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A launch event will be held next month to mark the introduction of the new Common Law Programme at Glasgow University's School of Law. Starting at 3.00pm on 19 October there will be a panel session among senior members of the judiciary/practitioners/academics on: “The tradition and evolut

Morton Fraser has appointed banking law specialist Kirsty McBirnie as legal director in its banking and finance group. Ms McBirnie has over 15 years of experience in the sector, having previously advised clients at Pinsent Masons and Brodies. She is the third legal director to be appointed by M

Police in Scotland are to be given a 6.5 per cent pay rise, it has been announced. The award means will see "mid-point constables" benefit from a salary increase of £2,300 in addition to £6,000 in pay over the coming 31 months.

New figures published today by the Mental Welfare Commission show a continued rise in the use of guardianship orders in Scotland, with the majority being made for people with learning disabilities and those with dementia. The commission monitors use of the welfare provisions of the Ad

A Scottish Legal News snap opinion poll has recorded that a narrow majority of readers are against the introduction of legal apprenticeships in Scotland. Of 616 responses, 51.6 per cent, or 318 readers, voted against the introduction of the new route to qualification as a solicitor.

A school bus driver who allegedly let children as young as 11 take the wheel has been arrested. Joandrea McAtee, 27, is suspected by police of having allowed three pupils aged 11, 13 and 17 to drive the bus for a short distance on a rural road.

Hardly a day goes by without another newspaper article or statistic about the challenges of being a working parent, the rise in sex-related discrimination in the workplace, and the ever persistent gender pay gap. As a caregiver, it is hard, at times, to see light at the end of the tunnel. Happily, a

Seventy-four per cent of FOI requests made last year resulted in information being disclosed to the requester, the Scottish Information Commissioner's (SIC) annual report shows. Of those who appealed to the commissioner’s office, 65 per cent received a decision which found wholly or

The Supreme Court of India has ruled that the country's controversial identification system – Aadhaar, which means "foundation" – is constitutional, noting that the measures in place to protect data are sufficient and that it is difficult under the scheme to perform surveillance of citiz

A consultation is seeking views on the future of civil partnerships in Scotland. It follows a recent decision by the Supreme Court that the Civil Partnership Act 2004 is incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), as it does not allow opposite sex couples to enter into civil pa

Yesterday’s UKELA conference was hailed a great success by the five law students who attended as delegates sponsored by Westwater Advocates. The students, from the Universities of Edinburgh and Dundee were offered places following the success of this initiative last year.

Scotland's next census will include new questions on sexual orientation as well as transgender status. Proposals for the 2021 census were detailed in ‘Plans for Scotland’s Census 2021’, published by National Records of Scotland.

A 34-year-old man has been sentenced to five years' imprisonment for causing the death of a woman after his lorry crashed into her car while he was checking his mobile phone. David Shields, a recovery driver from Ayr, was sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow after having pled guilty to causing the