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Actor Kevin Spacey has been ordered to pay a production company more than $30 million for breach of contract. An arbitrator ruled that sexual misconduct scandals surrounding the actor meant he fell foul of his contract and had to pay the production firm behind the Netflix show House of Cards, in whi

Councils will be given powers to ensure short-term lets are safe and meet the needs of their local communities under legislation laid before the Scottish Parliament. Under the legislation, all local authorities will be required to establish a short-term lets licensing scheme by October 2022. Existin

Seven more convictions of former subpostmasters linked to a flawed Post Office computer system have been overturned. Subpostmasters were victims of a scandal which saw the Post Office use its private prosecution powers over a 15-year period from 2000 onwards to prosecute and convict them of crimes.

Prosecutors would find it harder to use rap lyrics as evidence of alleged crimes under legislation proposed in New York. Two members of the New York State Senate have proposed a bill following controversy over the conviction of rappers in trials where their lyrics were used as evidence.

An assistant head teacher at a school in Rochdale who retired after his cheekbone was fractured by a pupil has lost an appeal against an English court’s decision to reject his negligence claim against his former employer. Colin Cunningham argued that Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council had f

There is an urgent need to rebalance power between Parliament and the UK government, peers have warned.

The Citizens’ Assembly of Scotland model should be embedded in Scottish politics to give members of the public a direct role in future decision-making, the Scottish government has said. Scotland’s first Citizens’ Assembly was established in 2019 to consider "what kind of country Sc

A concert celebrating the 250th anniversary of the birth of Sir Walter Scott is being held next month at Parliament Hall in aid of The Abbotsford Trust. The event will celebrate the world-famous Scots poet, creator of the historical novel, advocate and judge.

TLT has announced an enhancement to its family leave policy as part of the firm’s "progressive and inclusive" working approach. The policy, which takes immediate effect, will see an increase in maternity, adoption and shared parental leave entitlement up to 16 weeks’ paid leave and 16 we

Thursday 25 November at 6pm The SYLA is pleased to present the second of a two-part series focusing on diversity and inclusion within the Scottish legal profession, more specifically, the inclusion of BAME solicitors. The events will take the form of roundtable discussions.

The level of cases concluded in Scotland's courts in October was 84 per cent of the average monthly pre-Covid level, according to figures from the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service. The figures show that during October 2021:

The 21st Century Bar Conference will take place next month – for the 21st time. The conference will adopt a hybrid format to cater for those who would prefer an in-person event as well as anyone who would like to attend online.

A third hearing has been scheduled in the Court of Session in a case between the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) and a law firm which has failed to deliver relevant files and documents to the SLCC, despite an interlocutor requiring it to do so. The SLCC needs access to the files so that

Pictured (L-R): Olivia McLaren, Alexander Lamley, Danielle Prado and Tracey Ginn MBM Commercial's Alexander Lamley has been admitted to the New York bar.

The majority of private practice firms in Scotland "appear to have overcome the negative economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic", according to the Law Society of Scotland. It has published the findings of its third survey into the financial impact of coronavirus on Scottish private practice legal