New members have been appointed to the Scottish Legal Aid Board. David Fisken and Amy Hunter have been appointed as legal members to the board, while Alexandra Walker has been appointed as a member with court experience.
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Laurence Greg Cunningham of Westwater Advocates has succeeded in a constructive dismissal claim which took over two years to conclude. James Marshall v McPherson Limited ended on 20 December 2023. Mr Marshall made a claim to the Employment Tribunal and presented his case as a party litigant at the h
Dentons has advised Longstock Capital on the formation and establishment of its discretionary UK office recovery fund, which is targeting more than £100 million of investments and has successfully reached its first close. The first close represents a key milestone in Longstock Capital’s
Freeths, which has an office in Glasgow, has unveiled the findings of its 2026 Employment Survey, providing a data-driven snapshot of the evolving HR landscape and the strategic priorities shaping UK workplaces for the year ahead. Drawing on responses from senior HR and business leaders across a wid
A man alleged to have a bong built into his car to allow him to smoke cannabis while driving has been arrested for the 98th time. The man, who has not been named, was one of two suspects apprehended by police in the US state of Washington in connection with organised retail theft.
A judge in the Outer House of the Court of Session has rejected a challenge by a housing developer to a local authority’s decision not to approve £21.4 million in funding for development of land they owned in Ayrshire, after finding that councillors were not provided with insufficient in
The Council of Europe has issued a direct appeal to Israel’s leadership, urging them to abandon legislative proposals currently before the Knesset that would expand the death penalty. In official letters addressed to Speaker of the Knesset Amir Ohana and to the President Isaac Herzog, Co
Nearly half a million Lloyds Banking Group customers were affected by a significant technical failure earlier this month, with the bank now making compensation payments to thousands of those affected.
A judge has shown little patience with a woman who joined an online court hearing while driving a car and then unsuccessfully tried to convince the judge she wasn't. Kimberly Carroll joined the Detroit court hearing via Zoom late and with her camera switched off, according to FOX 2.
Registration has opened for the annual World Intellectual Property Day Conference, now in its 18th year, which is being hosted by the Faculty of Advocates. The event will take place on Thursday 23 April in the Mackenzie Building in Edinburgh.
Hundreds of illicit items have been confiscated at Ayrshire’s courthouses over the past three years, despite both sheriff courts operating for extended periods without consistent security cover. Figures obtained through a freedom of information request by Ayrshire Weekly Press show that almost
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The Inner House of the Court of Session has allowed an appeal by the Scottish ministers against a decision of the Scottish Information Commissioner to order the disclosure of material subject to legal professional privilege as part of a freedom of information request seeking material relating to the
Tech giants Meta and Google have been ordered to pay $6 million in damages to a woman who sued them over the mental health impact of her childhood social media addiction. The 20-year-old California woman, known as Kaley and identified in court by her initials KGM, testified that she began using YouT
