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
Scotland’s wrongful conviction safeguards are weakening
Scotland's wrongful conviction safeguards are weakening, according to Douglas McConnell, a criminal defence solicitor.
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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Court Reinforces Limits on Urban Inspection Access
Construction site with stopped equipment. Municipal urban-planning officials recorded construction on a parcel that lacked a prior administrative permit, prompting the mayor to issue an immediate stop-work order. The mayor formally demanded that the company's manager halt all ongoing work, citing violations of the French Code de l’urbanisme. After the company refused municipal entry to verify compliance, the town petitioned a JLD to grant permission for an on-site inspection of…
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