The UK government has racked up a £5.8 million legal bill in its bid to keep control of the Chagos Islands, which the international community recognises as part of Mauritius. British authorities retained possession of the islands after Mauritius gained independence in 1968 and now refers to th
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A plea has been made to the United Nations to send a fact-finding mission to India over alleged human rights abuses of farmers in the Punjab. Tens of thousands of people have been demonstrating for more than two months for the repeal of farm laws which were passed last September and which protestors
Criminal lawyers nationwide have reacted with shock and sadness to the sudden passing last Tuesday of Edinburgh solicitor Kathleen More at the age of 45. Miss More graduated LLB (Hons) from Edinburgh University in 1997 and obtained her diploma in legal practice the following year. Having completed h
A Dundee sheriff who is to take up a post in his native Glasgow has reflected on fond memories of his tenure in the City of Discovery. “I vividly remember the day I was appointed and I told my wife Janice. Then I told her it was going to be at Dundee Sheriff Court.
The GMB union has prevailed at the Supreme Court today in its workers' rights case against Uber. Judges ruled in GMB's favour, determining that Uber drivers are not self-employed, but are workers entitled to workers’ rights including holiday pay, a guaranteed minimum wage and an entitlement to
A date has been set for the civil case relating to the 2014 Glasgow bin lorry crash. Glasgow City Council is suing First Bus, the former employers of driver Harry Clarke, over the reference the firm provided for him.
The Home Office charged children an excessive sum to register as British citizens, a court has ruled. The Court of Appeal ruled that the fee of £1,012 charged by Priti Patel's department breached child welfare rules.
The Herald has published a full obituary for Ian Murgitroyd, who passed away earlier this month at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, following a short illness. "Scottish business community and global intellectual oroperty industry was saddened by the sudden passing of Ian Murgitroyd, after a
Actor Sam Heughan has become embroiled in a legal battle with a German distillery of the name of his whisky brand. Mr Heughan, the star of Outlander, launched his own whisky last year called The Sassenach, the name his character uses in the show for his love interest.
An event hosted by the University of Strathclyde Law Society will hear from four speakers on the career options open to law students after they graduate. The speakers, who will discuss their own paths through law, are:
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The Scottish Solicitors' Discipline Tribunal (SSDT) has launched a consultation on whether expenses should be calculated and taxed with reference to the last published Law Society’s table of fees or whether it should update them. It says of the table: "It is very old and its use is not approve
The latest provisional statistics from the UK House Price Index show that the average price of a property in Scotland in December 2020 was £162,983, an increase of 8.4 per cent on December 2019. Compared with the previous month, house prices in Scotland decreased by 1.2 per cent between Novemb
Fines collection rates have been steady during the pandemic with three-year rates showing percentage rises, according to the latest figures from the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service. The three-year collection rates for all fine/penalty types show improvement for both value and number when the f
A new judgment paves the way for a potential change in the law that would allow for a good faith purchaser to have their real rights in property modified – without their consent. The Inner House of the Court of Session refused a reclaiming motion challenging a decision to allow a petition for
