A scheme to get prisoners into work following their release has seen all of its participants gain employment. Shaw Trust Scotland, an employment charity, ran the scheme at HMP Low Moss.
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The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service’s civil recovery unit will recover £2.2 million, under an agreed civil settlement with a Glasgow-based company which accepted that it had obtained business through unlawful conduct. The recovered funds will be used for community projects across Scotl
Lindsey Miller, head of the Serious and Organised Crime Division at the Crown Office, discusses a recent victory and the powerful provisions of anti-bribery legislation. In recent days, the Civil Recovery Unit has agreed a settlement that will see £2.2 million paid into a fund that will benefit com
A man in France will spend three months in jail after sending an emoji to his ex-girlfriend. A local judge ruled that a message from 22-year-old Bilal Azougagh, which contained only a cartoon icon representing a gun (pictured), could be interpreted as a death threat.
An SNP councillor who accused the party of racial discrimination after it removed her from a list of approved MSP candidates has had her action rejected by an employment tribunal on the basis it lacked jurisdiction.Yen Hongmei Jin brought the action following the removal of her name from the list of
Law students Georgia Carey and Lauren Kyle from Robert Gordon University (RGU) triumphed last night in the annual Granite City Moot, sponsored by Brodies LLP.
The Court of Session has today issued a decision increasing the compensation available to victims of asbestos-related conditions throughout Scotland. The decision came in Roger Harris v The Advocate General. Mr Harris has been awarded over £15,000 in full and final settlement of his claim for damag
Plans have been revealed for a new jail at Milton of Leys in Inverness. The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) has notified Highland Council of its plan to potentially submit a formal planning application for an area of land in the Braes of Balvonie area.
A framework for the devolution of the Employment Tribunal system in Scotland has been criticised by the Faculty of Advocates. Changes under a Draft Order in Council could deny claimants access to tribunals in Scotland, and give the impression that Scotland was second best in a two-tier system in Bri
New legislation is needed to better protect consumers and allow the Scottish legal services market to thrive, the Law Society of Scotland has said. Publishing a detailed prospectus which it has presented to the Scottish government on the need for change, the professional body for Scottish solicitors
The House of Lords EU Committee has invited the UK government to articulate the positive benefits of EU membership, clearly presented to the public, "rather than playing on the fear of the alternative". It welcomes the government’s new emphasis on the UK’s geopolitical role as part of the EU, an
The dispute resolution team at MBM Commercial beat stiff competition from CMS, Shoosmiths, and Thompsons to win Litigation Team of the Year at this year's Scott + Co Scottish Legal Awards.
Over £11,000 has been spent on gowns, wigs and wig boxes worn by Scottish legal staff in the last three years, The Scotsman reports. An additional £240,000 was paid to cover uniforms for court officials, figures from the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) show.
A senior judge has gone on record to applaud a free Faculty of Advocates scheme which helps claimants at hearings of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT). Mr Justice Langstaff, president of the EAT, said that pro bono representation had operated successfully for some years in its London office, and
