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Former pensions lawyer Elizabeth Gordon has been appointed to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) Council. Mrs Gordon is one of four new members of the Council, which is responsible for deciding if an ad has broken the advertising rules and therefore needs to be amended or withdrawn. The Counc

A building company that was hired to build an extension for a house has been successful in an Outer House action in which it sought over £370,000 from a client following adjudication in its favour. AGB Scotland Ltd sought £367,808.84 plus VAT from defender Darren McDermott, along with ad

Jack Boyle of Blackadders examines a recent case concerning an allegation of discrimination arising from disability. Employers will be familiar with the requirement to take into account all the circumstances of the case in any particular disciplinary scenario. The usual factors such as the employee&

Four legal tech startups have been lined up to present at the inaugural LawtechUK event in Edinburgh tomorrow.

When a partner of a law firm contacts me about their marketing efforts, I often sense their caution. More often than not, I learn that they have previously been “burned” by a marketer who promised the world but ultimately lacked the tools to deliver. Developing a successful legal marketi

A mother and son have allegedly been caught taking part in an 80mph street race on Mother's Day. Police in Fresno, California said the drivers of two vehicles spotted travelling at more than 80mph on a road with a 40mph speed limit "were found to be mother and son".

The Highland Council will promote, on behalf of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), proposed byelaws to restrict public access rights during launches at the Sutherland SpacePort by Tongue. The proposed byelaws will be made available for public inspection and a 12-week public consultation will ta

Thorntons has urged care operators across the UK to join a free online event which will discuss immigration as a means of tackling serious recruitment and retention in the sector. A combination of Brexit and the pandemic have left many businesses facing unprecedented levels of staff shortages. It is

UK law firm Burges Salmon, which has an office in Edinburgh, has introduced parental leave coaching for parents returning to the workplace after parental or adoption leave. The firm is working in partnership with Bright Horizons to implement a range of new work and family policies to help retain sta

The UK Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed an appeal by HM Revenue and Customs against a decision that items constructed for the collection and transmission of water through a hydroelectric power station in Fort Augustus were not tunnels or aqueducts for the purposes of the Capital Allowance Act

Thorntons has supported Dumfries and Galloway-based Carbon Capture Scotland in securing a seven-figure sum investment from Steyn Group to facilitate further growth. Carbon Capture Scotland is the UK’s leading and most active net-zero carbon capture asset specialist, and already operates one of

In the first of two letters, retired solicitor Chris Forrest details his experiences with the Law Society of Scotland. Dear Editor,

A senior solicitor at Blackadders has been awarded two Worldwide Excellence Awards for having the highest mark in her accounts exam and the highest overall mark on the STEP Diploma. Taylor Henry is one of only a handful of Scottish winners of the Excellence Awards from the global professional body t

Burness Paull has partnered with sustainability consultancy Thrive to expand its ESG advisory offering in response to growing demand from clients.

An advert depicting Michaelangelo's naked statue of the biblical David has been banned from Glasgow Subway. The poster, advertising a local Italian restaurant, showed David with a slice of pizza photoshopped into his hand.