A non-executive board member to represent Northern Ireland is being sought for the SIA. The successful candidate will contribute to the overall strategic direction of the organisation. Along with other board members and the chairman, the appointee will ensure that the SIA’s executive team is held to account for discharging its duties effectively and to [...]
As the call for licensing of PIs is heard from many quarters since the recent ‘phone-hacking’ scandal, questions have been raised within the PI industry itself with regard to the effectiveness and extended ramifications of any licensing system that maybe introduced for PIs. Many seem to think that licensing will be the panacea to all [...]
Proposed cuts to the legal aid system could leave over half of the UK law firms at present involved in publicly funded cases at risk of going out of business; according to research commissioned by the Law Society. The knock-on effect to private investigation agencies that currently specialise in legal aid support investigation work will [...]
Part 6 Service of Documents and PD6B – Service out of the Jurisdiction Amendments are made to allow the address of a European Lawyer in a European Economic Area (EEA) state or, for a litigant in person, the litigant’s normal residence or place of business in the UK or failing that any EEA state as [...]
The Scottish Government has recently introduced new measures to target criminal elements operating within the construction industry. Housing and Communities Minister Alex Neil announced that contracts to guard building sites will only be awarded to firms which are members of the Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS). Police forces and law enforcement agencies across Scotland have teamed [...]
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