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A new report published by the Scotland Institute today itemises the gain of European Union membership for workplace rights, finding that there is no reason to believe the UK government would seek to improve them and that Brexit would “weaken all the gains that have come from over 40 years of EU me

Lynda Towers Morton Fraser has appointed Lynda Towers as director of public law.

James Wolffe QC The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has recommended the appointment of James Wolffe QC and Alison Di Rollo as Scotland’s new law officers.

Alistair Morris The longest-serving member of the Law Society of Scotland’s ruling Council has retired after 24 years.

Former Wimbledon Champion Pat Cash is to return to the Scotland to join fellow legends Tim Henman, Greg Rusedski, Thomas Enqvist and Cédric Pioline at the Brodies Invitational at Gleneagles on June 10/11.

Scottish secondary legislation restricting student loans to under 55s breaches the right against age discrimination and is therefore “ultra vires”, a judge in the Court of Session has ruled. Lady Scott upheld a claim by a 56-year-old woman that the relevant regulations amounted to “unlawful di

Laura Tilt A new project will see criminologists study the effect of wrongful convictions on the lives of victims after their release, The Herald reports.

Kenny MacAskill The former Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has claimed terrorists from Libya, Syria, Iran and Palestine were behind the 1988 Lockerbie Bombing and that his opposite number at Westminster, Jack Straw, admitted oil interests were the reason for a prisoner transfer agreement with Liby

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Brian Inkster It was revealed last week that the Crofting Commission had removed from office the clerk to and the five members of the Mangersta Common Grazings Committee in Lewis.

Dr Nick McKerrell A law lecturer has said it was “chilling” to discover he was named on an employment blacklist, the Sunday Heraldreports.

Sir Tom Hunter The Hunter Foundation has teamed up with some of the UK’s leading European scholars to produce a free ebook to answer voters’ questions before the EU referendum on 23 June.

Lindsay Darroch Lindsay Darroch explains his reservations about the ADS.

(L-R): Wendy Murphy from Brodies’ HR Department, Calum Fairbairn and Gregg Orrock

Alistair Carmichael A probe into Liberal Democrat MP Alistair Carmichael over Frenchgate has been dropped after the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards said it was outwith her remit.