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Tuesday 16 November 2021 The SYLA was pleased to deliver last month the first of a two-part series focusing on diversity and inclusion within the Scottish legal profession, more specifically, the inclusion of minority ethnic solicitors.

A Tesco worker who was ridiculed after being trapped in a room by his pregnant female boss and was later sacked has been awarded £50,000 for sex discrimination. Six-foot-tall Toby King told an employment tribunal that supervisors said “a big man” could not be frightened by a &ldquo

Children were abused at two boarding schools between 1950 and 1981, according to new findings from the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry. Lady Smith has published her findings in relation to the provision of residential care by the Marist Brothers at St Columba’s College, Largs, and St Joseph&rsquo

Stefanie Johnston has been appointed to lead Ince's new Scotland office, which opens on 19 November. As a dual-qualified marine and commercial litigation lawyer, she has over 15 years’ experience working across UK jurisdictions and brings expertise in sectors including shipping, ports, en

At almost the half-way point in my presidential year, my term in office at the Law Society of Scotland continues to be shaped by the Covid-19 pandemic. The past 18 months have undoubtedly been among the most challenging any of us have ever faced. However, despite the difficulties, the legal professi

In The Times today, Jamie Greene, the Scottish Conservatives’ shadow justice secretary criticises the new guidelines on sentencing which state that those under 25 should be spared jail, wherever possible. I do not have a problem with that suggestion, but only if the public can be assured that

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has upheld an EU Commission decision to fine Google €2.4 billion for breaches of competition law. It was held that Google had abused a dominant position in the European market by favouring its own comparison shopping service over competing compa

Glasgow-based Quantuma Advisory has appointed Emma Webster as a manager within its forensic accounting team. Emma qualified as a chartered accountant after studying law and has a broad range of experience within the forensic accounting sector. Ms Webster joins the team with a focus on expert witness

Be wary in front of a billy goat, behind a horse, or on any side of a fool.

A train driver is suing his employer after it docked 28p from his wages because his train was late by a single minute. West Japan Railway Company said a strict “no work, no pay” principle applies to the incident from June last year.

The owners of a hotel in Renfrewshire have failed to overturn a decision of Renfrewshire Council to remove land adjacent to the hotel from a list of sites allocated for residential development. Cosmopolitan Hotels Ltd had applied for planning permission in principle for residential development at a

Despite having started studying law at the tender age of 16, Stuart Munro, managing director of Livingstone Brown, didn't have a burning desire to join the profession in his formative years. Instead, he describes it as something he “fell into”. At his local school he was expected to do w

Dr Charlie Peevers, senior lecturer in international law at Glasgow University, has been awarded a Royal Society of Edinburgh personal research fellowship. Her research investigates how women in Scotland influenced international laws regulating nuclear weapons, and reshaped UK nuclear policy during

The Scottish Land Commission has appointed two 'good practice advisers'. Calum Stewart and Karen Grant will support the organisation’s work shaping change on the ground to ensure more people benefit from Scotland’s land.

Over 100 solicitors and barristers have signed a petition calling on the EU to intervene on Irish criminal lawyers' pay in order to protect the rule of law. The eight-page petition sent to Paolo Gentiloni, the European commissioner for the economy, and seen by our sister publication Irish Legal