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Mediation firm Core has named Gillespie Macandrew associate Sarah-Jane Macdonald as the winner of a presentation competition marking its 20th anniversary. Core invited young professionals to submit a short presentation on the topic: "What one change would make a real difference and increase the use

The latest director disqualifications are a reminder to every company in the construction sector of the importance of ensuring that staff understand what conduct will expose their firm to prosecution, writes Jamie Dunne. In the last few weeks, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has sec

One of the most striking of legal fictions, that of the escaped tiger, has stuck with Jackie McRae, who encourages readers to declare Scott & Sons v Del Sel the greatest entry in Session Cases. Vote for your top three here. Every judgement tells a story. Law reports make those sto

MPs in New Zealand have backed a private member's bill to extend paid bereavement leave to mothers and their partners following a miscarriage or stillbirth. Ginny Andersen, a backbencher from the governing Labour party, said her bill would make New Zealand "only the second country in the world, as f

Retired sheriff Kevin Drummond QC shares concerns arising from the redaction dispute that dominated the final days of the Holyrood committee on the handling of harassment complaints. As a lawyer I care not a whit what political conclusions our Parliament and its Committee of Inquiry reach, or have r

Funeral pyres could make an unexpected return under legislation being considered in the US state of Maine. A bill before the state legislature would allow a non-profit with at least 20 acres of space to carry out open-air cremations.

A judicial review petition by 27 religious leaders in Scotland challenging the legitimacy of the Scottish Ministers’ decision to close places of worship in January 2021 has succeeded in the Outer House of the Court of Session.  Revered Dr William Philip, as well as 26 other petitioners fr

Divorcing couples are set to receive a £500 tax-free voucher for mediation in a UK government bid to ease pressure on the courts following the Covid-19 pandemic. The scheme is intended to allow couples to agree on custody and maintenance arrangements, as well as divisions of assets, without th

Harper Macleod has been named as one of Scotland's five 'Ones to Watch' at the inaugural Flexibility Works Employer Awards. The firm was the only legal services business to be recognised at the event, which celebrated Scotland's top flexible employers.

Scottish lawyer and peer Baroness Helena Kennedy QC is among nine UK citizens who have been sanctioned by China in a row over alleged human rights abuses in Xinjiang. The nine include Tory MPs Sir Iain Duncan Smith, Nusrat Ghani, Tim Loughton, Tom Tugendhat and Neil O'Brien, Lord Alton, lawyer Sir G

Baktosch Gillan interviews the current Lord Lyon, Dr Joe Morrow, about the role of his ancient office in 21st century Scotland. After a career at the forefront of the development of mental health law and practice in Scotland, Dr Joseph Morrow CBE, QC, LLD, is now on a mission to preserve Scotland&rs

Rodney Whyte, partner and residential property specialist at Pinsent Masons, compares Scotland to its southern neighbour when it comes to Later Living communities. Scotland has been relegated to the “poor relation” in terms of institutional investment in the Later Living sector, while mu

Thousands of Asda shop floor workers, represented by law firm Leigh Day, have won a significant victory at the UK Supreme Court in their fight for equal pay. The Supreme Court unanimously held in a 26-page judgment that the claimants, who work in the retail business, can use the terms of conditions

A former diplomat's tweet and blog posts about Alex Salmond's arrest and prosecution constitute contempt of court, the High Court has ruled. Craig Murray, a former British ambassador to Uzbekistan, has written extensively in defence of Mr Salmond, who was acquitted of various sexual offence charges

Police are barred from searching the Queen's private estates for stolen cultural property under a special dispensation granted by ministers during the drawing up of a 2017 law. Documents obtained by The Guardian under Freedom of Information legislation show how Balmoral and Sandringham were delibera