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Paula Lee Leigh Day has announced the launch of what is potentially, at £4 billion, the largest ever equal pay challenge in UK history, aimed at Tesco.

A solicitor is looking for help with a new venture seeking to assist survivors of human trafficking, modern slavery, domestic-abuse and victims of ethnic, political and religious persecution. Jennifer Matthew, a senior solicitor in the dispute resolution team at MacRoberts in Edinburgh and vice-chai

Graham Ogilvy Scottish Legal News is pleased to report that we have had some excellent feedback from our Lawyers of Tomorrow feature which we ran last year.

A 14-year-old boy who raped and sexual assaulted two younger girls has had his sentence of six years’ detention cut following an appeal after judges ruled that the custodial term imposed was “excessive”. The Appeal Court of the High Court of Justiciary imposed a sentence of three years and nin

Campbell Newell International intellectual property (IP) firm Marks & Clerk has been identified as a top ranking firm for trade mark prosecution in Scotland.

Armed police responding to reports of a tiger on the loose in Aberdeenshire were relieved to discover it was actually a large stuffed toy.

Derek Penman A new report by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMICS) states that undercover policing is a legitimate policing tactic and the necessary safeguards are in place to support its use by Police Scotland.

Samuel Moore Burness Paull has announced plans to adopt new legal technology developed by Nalytics.

The Supreme Court today handed down judgment in a case defining the scope of an appeal under section 24 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. The judgment in HM Inspector of Health & Safety v Chevron North Sea Ltd. also resolves the conflicting decisions of the Court of Appeal in Hague

Philip Gormley The chief constable of Police Scotland has resigned following months of intense scrutiny over allegations of bullying and questions aout ministerial oversight.

Judith Robertson The Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has expressed its disappointment that Holyrood's social security committee rejected an amendment to further enshrine the right to social security in law.

The Faculty of Advocates has announced a new "Fair Instructions Policy", putting robust systems in place to ensure that counsel are instructed solely on the basis of skill, experience and ability. Under the policy, the Faculty will monitor the allocation of work given to its members to ensure fairne

Craig Nicol Thorntons has recorded strong financial results to May 2017, reporting profits of £5.1 million, up by 18 per cent from the previous year's figure of £4.3m.

Two asylum seekers who claimed that the reduction in financial support payable to them was “unlawful” have had their legal challenge dismissed. The petitioners argued that the 30% cut in asylum support available to them in respect of themselves and their dependent children breached EU law and vi

A suspected gangster has spent 23 days in custody as police wait for him to go to the toilet and pass a suspected drugs stash. The man has been charged with two counts of possessing class A drugs with intent to supply, but police have not yet recovered the alleged goods.