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Tyre firm Michelin has been fined £5,000 by an employment tribunal for unfairly sacking a grieving worker, The Herald reports. It marks the first time a judge in Scotland has exercised powers granted in 2014 to fine bosses for this kind of behaviour.

A man campaigning for a change in the law to allow the adoption of adults has failed to gain the support of the Scottish government. Nathan Sparling, 27, called on MSPs to enact changes to allow him to be adopted by his stepfather, Brian, something which cannot currently be done under Scots law.

Michael Matheson The overall level of crime in Scotland and the likelihood of being a victim have both fallen since 2008/09 – though there has been no change in the level of crime since 2014/15.

Robin Mitchell

The first tax appeal case heard under the UK government's online "video hearing" pilot has taken place, with lawyers in Belfast presenting evidence to a judge sitting in London. The HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS), launching the pilot last month, said it would explore how video hearings mi

Michael Jackson Onshoring of IP to Ireland rather than the UK has become a "dividend" of the Brexit process, the managing partner of Irish law firm Matheson has said.

Police in the UK should not be allowed to access individuals' phone data without a search warrant, privacy campaigners have said. At least 26 forces in England and Wales are using technology to extract data from phones – while Police Scotland has trialled extraction technology but said it does not

A woman who insistently tried to order a breakfast sandwich from a prison security booth which she mistook for a drive-through restaurant has been jailed for driving under the influence of drugs. Lizabeth Ildefonso, 44, drove up to the Riverhead Correctional Facility in Suffolk County, New York and

The owners of a Scottish estate who were seeking to challenge a decision to the effect that they had breached “the right to roam” by locking three gated entrances to the land and by erecting a sign warning of wild boar have had their appeal dismissed. The Inner House of the Court Session has ref

Maryam Labaki Human trafficking is once again under the spotlight in a series of events this year inspired by the case of the Tumbling Lassie.

A Scottish local authority which raised an action for £12 million in damages over the loss of a social housing development claiming that a firm of architects appointed as lead consultant had “assumed responsibility” for the other contractors’ negligence has had its claim dismissed following a

Professor Emeritus Alexander John McDonald WS Professor Stewart Brymer remembers the life of Professor Emeritus Alexander John McDonald WS, who passed away last week at the age of 99.

Angela Grahame QC The Faculty of Advocates was pleased to cement a “strong bond” with the Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution (SCCR) and host its Annual Reception.

Advocate Amber Galbraith and her “shadow” Antonia Welsh A new link-up between the Faculty of Advocates and Strathclyde University will give students a chance to learn about life as an advocate, from the inside.