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A Glasgow sheriff hearing a defamation action raised by a restaurant operator has ruled that an ordinary reader of comments posted online by a trade union about a wage change by the company would understand that the employees’ wages were being reduced. Ashton Properties (Glasgow) Ltd alleged t
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Environmental and human rights campaigners rallied outside the Court of Session yesterday to mark the Scottish government missing a crucial deadline for compliance with the with the UN Aarhus Convention’s access to justice requirements.
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A company which claimed to have invented "the world's first robot lawyer" has agreed to pay a nearly $200,000 settlement over its marketing claims.
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Lesley Johnston, Laura Mundell, Garry Sutherland and Paul Ralph have been appointed as sheriffs. The new sheriffs will serve the Grampian, Highland and Islands, North Strathclyde, South Strathclyde, Dumfries & Galloway and Tayside, Central & Fife sheriffdoms from 28 October 2024.
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Saudi Arabia has executed at least 198 people so far in 2024, the highest number of executions in the country since 1990, according to Amnesty International. The official Saudi Press Agency announced on Saturday that the 198th execution of the year had been carried out, though experts say the news a
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Catherine Smith KC was sworn in as advocate general for Scotland at a ceremony at the Court of Session.
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The Scottish Liberal Democrats justice have marked 1,000 days since Scotland's prison suicide strategy expired by revealing that in the last three years there have been more than 2,300 self-harm incidents in Scottish prisons. A freedom of information request submitted by the party has revealed 2,341
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Last night saw Samantha (Sammi) Mackie, a senior associate in the employment team at Shoosmiths in Scotland, named Rising Star of the Year at the Scottish Legal Awards in Glasgow. Based in the Edinburgh office, she is a specialist in employment and discrimination law with maintained experience in im
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The prisoner reception system should be examined following the death of a man in custody, a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) has concluded. William Lothian, 66, died in HMP Edinburgh on 14 May 2021 after hanging himself. The FAI was a mandatory inquiry since the death of Mr Lothian occurred while he was
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Scottish Secretary Ian Murray welcomed Catherine Smith KC, the newly appointed advocate general for Scotland, to her post.
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A former youth football coach who raped a young girl in his car has been jailed for five years with an extended period of two years. Lee Murray was found guilty of four charges following a trial at the High Court in Inverness on 30 July.
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An employment appeal tribunal in London has rejected a claim from a man who said he had been discriminated against because of his "English nationalist" beliefs, which include seeking the deportation of all Muslims from the UK. The claimant, Steven Thomas, had been engaged through an employment agenc
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Desmond Cheyne, Colin Edward and Scott McAlpine have been elevated to the rank and dignity of King’s Counsel. Mr Cheyne called to the bar in 1986. He has a wide-ranging practice but is best known for his expertise in financial provision on divorce, cases involving children and criminal cases i
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Terra Firma Chambers has announced that William Frain-Bell has been appointed King’s Counsel by His Majesty The King on the recommendation of First Minister John Swinney. Bill called to the bar in Scotland in 1999 before calling to the English bar in 2000. He has acted as counsel in a broad ra
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