Latest news with #PeterDuffy
Daily Record
2 hours ago
- Daily Record
Double Scots murderer slices fellow inmate's face open in brutal attack behind bars
Shocked medical staff reported the facial wounds were so severe they could see the victim's teeth as they treated his injuries. A double murderer has been given an extra three years jail time after he sliced open a prisoner's face behind bars. Peter Duffy, 48, used a homemade weapon to slash his victim multiple times and leave him with horrific injuries. Shocked medical staff reported the facial wounds were so severe they could see the victim's teeth as they treated his injuries. Duffy was on remand awaiting trial for killing his partner and brother when violence erupted. He was later sentenced to 30 years for repeatedly stabbing John Paul Duffy, 51, and Emma Baillie, 26. A trial at Livingston Sheriff Court heard claims Duffy acted in self defence when he launched his savage attack. A jury was told the victim suffered eight separate wounds ranging from 4cm to 15cm in length that went down to the fat and muscle. Sheriff Susan Craig sentenced Duffy to three years imprisonment after he was convicted of assault. She said: "At the time of this assault you were on remand. You had been accused of two murders, of your brother and, separately, of a woman who had been due to give evidence about you in a trial but who never showed up. Her body was eventually found several days later. "You were convicted of both murders. That those involved your stabbing each of the victims to the chest and head, when taken along with your conviction today which also involved knife attacks to the head and chest, makes it clear you are a man given to extreme and brutal violence." Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. She added: "Given the severity of the injuries you inflicted on your victim I will impose a sentence of three years which also takes account of the fact that this is an assault that happened in prison. "This is a matter that is entirely separate to the murders and although chronologically it happened before those convictions, it happened after you committed the murders. In the circumstances I am satisfied that it should be served consecutively to those sentences." Duffy is believed to have killed Miss Baillie between 4 March and 12 April 2022, while his brother died at some point between 29 March and 10 April 2022. He hid his brother's body under a pile of rubbish in a flat in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. He also killed his cat with an axe during the bloodbath. Officers forced entry to his flat and found the dead cat in a pool of blood in the hallway. Jailing Duffy at the High Court in Edinburgh last year, Lord Scott said: "A further consequence of your lies, however, is that your victims' families and friends do not know, and may never know, what actually happened in their loved ones' final moments beyond what is apparent from the fatal injuries you inflicted."
Associated Press
31-03-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Factor Releases Benchmark Study on GenAI Adoption in Legal Departments
Benchmark data highlights what's holding legal teams back—and what the legal AI leaders are doing differently. 'Legal departments are often forced to make high-stakes technology selections like Venture Capitalists, betting millions on platforms that may become obsolete within months.' — David Mainiero, AI Enablement & Legal Transformation, Factor NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, March 31, 2025 / / -- Factor, the market leader in Integrated Law, today released its 'GenAI in Legal Benchmarking Report 2025,' revealing a significant disconnect between AI access and effective utilization in corporate legal departments. The study of more than 120 in-house legal teams provides insights into the current state of GenAI adoption, highlighting both implementation challenges and proven strategies for success. Key findings include: Access vs. Utilization Gap: While 61.2% of legal departments provide AI access to most or all team members, 33.7% of legal professionals report they are not confident using enterprise AI tools and need more support. Pilot Purgatory: 29.6% of legal departments restrict AI access to small pilot groups rather than deploying it widely, significantly constraining potential impact. Leadership Minority: Only 12.1% of legal teams report 'leading the way' in GenAI adoption, with the majority finding themselves at average (35.4%) or behind the curve (26.3%). Build vs. Buy Approaches: 47.5% of legal teams have built an internal AI interface/chatbot, while 40.4% have purchased specialized legal-focused AI tools. David Mainiero, VP, AI Enablement & Legal Transformation at Factor, says: 'Legal departments are often forced to make high-stakes technology selections like Venture Capitalists, betting millions on platforms that may become obsolete within months or even just pivot away from the initial use case.' The report also reveals that members of Factor's Sense Collective are outpacing the market in AI adoption, with 100% providing broad AI access (vs. 46.2% market average) and 81.8% building internal AI interfaces (vs. 35.8% market average). The full report, available for download here, includes detailed analysis of current adoption patterns, benchmarking data, and recommended best practices for legal departments navigating the AI transformation journey. Join Factor's David Mainiero and our industry panel, featuring LegalTech & AI Consultant, Peter Duffy and GSK's Kelly Clay, for our upcoming webinar " GenAI in Legal: New Data on What Actually Works" on Wednesday, April 9th at 11am EDT. Factor is the market leader in AI-Integrated Law, working with corporate legal departments to integrate intelligent capabilities across legal and transactional functions such as contracting. With 10+ years of experience in enabling complex legal work at scale, Factor brings agile, practical solutions to address the many dimensions that must be solved for modernizing legal operations. From re-skilling legal teams to advancing high-impact applications of AI, Factor helps Legal and contracting functions achieve new levels of efficiency and business value. Factor is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. For more information, go to or LinkedIn. Get Factor Legal Disclaimer:
The Independent
17-02-2025
- Business
- The Independent
MoneySupermarket firm raises dividend as insurance boosts revenues
The parent firm of MoneySupermarket has said it will hand out higher shareholder dividends and launch a share buyback after revealing a jump in profits. Shares in Mony Group lifted higher in early trading on Monday as a result. The London-listed firm told shareholders that it reported recorded revenues in 2024, as it benefited from growth in its insurance arm. We are proud to have helped customers save a record £2.9 billion - the more customers save, the more the group grows Peter Duffy, Mony chief executive Group revenues increased by 2% to £439.2 million for the year, compared with 2023. Insurance revenues grew by 7% to £235.6 million in the year, driven by a strong first half of 2024. This helped to offset weaker sales in its money, home services and travel comparison businesses over the year. It added that its breadth of business areas is set to help the company continue recent momentum 'despite headwinds in the car insurance switching market'. Mony revealed that its pre-tax profits grew by 11% to £80.2 million as it offset increases to its operating costs. The company said it will pay out a shareholder dividend of 12.5p per share, up 3%, as it also confirmed plans to hand up to £30 million to shareholders through a buyback. Peter Duffy, chief executive of Mony, said: 'We are proud to have helped customers save a record £2.9 billion – the more customers save, the more the group grows. 'We've done this by delivering strong performance both operationally and financially in 2024 as we continue to execute on our strategy. 'This includes encouraging customers to join our member-based propositions like the SuperSaveClub which, in turn, reduces our reliance on increasingly expensive pay-per-click (PPC) marketing.'
Yahoo
17-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
FTSE 100 Live 17 February: Sterling at two-month high, Moneysupermarket results
07:21 , Graeme Evans Moneysupermarket business Mony Group today reported record annual revenues of £439.2 million, a rise of 2% on a year earlier. The comparison site's Insurance arm rose 7% to £235.6 million, although the softening of car and home premium inflation slowed the final quarter to 2%. Home Services growth was flat in the quarter, with some improvement in energy switching helping to offset continued challenges in broadband and mobile from provider retention strategies. The Money segment was down 2% in the quarter due to fewer attractive current account deals. Borrowing continued to grow, driven by improved credit card switching volumes. Revenue from Travel fell 6% in the quarter. Operating profit for the year rose 7% to £141.8 million, with the company confident it is on track to meet 2025 City forecasts. Chief executive Peter Duffy said: 'Despite headwinds in the car insurance switching market, strength in our breadth provides us with resilience and we continue to see other opportunities for growth across the business.' A final dividend of 9.2p lifts the total for 2024 by 3% to 12.5p a share, while the group has announced a share buyback programme of up to £30 million. 07:01 , Graeme Evans Sterling is at a two-month high of $1.26 as attention turns to this week's release of jobs market, inflation, retail sales and public sector borrowing figures. The FTSE 100 index closed Friday's session 0.4% lower at 8732.46, with IG Index futures pointing to a broadly flat start this morning. On Wall Street, the tech-focused Nasdaq Composite posted the best performance by adding 0.4% to extend its weekly advance to 2.6%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed the session down 0.4% while the S&P 500 index finished slightly lower. Leading Asia markets are close to their opening marks while gold stands at $2896 an ounce and Brent Crude at $74.91 a barrel.
