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Tens of thousands of unpaid carers will receive a double payment of the Carer’s Allowance Supplement this winter under legislation passed unanimously by the Scottish Parliament. Recognising the additional pressures unpaid carers face as a result of the pandemic, the December payment of the Car

The UK government has introduced legislation designed to support small businesses following the end of restrictions on winding up petitions on 30 September, writes Joanne Gillies. The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (CIGA) introduced in June 2020 restricted creditors from serving s

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World Tech Legal, a global network of tech-focused law firms, has officially launched. Founded by MBM Commercial (MBM), which has offices in London and Edinburgh, the network was established to build an association of like-minded entrepreneurial law firms that have specific expertise in the technolo

Law At Work (LAW) – the Edinburgh-based employment law, HR, and health and safety firm – has announced it has joined associated businesses owned by Marlowe plc to become WorkNest, a new £35m brand. The firm’s Edinburgh office will be the centre for WorkNest’s Scottish c

Poland is set for a fresh confrontation with the European Union after its top court ruled that the Polish constitution has primacy over EU law. The Constitutional Tribunal yesterday ruled by a 12-2 majority that articles 1 and 19 of the EU treaties – respectively establishing the powers of the

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Iran: Civil rights lawyer on hunger strike due to harassment in prison | The Jerusalem Post

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A woman accidentally bit into a severed human finger after it was inadvertently served in a hamburger at a fast food restaurant. Estefany Benitez, from Bolivia, posted a gruesome photo of her tainted food on Facebook after workers at the restaurant shrugged it off.

The environmental group Greenpeace has lost its appeal in the Court of Session against decisions allowing two companies to create two new production wells in the Vorlich oil field in the North Sea.  BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd and Ithaca Energy UK Ltd, who appeared as interested partie

Integrated fee-sharing law firm Spencer West LLP has launched a Scottish practice. The firm’s presence in Scotland will be spearheaded by former DLA Piper banking and finance partner David Morton, assisted by former Fenwick Elliott construction partner Jonathan More as business growth director

The Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has welcomed a landmark UN resolution recognising the universal human right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment. The resolution was approved by the United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday during its 48th session in Geneva.

Nearly 250 complaints of sexual misconduct were made against serving Scottish police officers in the past four years, with none dismissed as a result, new figures show. Data obtained through freedom of information legislation by Channel 4's Dispatches shows that 166 police officers and special const

Scottish Labour has backed calls for a full public inquiry into the 2015 death of a 30-year-old prisoner after being violently restrained by prison guards. Allan Marshall was a remand prisoner in HMP Edinburgh and was days way from release when he died from serious injuries sustained from prison gua

Shepherd and Wedderburn has announced the promotion of 12 solicitors to associate and 16 associates to senior associate. Gabby Ives, Craig Brodie and Scarlett Leigh have been promoted to associate in the firm's property team, while Abby Doig and Lucy Mulreany have become associates in the banking an