The critically endangered flapper skate is to gain further protection following the urgent designation of a new marine protected area (MPA) within the Inner Sound of Skye. The site will protect a nationally important flapper skate egg nursery area, which is the largest of its kind to be identified i
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SEMLA has announced a work placement collaboration with NatWest Group. Between 12 – 16 April 2021, NatWest Group’s Outsourcing, Technology and IP (OT&IP) in-house legal team is offering two student members of SEMLA the opportunity to undertake a week of virtual work experience with t
Between December 2020 and February 2021, the average property selling price in East Fife, West Fife and Kinross was £218,393, up 11.9 per cent compared to the previous year, according to the latest data from ESPC.
The Civil Division of the Sheriff Appeal Court has allowed an appeal by an Edinburgh university after a sheriff dismissed its action for payment against a former postgraduate student dismissed for jurisdictional reasons. Heriot-Watt University sought payment of £7,000 from its f
The UK government has ordered a review of the exemption of domestic workers from minimum wage legislation following an Employment Tribunal ruling. A tribunal ruled in December that the exemption is discriminatory against women, who are far more likely to be employed as live-in domestic workers than
Lady Justice Rose will join the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom on 13 April, it has been announced. Her Majesty The Queen made the appointment on the advice of the Prime Minister and Lord Chancellor, following the recommendations of an independent selection commission.
The Catholic priest in a legal battle to overturn the Scottish government’s ban on public worship has joined a similar court action led by leaders from other faith groups, represented by double silk Aidan O’Neill QC. Canon Tom White, whose St Alphonsus parish is in the Calton area of Gla
NQ Solicitor career talk (with G2 Legal and Addleshaw Goddard), Tuesday 16 March, 12:30pm Following the success of the Scottish roadshows last year, we are delighted to be partnering with G2 Legal and Addleshaw Goddard again this year to provide this virtual NQ career event.
A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Pew survey shows hardening American attitudes toward China | The Independent
The number of cases concluded between September and December last year almost matched the rest of the year combined, new figures from the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) show. The figures detail further progress in court recovery in the quarter preceding the second Covid-19 lockdow
'Glasgow's Miles Better' was a 1980s campaign to promote the city of Glasgow as a tourist destination and as a location for industry and business. Back then fossil fuels were powering the country and releasing millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere every year. 'People Mak
The practice of diversifying investment portfolios is almost as old as investing itself. Not placing all of your financial eggs in one basket is diversification in a nutshell. It makes perfect, logical sense: spreading your money over numerous equities or securities, spreads the risk. If certa
'Glasgow's Miles Better' was a 1980s campaign to promote the city of Glasgow as a tourist destination and as a location for industry and business. Back then fossil fuels were powering the country and releasing millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere every year. 'People Mak
Terra Firma Chambers is launching a spring webinars series with two events looking at the ways in which communities can now use the law to require the transfer of land and other property to them. There are an increasing number of community groups making applications under these provisions, which rai
The European Movement in Scotland, in association with Perth for Europe, is sponsoring a student essay competition to look at how society has benefited from the ECHR. The writer of the winning essay will receive a prize of £360 and the winning entry will be published in the Juridical Review.
