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Workers posted temporarily to another EU country must get equal pay for equal work in the same place under new rules agreed by the European Parliament yesterday.The revised rules, approved 456-147 with 49 abstentions, aim to ensure better protection for posted workers and fair competition

A pair of inexperienced drug dealers were arrested after approaching undercover police officers and asking if their cannabis delivery was for them.The cops said yes and subsequently arrested the pair, who were carrying nearly 70 kilograms of cannabis resin worth up to £700,000.Police

Police Scotland’s computer system is in urgent need of being updated, according to a report from the force’s deputy chief officer, The Scotsman reports. The single force needs more than £200 million to carry out the modernisations — which have been delayed for years.

The "professional ethos and culture" of law firms discourages men from taking parental leave, leading to gender inequality in the legal profession, an international study has found.Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland and TÉLUQ University in Québec exami

Brewin Dolphin is growing its matrimonial team in Scotland with the appointment of family law and mediation expert, Anne Hall Dick, as a consultant. Ms Dick will work with the Brewin Dolphin team to enhance its understanding of the market. She will also provide mentoring and training to the firm&rsq

The Scottish Arbitration Centre has announced that Norman Fiddes has agreed to sit on its Arbitral Appointments Committee, joining its Domestic Sub-Committee. The centre’s arbitral appointments service has been operating since it was first introduced in December 2014. When parties specify

A woman named Crystal Methvin has been arrested – for possession of crystal meth. She and accomplice Douglas Nickerson allegedly had drug paraphernalia hidden in their car, which police discovered after an anonymous tip-off.

A gang which flew drugs into a prison using a drone filmed themselves for nearly 20 minutes, a court heard yesterday. The jury at Perth Sheriff Court saw footage of men packaging drugs recovered from the grounds of Perth Prison, The Scotsman reports.

More patients affected by violence will be offered support during admission to hospital to help them turn away from violence in their lives. The Scottish government has awarded £140,000 to the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit to expand its ‘Navigator’ programme to Queen Elizabeth U

The Faculty of Advocates' Gavin MacColl QC, has been appointed independent chair of the Scottish Rugby Council standing committee on governance. Mr MacColl, who called in 2000 and took silk last year, is one of the bar’s specialists in commercial law.

There should be new statutory aggravations in relation to gender and age as protected characteristics, according to a review on hate crime submitted to Scottish ministers today. Lord Bracadale's review sets out recommendations in relation to the suite of laws covering hate crime offences in Scotland

A Digby Brown partner has become the first solicitor in Scotland to be accredited as a specialist in both brain injury and spinal cord injury. Moira Kay, who has been with the firm’s serious injury department for over 13 years, received the accolade from the Association of Personal Injury Lawy

Holyrood has passed a new law that stops Shetland being put in a box on maps of Scotland. Under the Islands (Scotland) Bill, Scottish government bodies will not be able to include Shetland in a box.

Blackadders has appointed Susie Clark as an associate solicitor in its Dundee office. Ms Clark will help to develop the firm’s conveyancing credentials and portfolio of clients in Dundee and Angus. She has over two decades of experience as a property lawyer and will reinforce the firm's p

The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) has two paid placements available for law students. The SSSC is flexible with dates but is looking for people available between July 2018 and March 2019.