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There have been more than 22,000 cases of alleged mistreatment of staff at the hands of employers in the past three years, according to new figures. The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) said there were more than 7,000 cases in 2018/19, The Times reports.

A video link system could be a huge boon to Aberdeen Sheriff Court, saving it money and time, Scotland's chief inspector of prisons has said. Wendy Sinclair-Gieben thinks such a system would improve safety at the court and reduce the costs and time associated with holding trials.

Judges in the Netherlands have refused to extradite a suspected drugs smuggler to the UK over concerns that conditions at HMP Liverpool are "inhuman and degrading", the Liverpool Echo reports. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said: "Since providing reassurances the court has postponed its decision."

The Faculty of Advocates has applauded a major new service announced by the charity, LawCare, on the first day of Mental Health Awareness Week (13-19 May). LawCare promotes good mental health and wellbeing in the legal community in the UK and Ireland.It operates a free confidential helpline, and wil

How important is DNA in court proceedings? While often cited in fiction and on screen, how reliable is an individual’s genetic code in securing a conviction or proving a person’s innocence? These are the questions that will be considered at the University of Dundee’s third and fina

The Edinburgh Tax Network, in conjunction with Terra Firma Chambers, will present an EIS Update on Thursday 30th May 2019 at the Mackenzie Building, Old Assembly Close, Edinburgh. The speaker will be Nicola Williams of Chiene + Tait. Nicola is a senior manager in the Entrepreneurial Tax team and hea

The standard of proof applied by inquests when deciding if someone has committed suicide or not has been lowered by appeal judges, The Guardian reports. Coroners and juries previously applied the criminal standard to the question of whether someone had committed suicide but three appeal court judges

There will be missing environmental governance mechanisms as a result of the UK leaving the EU, according to the Law Society of Scotland. Without the governance functions of the European Commission, the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Environment Agency, individuals may lose

Alexander Green has been appointed President of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland, General Regulatory Chamber. Mr Green, a graduate of St Andrews and Aberdeen universities, qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales in 1993 and in Scotland in 1995.

The presumption against prison sentences of less than three months has had a “limited” impact and the rule is undermined by the introduction of more offences with short prison terms, The Herald reports. The rule was introduced by the Scottish government in 2011 in an attempt to reduce th

A number of Australia's most notorious criminals are likely to have their convictions quashed because their barrister was a police informant, The Times reports. Nicola Gobbo, 47, one of the country's top defence lawyers, is the subject of a public inquiry that could see murderers and others freed.

Half of vegans feel discriminated against by their employers, while nearly a third have felt harassed at work or unfairly treated due to their veganism, according to a new survey. Researchers discovered that nearly half, 45 per cent, of 1,000 vegan employees questioned have felt discriminated agains

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Singapore: Fake news law a 'disaster' for freedom of speech, says rights group

The use of armed officers in more than 5,000 routine incidents last year has been defended by ministers. Community Safety Minister Ash Denham said that allowing armed officers to attend routine calls was “sensible use of police time”.

Scotland’s national drink has secured enhanced legal protection in South Korea after the Scotch Whisky Association’s application to register “Scotch Whisky” as a certification trademark was successful. Amongst other things, Scotch Whisky must be aged in oak casks in Scotland