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The Sheriff Appeal Court has overturned a decision to refuse sanction for the employment of counsel in a low value personal injury case. David Brown, represented by NewLaw Scotland pursued a claim for damages for whiplash injuries he sustained as a result of a road traffic accident. His claim was su

A new film which aims to encourage diversity, bust myths and encourage new recruits to the legal profession is being released this week

Allan Borthwick BTO Solicitors has been awarded Employer Partner accreditation by the STEP Employer Partnership Programme (EPP).

A man found guilty of murder who claimed that he acted in “self-defence” of a friend who he feared was about to be attacked has had an appeal against his conviction rejected. The Appeal Court of the High Court of Justiciary ruled that the appellant’s plea of “third party provocation” could

The Pope has banned the sale of cigarettes at the Vatican because it is not "legitimate" to profit from something that harms public health. In a statement, the Vatican said Pope Francis had "decided that the Vatican will cease to sell cigarettes to employees as of 2018".

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Donald MacKinnon Law At Work Ltd (LAW) has achieved accreditation with the Scottish Living Wage Accreditation Initiative, as a Living Wage employer.

More than 60 members of the Egyptian Parliament have proposed a law that will criminalise same-sex sexual activity in the country for the first time. The draft law, the latest development since the Egyptian authorities launched an LGBTI-related crackdown after a rainbow flag was displayed at a conce

The Law Society of England and Wales has said courts should be allowed to recognise informal wills as an expression of people's final wishes. The society made the proposal in a submission to the Law Commission, which is currently concluding a consultation on will reform, the Law Society Gazette repo

Following successful seminars in Inverness and Aberdeen the next stop on the Terra Firm Tour Bus will be Dundee on 30th November. The first two events were well attended and feedback from both was very positive. The ‘line up’ for the Dundee event is:

An Iraqi Kurd who was refused asylum, humanitarian protection and human rights protection in the UK has had an application for leave to appeal rejected. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that there were “no errors of law” which were “strongly arguable” and therefore the application fell

The Faculty of Advocates has raised some questions about a working draft of the Contract (Formation) (Scotland) Bill which has been prepared by the Scottish Law Commission. In its response to a consultation on the draft, the Faculty said: “When reading this draft Bill as a whole, it appears to us

Scotland is to become the only part of the UK with statutory targets to tackle child poverty after the Child Poverty (Scotland) Bill was unanimously passed by the Scottish Parliament.The bill will:

A man caught hiding bullets in his home told Irish police he was out of breath and sweating when they arrived because he had been "having a w**k". Gardaí, who suspected he was attempting to flee or to hide something, said they did not accept his explanation.