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People campaigning to extend adoption rights to people over the age of 18 gave evidence to the Public Petitions Committee in the Scottish Parliament this morning. During his opening remarks, Nathan Sparling said that the current law that prohibits people over the age of 18 from being adopted is at o

Hardly a day goes by without another newspaper article or statistic about the challenges of being a working parent, the rise in sex-related discrimination in the workplace, and the ever persistent gender pay gap. As a caregiver, it is hard, at times, to see light at the end of the tunnel. Happily, a

Law firms and other employers have taken action to tackle mental health stigma as part of World Mental Health Day today. ScotRail, Apex Hotels, engineering company Babcock and Burness Paull LLP have joined together with the See Me programme, to highlight the potential impact of mental health stigma

Westwater Advocates is celebrating the service of Christina Ballantyne, who today marks the outstanding achievement of 35 years' work with Faculty Services Ltd. Ms Ballantyne began her career with a two-month spell in the mailroom before she was quickly promoted to the accounts team, where

A mafia hitman who testified against his former colleagues is suing a TV network over a drama which revealed his past to his teenage daughter. Pasquale di Filippo spent ten years in jail after admitting to four murders, but helped convict other mafia bosses and was granted a new identity on his rele

Via Judicial Office: Lady Justice Nicola Davies sworn in [...] as the first Welsh woman to be a Court of Appeal Judge. She was the first Welsh woman QC and the first Welsh woman High Court Judge.

Ashley Paterson, who has been admitted to the New York State Bar, reflects on her journey to qualification. Ashley's admission comes as the Scottish Bar Association of New York (ScotBarNY) looks to connect Scots law students and graduates with host organizations in New York City for work exper