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Aidan O’Neill QC As the UK and EU prepare to start serious negotiations about Brexit, it now looks increasingly likely that there will be a lengthy period where transitional arrangements will be to put in place. These may last several years after the date of actual Brexit. The way these are drawn

David Hoey David Hoey warns of the risk posed by a “rigid and inflexible recruitment policy” given the wide scope of discrimination law.

Pictured (l-r): Students Nikki Sully, Heather Evans, Rory Milkova, Dan McManus, and Georgia Carey Students from Robert Gordon University Law School had the opportunity to present legal arguments in the highest court in the UK after being given permission to hold their internal Moot Final in the Supr

David Gourlay David Gourlay explains the details of the Financial Conduct Authority's discussion paper on distributed ledger technology (DLT) (DP17/3) which closes for comment on 17 July 2017.

In the wake of yesterday’s article on child tax credit legislation we are pleased to publish the following reader’s letter. As is the case with yesterday’s article we do not necessarily agree with its contents. Sirs,

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A man found guilty of wilful fire-raising on an “art and part” basis after paying another man to start the blaze has failed in an appeal against his conviction.

Thousands of pounds have been recovered from drivers who failed to pay fines across Scotland after 29 non-payers had their vehicles clamped in less than a month. Enforcement teams targeted persistent non-payers during March in a number of areas including Glasgow, the Lothians, Dunbartonshire and Lan

David Flint Last week, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) fined a Glasgow based firm £80,000 for making over 109,000 nuisance calls to people registered with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS). David Flint explains the case.

The family of a man who drowned after his vehicle collided with a “defective parapet” on a bridge and fell into the sea have successfully sued the local authority. Plumber David Bowes, 46, drowned after his pick-up truck collided with the parapet on the Kyle of Tongue Bridge in Sutherland and fe

Simon Allison Simon Allison analyses a new BBC drama through the lens of employment law.

David Hoey David Hoey looks at a recent case clarifying the role of the Employment Tribunal in unfair dismissal claims.

Prime Minister Theresa May Prime Minister Theresa May has said proposed new institutions to carry out legacy investigations in Northern Ireland will shift the "unbalanced" focus away from soldiers and police officers.

Angela Grahame QC In July 1995, one week after I called to the bar, I went to the High Court in Airdrie to be the Crown junior in a two-week sitting. The Advocate Depute had a separate room, and one morning a very senior criminal silk came along to negotiate a plea for his client. As was the role of

Members of the Scottish Parliament will have a vote on the UK government’s bill to trigger Article 50 on Tuesday 7th February. The news comes as the UK government this week published a white paper on Brexit entitled The United Kingdom's Exit from and New Partnership with the European Union.