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When a worker puts an end to their employment relationship they are entitled to an allowance if they could not use up all or part of their right to paid annual leave, the Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled. Hans Maschek, a civil servant of the city of Vienna, retired, at his own reques

New rules introduce a compulsory "Personal Injury Pre-Action Protocol" in certain personal injury claims. The Personal Injury Pre-Action Protocol sets out the steps which must be followed prior to raising proceedings.

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Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Sheriff Craig Turnbull as Sheriff Principal of the Sheriffdom of Glasgow and Strathkelvin, on the recommendation of the First Minister.

A lawyer from Thorntons has been appointed to the Fife Chamber of Commerce.

The UK government will need to put an extra £2.5 billion aside to deal with legal claims against the National Health Service (NHS), according to new figures. Increasing levels of compensation and bigger legal bills have caused the spike, the NHS Litigation authority, which deals with claims against

Ireland's High Court has ruled that retired judge Barry White can return to work as a barrister despite a Bar Council rule that prevents him becoming a member of the Law Library. Following Mr Justice Max Barrett’s ruling published last week, Mr White, 71, will be allowed to practice before the Cir

The owners of a pub and proprietors of properties within a tenement which was destroyed by a fire are to be awarded more than £2 million in damages after a judge ruled that the building’s electricity suppliers were at fault for the blaze. The Court of Session held that the electricity company wer

Malicious prosecution can exist in civil proceedings as between private individuals, the Supreme Courthas ruled. Mr Gubay controlled a leisure company, Langstone, of which Mr Willers was a director. Mr Willers was later dismissed as director of Langstone and in 2010 Langstone sued Mr Willers for all

The Faculty of Advocates has identified improvements it believes could be made to a blueprint for a new corporate insolvency framework. The UK government, through the Insolvency Service, is seeking views on whether legislative change would improve the UK corporate insolvency regime and “provide a

Colin Hart Judges in the Supreme Court will publish their decision on the Scottish government’s "Named Person" scheme next week, with the court unusually offering a preview of the judgment to the media an hour before its publication.

Calum Steele Police Scotland is in such dire financial straits that it is sending officers to charity shops to source equipment that can be bought for a couple of pounds in most supermarkets, according to the Scottish Police Federation (SPF).

Stewart Gordon Lindsay has welcomed a new solicitor to its corporate team.

Lord Carnwath In a speech entitled “People and principle in the developing law”, delivered at the University of Cambridge, Lord Carnwath discusses three cases he heard while a judge in the Chancery Division.