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As Sheryl Crow crooned, in her wispy-voice, there are three things James Bond cares for: martinis, girls and guns. But today, I question, after an almost sixty-year career of indulging liberally in all three, why Bond is still employed as a Double-O MI6 spy. This blog contains zero No Time To Die sp

Research has found no evidence that the crest of Sir Walter Scott indicates ties to the slave trade. After he was granted a baronetcy in 1822, the great writer and advocate created a coat of arms featuring an African man in a loincloth. It had attracted attention as some of his contemporaries used a

Junior members of the Scottish bar have cautioned that making remote hearings the default would damage their professional development as advocates, adversely affect their well-being and job satisfaction, and have a knock-on effect on the quality of justice. They made their remarks in the Junior End

As COP26 draws to a close today and Glasgow bids farewell to international leaders, business leaders and global environmental campaigners, we have to hope that the commitments made over the last two weeks will be delivered in full (or exceeded) and to the agreed timescales, writes David Young. More

In life one must decide whether to conjugate the verb to have or the verb to be.

TLT has appointed Alyson Cowan as an associate in its Glasgow office. Ms Cowan, who joins from Morton Fraser, specialises in non-contentious transactional construction law and brings a wealth of experience advising developers, investors, funders, public authorities and housing associations on all as

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Indonesia: Calls for action over apparent attack on family home of rights lawyer | The Guardian

Coffee breaks don't count as work, a court in Italy has ruled – despite taking espresso being ingrained in the country's work culture. After a 10-year legal battle, Italy's Supreme Court has ruled that a woman who broke her wrist during her coffee break did not suffer a workplace accident.

The Inner House of the Court of Session has allowed a reclaiming motion by the director of an oil company who sought millions of dollars in damages for the loss of value of his shareholdings after part of his shareholding was bought by the Lime Rock Group. It was held by the Lord Ordinary that Rober

A new report by JUSTICE on the Windrush scandal makes 27 recommendations to improve the process for those seeking compensation from the Home Office. In 2018, hundreds of individuals were placed in immigration detention, lost their jobs and homes, and were threatened with removal, with many others de

Shoosmiths' emissions reduction targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Shoosmiths commits to reductions across its entire value chain to reduce absolute scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions 50 per cent by FY2030 from an FY2020 base year; and to increase annu

The way we work continues to evolve following the Covid-19 pandemic and clients are now expecting more than just sound legal advice from their full-service law firm. As a result, there has been an increase in demand for legal project managers, writes Amy Ferguson. Legal project management is the app

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf and his wife are taking legal action under the Equality Act against a nursery that failed to admit his child. A Care Inspectorate investigation into Little Scholars Day Nursery in Broughty Ferry upheld the complaint made by Mr Yousaf. It said the "manager did not promot

A new law in Portugal will prevent companies from contacting employees outside of working hours. Due to come into force soon, the law will protect the rights of remote workers and safeguard their family lives.

Very few of you will have tuned into the Roberton Report a couple of years ago. Even fewer will be aware that the Scottish government (after a lengthy and entirely understandable delay) is only now consulting on its recommendations. Even fewer will respond to the consultation. Why should you? How co