This month saw the first prosecution in the United Kingdom for an offence under the producer responsibility legislation for waste electrical and electronic equipment ('WEEE').

This month, the Scottish Government published a consultation paper seeking views on amendments to the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 and the Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (the "2006 Regulations") to take account of:

On 18th September 2014 the European Court of Justice provided a judgment in Bundesdruckerei GmbH v Stadt Dortmund [C-549/13], also known as the " Dortmund" case (find judgment here).

A group of leading insurance companies have failed in their attempt to challenge the lawfulness of the Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions) Scotland Act 2009 ("the 2009 Act").

Earlier this week, the European Commission ("the Commission") imposed a record fine of €1.47 billion on the members of two cartels relating to the production of cathode ray tubes for TV and computer monitors.

The Crown Office announced a self reporting initiative in July 2011, whereby businesses could provide full disclosure of any breaches of the Bribery Act 2010 within their organisation.

Yesterday two men were arrested in connection with investigations which are believed to concern Rolls-Royce’s dealings in Asia.

We recently reported that there is a new tough tone from the top at the Serious Fraud Office.

Today the UK Bribery Act came into force; introducing tough new laws on the making and receiving of bribes, as well as on the failure to take sufficient steps to prevent bribery occurring.

Towards the end of August, the final piece of the Local Government Pension Scheme puzzle was laid down with the publication of transitional regulations.

With a view to implementing fair and non-discriminatory pay structures, Scottish local authorities engaged in a process of merging terms and conditions of manual workers and so called 'APTC' (Admin, Professional, Technical and Clerical) staff.

The Procurement Reform (Scotland) Bill was passed by the Scottish Parliament on 13 May and is currently awaiting Royal Assent, before becoming the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014.

The Ministry of Justice has today announced a new measure intended to help prosecutors tackle incidents of bribery and corruption, called Deferred Prosecution Agreements ("DPAs").

A Redbridge Magistrates' court clerk has become the first person to be convicted under the Bribery Act after abusing his position in exchange for bribes.

The Fitness to Practise Panel of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) handed down a judgment resulting in the medico-legal practitioner Mr Titus Odendun being erased from the Medical Register.

The Information Commissioner (ICO) has fined Cold Call Eliminations Ltd £75,000 for making unsolicited marketing calls in an attempt to sell cold call blocking devices in breach of direct marketing rules.

A recent survey issued by PwC has highlighted the record level of fines issued by the ICO in 2016; however once the GDPR comes into force on 25 May 2018 – with fines of up to €20,000,000...

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) yesterday issued a fine of £90,000 to Cumbernauld based DM Design for making nuisance marketing calls.

The Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2014 were laid before the Scottish Parliament.

You may recall our e-update earlier this year on the case of T Clarke ( Scotland) Limited v. Mmaxx Underfloor Heating Limited ..