The Court of Appeal of England and Wales has dismissed an appeal by four recipients of Universal Credit against a finding that a UK government decision not to increase the personal allowance element of certain benefits during the period of Universal Credit uplift from March 2020 to October 2021 was
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The Law Society of Scotland has described the Scottish government’s confirmation of an additional £11 million for legal aid as ‘a step in the right direction’ but called for urgent progress on a formal review mechanism to ensure the sector remains sustainable. Legal aid solic
Brodies LLP in partnership with Edinburgh Law School presents: Effective Environmental Standards, Law and Governance, a talk with James Martin, chair of Environmental Standards Scotland. Mr Martin has had a wide-ranging career in the public and private sectors, serving as the Scottish Public Service
The director of a Perth construction firm has narrowly avoided jail after he evaded tax payments of £204,678. Perth Sheriff Court heard that Thomas Mullen of Tay Roofing and Building Ltd cashed customers’ cheques to avoid the tax payments.
Proposed UK government amendments to its controversial Troubles bill do not address concerns raised by victims and human rights campaigners and some of them "would actually make the bill worse", according to a new analysis. Northern Ireland's Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ) and acad
A decision to label a children's book depicting same-sex relationships as harmful to young children violated the author's right to free speech, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled.
A housing developer that challenged the rejection of planning permission for around a hundred houses to the north of Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, has lost its appeal to the Inner House of the Court of Session. Taylor Wimpey UK Ltd argued that the reporter for the Scottish Ministers who considered the in
Cold case investigators today released a new facial reconstruction image in a bid to identify a man whose body was found in woods just outside Glasgow more than 11 years ago. Mystery surrounds the discovery of human remains in woodland near Balmore Golf Club, East Dunbartonshire, on 16 October 2011.
The DWF Foundation has surpassed £1m in donations. The foundation is an independent charity that was launched by DWF. Since December 2015, the foundation has been the focus of charitable giving for DWF and reflects the Group's values.
Lawyer Shalinay Raghavan has been appointed as "non-executive whistleblowing champion member" of The State Hospitals Board for Scotland. Miss Raghavan has a keen interest in mental health, staff well-being and good organisational governance. She is currently head of employment law at the Scottish go
WhatsApp has said it will appeal a decision by Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) to impose a €5.5 million fine for forcing users to consent to the processing of their personal data for service improvement and security. A spokesperson for the messaging platform, which is already challen
Representative bodies for solicitors in Scotland have agreed to an £11 million package that increases fees for legal aid lawyers in Scotland and supports the country’s court recovery programme. The Scottish government offer, accepted by the Law Society of Scotland and the Scottish Solici
A sheriff has expressed his frustration at being unable to provide potentially life-saving support to drug addicts. Scotland's drug death total dropped slightly in 2021 but figures show that in Edinburgh they are actually rising.
The Scottish Parliament will consider stage three of the Hunting with Dogs Bill tomorrow. The bill was introduced last year, two decades after a failed attempt by the Scottish Parliament to ban hunting with the Protection of Wild Mammals (Scotland) Act, back in 2002.
The Upper Tribunal for Scotland has refused permission for a landlord to appeal against a decision to award him just £710 in a claim for cleaning costs and related expenses against a former tenant he valued at over £2,200. Appellant Norman Blair had sought the payment from tenant Nitin J
