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A Coatbridge confectionery company has been fined £5,000 for health and safety failings which led to the injury of an employee. Lees of Scotland Limited, who make teacakes, snowballs, and meringues, pled guilty to a charge under health and safety legislation on 13 December 2022 at Airdrie Sher

The number of drink and drug-driving incidents in Scotland has soared in recent years, at the same time as the number of convictions has plummeted, according to “deeply alarming” new statistics. The figures, contained in a written answer from Justice Secretary Keith Brown, show that that

Pauline Hughes outlines the implications of changes to flexible working laws. The Scottish government has recently announced that they will soon be passing new legislation around flexible working, updating the current rules to, ironically, make the scheme more flexible for employees.

A police officer has been suspended on suspicion of producing and distributing pornography while on duty. Christian Goggans, a 30-year-old officer in the US state of Arizona, is accused of being pornstar "Rico Blaze" with over 27,000 online followers, Arizona's Family reports.

The Law Society of Scotland has backed the Scottish Legal Aid Board’s call for urgent reform to address the crisis facing the legal aid system and access to justice as a whole. The Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) annual report was laid before the Scottish Parliament yesterday and revealed that

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Iran protests: 400 people sentenced to prison over Tehran unrest

An organisation that sought to challenge revised statutory guidance issued by the Scottish Ministers regarding what is meant by a “woman” for the purposes of the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018 has had its petition for judicial review refused by the Scottish Mi

In a world increasingly obsessed with celebrities, influencers and social media, professional footballers playing in the FIFA World Cup in Qatar have never been in a brighter spotlight, writes Ally Burr. The FIFA World Cup is one of the most watched sporting events in the world. From sticker books,

The Law Society of Scotland has launched consultation on proposed minor changes to modernise the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice. The diploma is the first of two parts required to qualify as a solicitor under the Law Society’s Professional Education and Training (PEAT) programme, with t

Energy companies are having to keep on top of often complex employment rules and regulations if their offshore rig crews feature personnel from overseas. It’s a particular issue if they were used to hiring European nationals pre-Brexit and are therefore unfamiliar with the sponsorship routes,

Cloch Solicitors congratulated University of Glasgow LLM graduate Michele De Iaco – the 2022 winner of the University of Glasgow LLM Cloch Prize for Intellectual Property and the Digital Economy, which is awarded to the top student across the programme.

Two men who stabbed a stranger to death at a party after a drugs and alcohol binge have been jailed for life and seven years and three months respectively. Scott Hector, 20, died after being attacked at a flat in Aberdeen’s Marischal Court in April 2021.

There will be a judge-led inquiry into allegations that the SAS killed civilians in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has announced. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said that the inquiry would look at the conduct of British forces between mid-2010 and mid-2013 in the wake of reports of summary exec

Jonathan Mitchell KC, of Arnot Manderson Advocates, is to retire from practice after a long and distinguished career at the bar. He retires at the end of this year and his departure follows a notable success in the case of For Women Scotland for judicial review of the revised statutory guidance prod

Thomas Ross KC has detailed the likely challenges to the use of EncroChat evidence in Scottish criminal procedure. South of the border there have been a number of challenges but in Scotland there are two hurdles for a challenge to the admissibility of evidence, he said.