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The Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) was right to reject a job application from a man who said his devotion to God came before his loyalty to the state an employment appeal tribunal (EAT) judge has ruled. Mrs Justice Simler said GCHQ had justifiable security concerns about computer fore

Lord Reed Lord Reed one of the two Scottish Justices of the Supreme Court and one of the country’s leading authorities on human rights law, will deliver a public lecture at the University of Dundee this Friday – October 30th.

For the last few years a group of advocates have organised conferences at various locations in Scotland on topical areas of banking law under the banner of “Trouble at Bank”. The latest, Trouble at Bank – the Sequel breaks new ground by focusing on the increasingly concerning legal problems cu

A Scots couple who were left stranded at an Italian airport by a low-budget airline when they missed their return flight home after being held up queuing at check-in and security have successfully sued the carrier. Niall Caldwell and his wife Aileen raised an action against Easyjet after being “ef

It is estimated that defunct law firm McClure Naismith could have owed creditors more than £5 million. The Glasgow-based firm went into administration in August but about 80 jobs were saved with partners and staff moving to rivals including Burness Paull,Maclay Murray & Spens, Harper Macleod an

At least six compensation claims related to the Clutha helicopter crash are to be lodged with the Court of Session in the coming weeks. Lawyers for the families of the ten victims are taking legal action after failing to negotiate a settlement.

Opponents of the Scottish government's plans to appoint a named guardian to every child in the country are to take their fight to the Supreme Court next year after they failed in the Court of Session. The No To Named Persons (NO2NP) group's case will be heard by the court in March 2016.

A prisoner has taken Scottish ministers to court over fears he could get cancer from passive smoking. William Gage, a murderer, has sought a judicial review of the question whether it is illegal to keep him in conditions exposing him to tobacco smoke.

Kris Gilmartin A solicitor advocate in Dundee has widened access to justice by opening a legal drop-in centre in the deprived community where he was born, The Courier reports.

Lindsay Urquhart Lindsay Urquhart follows up on her first Safe Harbour blog.

Nicky Strong Seventy-six percent of UK universities have breached consumer law by failing to provide vital information to prospective students, according to research by Which?.

Shoosmiths has advised The Royal Bank of Scotland plc on the £4.5million refinancing of student accommodation provider Ziggurat Student Living. Ziggurat is a private student accommodation provider offering accommodation in close proximity to Edinburgh, Newcastle and Dublin universities.

Sheriff Alistair Duff An innovative virtual learning and online communications platform for judicial office holders in Scotland has been named as the winner of the prestigious 2015 “Crystal Scales of Justice Prize”.

A team from DLA Piper in Scotland has joined colleagues to complete a trek through the Simien Mountains in Ethiopia for UNICEF, raising more than £150,000 in the process.