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1 Oct 2016, 6:29 am
" [from the press release]The report also looks at how jurisdictions such as Scotland, England and Wales, and Northern Ireland deal with offences like cyber-stalking. [read post]
29 Sep 2016, 9:30 pm
National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) announced that the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) will pay $ 1.1 billion to settle allegations arising from its sale of mortgage-backed securities to credit unions, a deal that the agency said will bring its collection total from financial institutions to $4.3 billion. [read post]
29 Sep 2016, 3:03 pm
All the options in the Consultation Paper therefore assume that the common law offence of misconduct in public office is to be abolished.The underlying issue tying together the problems with the current offence is that it is not clear what mischief the current offence targets and therefore what form the offence should take.In our consultation paper we conclude that a reformed offence, or offences, could address one or both of the following wrongs: breach of duty leading to a risk of serious… [read post]
29 Sep 2016, 12:20 am
The decision of Binchy J in Muwema v Facebook Ireland Ltd [2016] IEHC 519 (23 August 2016) demonstrates that, on the question of the liability of internet intermediaries for defamatory posts on their platforms, an important part of the answer is provided by application of the defence of innocent publication provided in section 27 of the Defamation Act 2009 (also here). [read post]
28 Sep 2016, 12:39 pm
The US National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) [official website] said [press release] Wednesday that the Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) [corporate website] will pay $1.1 billion after it allegedly solid toxic mortgaged-backed securities. [read post]
28 Sep 2016, 8:39 am
The same question is also presented in LifeScan Scotland, Ltd. v. [read post]
28 Sep 2016, 6:00 am
The report also discloses there were 68,000 FOI requests made in Scotland in the last year. [read post]
27 Sep 2016, 4:57 am
Frequently, the four countries that form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland – do not get recognized as being separate countries, each with their own distinct legal history. [read post]
27 Sep 2016, 4:22 am
The digital process is coming, and coming soon, with the Integrated Case Management System (ICMS) undergoing live testing in Sheriff Courts across Scotland. [read post]
23 Sep 2016, 10:00 pm
The answer will lie in the mechanism for appointment of both the new chairman and the four other government appointments – national directors for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland – of the 14-strong board. [read post]
22 Sep 2016, 8:00 am
The full report of the Independent Observer:Appointment of Queen's Counsel in Scotland 2016Report by Heather Baillie, Independent ObserverIntroductionThis is my second report to the First Minister for Scotland as Independent Observer of the appointment of Queen's Counsel in Scotland. [read post]
21 Sep 2016, 10:00 pm
The products were distributed in both Scotland and England. [read post]
19 Sep 2016, 9:41 pm
Justice Singh, the Right Honourable Lord Carloway, and the Right Honourable Sir Declan Morgan — serve in other judicial positions in England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. [read post]
18 Sep 2016, 9:30 pm
The authors look at the theory and practice of nullification and secession here and abroad, discussing how contemporary advocates use the text and history of the Constitution to make their cases, and how very different texts and histories influence such movements outside of the United States—in Scotland, for instance, or Catalonia, or Quebec, or even England vis-à-vis the European Union. [read post]
16 Sep 2016, 10:00 am
THE new Solicitor General for Scotland – Alison Di Rollo has been appointed as Queen’s Counsel, fast tracked into a QC position three months after her appointment by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to the number two legal post of Solicitor General at the Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS).Di Rollo fills the empty shoes of former Solicitor General Lesley Thomson - who was widely tipped to become Lord Advocate after the resignation of Frank Mulholland in… [read post]
16 Sep 2016, 9:55 am
One of the highlights of the trip was visiting Scotland, which included an afternoon at the National Museum of Scotland. [read post]
15 Sep 2016, 12:00 pm
A Holocaust heroine’s last will and testament has been uncovered in a Scotland church’s archives. [read post]
13 Sep 2016, 10:02 pm
The guidance applies directly to England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and it is also being promoted by the independent Food Standards Scotland through its website. [read post]
13 Sep 2016, 10:00 am
An independent prosecutor has always been at the heart of our system and that principle is enshrined in the Scotland Act itself. [read post]
13 Sep 2016, 1:01 am
Note that “whiskey” is actually “whisky” in Scotland. [read post]
