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An employee who was fired by text message after querying his rate of pay has been awarded £15,000 at an employment tribunal after the judge found he had been unfairly dismissed. Christopher Hillis, a former chef de partie, at Glasgow restaurant Cail Bruich, was given less than minimum wage and was

An American law graduate has offered his diploma for sale on Craigslist in an effort to recoup the massive $210,000 cost of going to university. The unnamed student wrote in his ad: “I'm selling my Juris Doctor because I don't use it and I'm trying to work my way out of debt slavery.

Cat MacLean A well-known Edinburgh solicitor who was aided by the Maggie's centre during her battle against aggressive breast cancer is to swim the Forth to say thank you and raise finds for the charity.

Police officers in the Indian city of Rajura have arrested a parrot for allegedly cursing at an 85-year-old woman. The parrot, name "Hariyal", was said to have been trained by his owner Suresh Sakharkar for two years to squawk a stream of obscenities at the sight of his 85-year-old stepmother, Janab

A court in Nigeria has granted a man a divorce because his wife served him dinner late everyday. Olufade Adekoya told a courtroom in Lagos that his wife of 25 years, Olusola, served him his meals late.

A judge has told a man he must marry his girlfriend or spend a fortnight in prison.

David Armstrong David Armstrong discusses the claims arising from accidents involving buses and how technology might be used to avoid such tragedies in the future.

An American lawyer has admitted mocking his client, but claims he was kidding when he challenged him to a duel. Donald Franz of Donald Franz Law Offices derided his own client as "some kind of small penis asshole", according to a filing by the Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commis

Nick Atkins New laws relieve land of permanent stigma over contamination, writes Nick Atkins.

Sir Keir Starmer QC Journalists accused of bribing officials or hacking phones should benefit from a “public interest” defence in law according to a former director of public prosecutions.

A Colorado woman was arrested after she allegedly tried to burglarise a home while her three children waited in the car. Matters were made worse for Melanie Romero, 35, when she discovered the homeowner was a retired police officer.

Simon Allison Simon Allison ponders the age-old question whether you should accept a Facebook friend request from your boss.

Justice Secretary Michael Gove Outlining plans to end “grotesque inefficiencies” in the courts Justice Secretary Michael Gove said lawyers may face legislation forcing them to work for free in order to deal with “indefensible inequalities in the justice system”.

Proving again that justice has no time limit in America, a woman has spent a night in jail after she failed to return a VHS rented in 2005. Leaving aside the fact VHS tapes could still be rented in 2005, Kayla Michelle Finley, 27, from South Carolina, had kept the presciently named Monster-In-Law at

This week's SLN Spotlight falls on Alison Gilson, a partner at Shoosmiths. She was awarded the "Rising Star of the Year" award at the Scottish Legal Awards in 2009 and joined Shoosmiths in November 2013. Alison Gilson