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The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is facing scrutiny over allegations that it may have breached data protection laws by improperly editing its internal customer records. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is looking into the matter following claims made by RBS customer and small business dir
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From left: Tom Cromar, Karen Donaldson, Charis McConnell, Kelly Craig and Una Paton (Ward 30 nursing staff), Stephen Webster and Kevin McCormick.
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The son of one of Scotland's law officers has been given a community payback order for assaulting his girlfriend. Andrew Thomson, 27, son of the Solicitor General Lesley Thomson, has been ordered to undertake 60 hours of unpaid work within three months after he attacked his partner.
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An Indian woman kept as a servant and paid as little as 11p an hour has been given nearly £184,000 in compensation in one of the UK’s first caste discrimination cases. Permila Tirkey, from the state of Bihar, was kept in domestic servitude and forced to work as a nanny and cleaner by her Hindu em
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The minister for children and young people today visited law firm Maclay Murray & Spens (MMS) to thank the firm for supporting a new flexible working initiative. The Scottish government and MMS are the first to adopt a "happy to talk flexible working" strapline which will appear on adverts for p
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Scottish Legal Training has rescheduled its Criminal Masterclass and Personal Injury events to January 23 and January 24 respectively.
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A pair of siblings from Stirling have been admitted as Scottish solicitors on the same day, according to the Law Society of Scotland.
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A man from Connecticut has been arrested for home burglary after the victim of his crime spotted him wearing stolen swag in a mugshot. Derek Benson (pictured), 30, was seen wearing a Coco Libre sweatshirt in a 2014 mugshot.
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The Law Society of Scotland has raised concerns that proposals to legislate for a “duty of candour” in healthcare could duplicate existing processes and potentially threaten the trust between patient and healthcare practitioners. Alison Britton, convener of the Law Society’s Health and Medical
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A Scottish law firm has been shortlisted for a national award for its work on a campaign which capitalised on opportunities to market property ahead of the changes in stamp duty tax.
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The European Court of Human Rights has elected Guido Raimondi from Italy as its new President. He will take office on 1st November 2015. The President was elected by secret ballot by the plenary Court.
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An employee of Harrods who was unfairly dismissed for enforcing health and safety guidelines against two staff members has been awarded £18,000 by an employment tribunal. The Times reports that John Perrett, who was a security guard at the store, was dismissed for gross misconduct after he stopped
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The Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO) is looking into the conduct of a High Court judge who heard a case involving British Airways a fortnight after the airline lost his luggage. Justice Peter Smith excused himself from a major case involving the airline in July after he repeatedly asked
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Following the news the Scottish governmenthas temporarily backed down over proposed legal aid rates for summary criminal appeals, the Law Society of Scotland welcomed the new regulations.
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Hundreds of people visited Dundee Sheriff Court over the weekend as part of Dundee Doors Open Days. Guided tours of the courtrooms and the cells were offered on Saturday afternoon, with participants also invited to take part in a mock trial.
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