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Whistleblowing employees who report that their employers are cheating on industry standards tests or avoiding corporation tax would be conferred special legal status under a draft EU law. Next week, the European Commission will propose legislation meant to protect whistleblowers – proponents of wh

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The average price of a property in Scotland in February 2018 was £144,377 – an increase of 6.2 per cent on February in the previous year and a decrease of 2.7 per cent when compared to the previous month, according to Registers of Scotland’s latest monthly UK House Price Index. The figures comp

A father who was seeking to challenge a sheriff’s decision to make an adoption order in respect of his child with no post-adoption contact but then failed lodge the necessary appeal documents has had an application for permission to appeal to the Court of Session dismissed. A judge refused the app

An enormous $117 million judgment against Johnson & Johnson in favour of a man who blamed his asbestos-related cancer on his use of J&J baby powder could lead to further litigation. The multinational company is already fighting 6,000 cases against claimants who believe its baby powder produc

Thorntons has appointed Chris Phillips as a partner and a member of the employment law team in Edinburgh. Mr Phillips first became partner at Mackay Simon in 2000 and has more than 23 years’ experience in the law.

Pictured (L-R): Bruce Farquhar, Alan Simpson and Neil Farrell

An EEA national who was set to be removed from the UK after being convicted of vandalism has successfully appealed against the deportation order. The Inner House of the Court of Session quashed the order after ruling that it was not open to the First-tier Tribunal to find that the appellant’s cond

Professor Stephen Tierney There is a "real risk" that the UK government will struggle to pass essential legislation on leaving the EU before a vote on the final Brexit deal – with almost half of the bills needed yet to be introduced to Parliament.

Andy Knox Prime Minister Theresa May has apologised to Caribbean leaders over the Windrush fiasco which saw the Home Office threaten children of Commonwealth citizens with deportation.

TV personality Ant McPartlin has been given what is thought to be one of the largest drink driving fines in a British court. Mr McPartlin was handed a fine of £86,000 and a 20-month driving ban, after he pleaded guilty at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court.

Michael Matheson A new initiative to tackle domestic abuse is to be expanded around the country, with £2.8 million being made available for local authorities to apply for in order to implement it.

The Scottish government has reiterated that its Continuity Bill is within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament as the UK government mounts a legal challenge against it at the Supreme Court. Brexit minister Michael Russell said Lord Advocate James Wolffe QC would be arguing in court