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An Indian restaurant owner whose licence to employ overseas workers was revoked has failed in a legal challenge against the decision. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that there was “no error” in the decision that the “genuine vacancy test” was not met.

The criminal justice system faces “huge risk” as a result of “unsustainable” pressure on staff, the Procurators Fiscal Society has said. It added that there was an “ever-increasing reliance” on employees’ goodwill to advance cases.

Douglas Mill A fairly profound development crept under the radar screens of the profession recently.

Addleshaw Goddard and HBJ Gateley have confirmed today that they plan to merge. The deal would result in Addleshaws taking over HBJ’s three offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen.

In a significant milestone in Scotland’s land reform journey, five land commissioners and the Tenant Farming Commissioner have been selected for the first Scottish Land Commission. The appointments, which are subject to Parliamentary approval, are as follows:

The Scottish government may be required to pay out an estimated £500,000 over its "Named Person" scheme after judges in the UK Supreme Court ordered it to pay the legal bills incurred by those who brought the case.All the successful litigants are part of the No to Named Persons (NO2NP) campaign gr

Walter Gerrard & Co of Macduff has taken over A & EA Brodie of Banff. Lesley Sloan of A & EA Brodie will continue for a number of years as a consultant to ensure continuity for clients and staff.

The lending of an electronic book (e-book) may, under certain conditions, be treated in the same way as the lending of a traditional book. In such a situation, the public lending exception, which provides inter alia for the fair remuneration of authors, is applicable, the Court of Justice of the Eur

The Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has welcomed the findings of an Inquiry by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities into the cumulative impact of UK government welfare laws and policies on the human rights of disabled people. It noted with concern the commi

Michael O'Flaherty Top EU representatives are gathering in Vienna to discuss how to integrate fundamental rights in the security union.

Pictured (L-R): Fiona Hyslop, David Kaye and Baiba Braže

Robert Carr Anderson Strathern goes up against some of the best known names from the Scottish and international business scene this Thursday at the Scottish Business Awards at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre where the full service law firm has been shortlisted for “Fair Work Employer

A bookmaker who claimed that he was “deprived of earnings” because he was not offered a pitch in what he alleged to be a more lucrative part of Musselburgh racecourse on Ladies’ Day has had his case dismissed. Stanley Wood argued that the Musselburgh Joint Racing Committee breached his licence

Last week the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) launched its new civil case management system across all sheriff courts. This paves the way for the introduction of the new Simple Procedure from 28th November 2016 and creates the platform to move towards Civil Online. Civil Online, which w

The Rubik’s Cube shape is not an EU trademark and its non-visible functional elements including its rotating ability should have been considered when it was registered, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled. At the request of Seven Towers, a UK company which manages, inter al