Harper Macleod successfully defended a client at the East London Employment Tribunal in an unfair dismissal claim brought by an ex-employee who was dismissed for gross misconduct for refusing to wear a mask on a supplier's site as part of Covid-19 health and safety rules. This has been reported as t
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Mergers are often a topic that charity trustees would rather avoid. Yet it’s one that some in Scotland are now considering as they look to a future shaped by the legacy of Covid-19, writes Alastair Keatinge. As we close in on the first anniversary of Lockdown One, only now are we starting
Extra funding to services supporting victims of crime and to improve public understanding of stalking offences has been announced by Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf. The £137,000 funding, made up of one-off grants, includes funding to cover additional costs incurred during the Covid-19 lockdown
Lady Justice Rose will join the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom on 13 April, it has been announced. Her Majesty The Queen made the appointment on the advice of the Prime Minister and Lord Chancellor, following the recommendations of an independent selection commission.
Rodney White suggests that Westminster and Holyrood should "step up to the plate" and fund infrastructure specifically for housebuilding projects. "Build back infrastructure" is not as snappy or alliterative as the build-back-better mantra favoured by politicians who believe that post-Covid-19 there
The Catholic priest in a legal battle to overturn the Scottish government’s ban on public worship has joined a similar court action led by leaders from other faith groups, represented by double silk Aidan O’Neill QC. Canon Tom White, whose St Alphonsus parish is in the Calton area of Gla
Law firms have been advised to embrace IT and flexible working in order to cope with the pandemic. The sixth annual salary guide into Scotland’s legal and financial service sectors from Core-Asset Consulting is a review of current salary levels and a guide to the major issues that professional
Few will have envied James Wolffe QC the position he has found himself in as Lord Advocate during recent Holyrood events. This week he found it necessary to powerfully reassert the independence of the Crown Office in the wake of a call made by Labour’s new Scottish leader, Anas Sarwar, for the
A new advocate has spoken of the difficult position he and his cohort have found themselves in over the past year and has called on government to widen the ambit of financial support schemes. Jon Kiddie joined the Faculty of Advocates last year, along with 25 others in what was one of the biggest in
'Glasgow's Miles Better' was a 1980s campaign to promote the city of Glasgow as a tourist destination and as a location for industry and business. Back then fossil fuels were powering the country and releasing millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere every year. 'People Mak
A campaign has been launched to help children and young people recognise the signs of online harms including child sexual abuse and exploitation (CSE). The CSEthe Signs initiative aims to raise awareness among those aged 11 to 17 and their parents and carers of what constitutes CSE, and where they c
'Glasgow's Miles Better' was a 1980s campaign to promote the city of Glasgow as a tourist destination and as a location for industry and business. Back then fossil fuels were powering the country and releasing millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere every year. 'People Mak
Correspondence published by the Scottish government show that it continued its doomed legal case against Alex Salmond despite its lawyers explaining that it would lose. The documents indicate that a senior lawyer was "very concerned indeed" about the October 2018 case, with counsel for the governmen
The definition of what constitutes a defamatory statement has been set out in legislation for the first time under reforms passed by the Scottish Parliament. The Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Bill aims to simplify and modernise defamation law, while ensuring that a better balance i
Press freedom organisation Reporters without Borders (RSF) has filed a criminal complaint in Germany against Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and other Saudi officials, alleging crimes against humanity. The complaint details systematic persecution of journalists in Saudi Arabia, in pa
