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Ongoing emergency coronavirus legislation could be extended for another six months, but it is still unclear whether measures to prevent evictions will be included. The temporary powers were originally introduced in the spring of last year, but are due to expire in September.

Time is running out for any delegates who have not yet registered for the Conveyancing Conference, part of the Scots Law Summer Series which will take place online on Wednesday 16 June.

Addleshaw Goddard’s corporate team in Scotland has advised the majority shareholders of Livingston-based lighting innovators, designLED, on its sale to Faurecia – an automotive technology company. The acquisition of designLED will bolster Faurecia’s offering in display technol

The City of Edinburgh Council has admitted it was wrong to cancel a Christian event on the basis of the beliefs of the keynote speaker.  Destiny Ministries’ action against the council has ended with the council acknowledging it acted unlawfully and had discriminated against the Christian

A solicitor who prepared false invoices for non-existent work in order to steal more than £12,500 from clients' accounts has pleaded guilty to embezzlement. Louise Sutherland, 60, took the money while employed at Graeme Murray & Co Solicitors in Aberdeen in an attempt to save her husband's

Balfour and Manson has bolstered its family law team in Aberdeen with the appointment of Katie Albiston from Taggart Meil Mathers. Ms Albiston has worked with Avenue Aberdeen, which provides advice on family mediation, child contact and counselling, and previously volunteered with both ChildLine and

In the wake of World Environment Day 2021, Burges Salmon has announced it has re-partnered with conservation charity Trees for Life for another year, a collaboration that complements the firm’s climate commitments and sees it investing in a rewilding, carbon offsetting project focused on the S

Michael Gove broke the law by giving a contract to a communications agency run by long time associates of his and Dominic Cummings, the High Court has ruled. Lawyers for the Good Law Project accused Mr Cummings of wanting work to be given to a company run by his friends.

A woman who lost her job after she said people cannot change their biological sex has succeeded in an appeal to the Employment Appeal Tribunal. Maya Forstater, 47, had tweeted on gender recognition, in consequence of which her contract at the think tank Center for Global Development (CGD) was n

One thing I know, I hold it ever true,The evil-doer evil shall endure.

An elderly nun faces up to 40 years in prison after embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from a Catholic school to fuel her gambling habit. Sister Mary Margaret Kreuper, 79, has pleaded guilty to embezzling over $835,000 from St James Catholic School in Torrance, California, over the course o

A woman who witnessed the 2014 Glasgow bin lorry crash has failed to appeal a decision of the All-Scotland Sheriff Personal Injury Court that she was not entitled to damages for psychological and psychiatric problems arising from the incident. Danielle Weddle raised the claim against Glasg

Tue, 22 June 202116:00 – 17:00 BST Calling all secondary school teachers! Would you like to bring Legal Studies to your school’s curriculum? Is your school already planning to bring Legal Studies to the curriculum in 2021/22?

BTO has announced the launch of its free Fertility Law Advice Service for couples and individuals who are embarking on their fertility treatment journey. The advice service is designed to answer initial questions potential parents may have regarding the fertility treatment process and navigating the

A Labour MSP has called on the UK government to enforce measures to protect young people from online pornography. Rhoda Grant tabled a motion this month expressing "concern the UK government’s reported failure to implement Part 3 of the Digital Economy Act 2017 (the 2017 Act), aimed at protect