the Scottish Civil Justice Council evaluating rules for real-world effectiveness
French court rules official can be prosecuted after dismissal
A French court rules an official may be prosecuted for working after dismissal, clarifying the crime of irregular pursuit of functions.
Court urges reforms to streamline French building permits
City planning office reviewing permits. The Cour des comptes report warns that overlapping statutes across several codes, coupled with the need to align multiple urban planning documents, generate lasting complexity and legal uncertainty for every participant in the permit-review chain. It adds that continual legal updates and protracted processing times give challengers a range of appeal routes, extending the overall timeline for decisions. Among the court’s suggestions are: providing applicants…
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French family businesses face succession crisis
Family business meeting room. Family business succession is set to become a defining issue for the French economy as the next decade brings a wave of leadership changes across the sector. Family-owned firms account for 71% of all companies, employ 69% of the workforce and generate 65% of GDP, according to a 2024 study by the Paris Dauphine-PSL chair on family enterprises. Demographic trends are tightening the timeline. One in…
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