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Thousands of Scots face unfair working practices which leave them in desperate and miserable situations, according to new evidence from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS). Last year the Scottish CAB service saw 46,540 instances of unfair treatment at work – an increase of 5.5 per cent on the previous

Two men who were sentenced to life imprisonment for murder have failed in their appeals against conviction after the Criminal Appeal Court dismissed their claims that no reasonable jury properly directed could have returned guilty verdicts. Jonathan Mackinnon and Stefan Millar were each sentenced to

A police officer in Staffordshire has been left red-faced after confiscating a number of suspicious packages. The un-named officer had been called to a parcel sorting centre to inspect packages staff thought looked suspicious.

With less than a week to go in the consultation on the future of land reform, land reform minister Aileen McLeod (pictured) has urged the public not to miss out in making their views known. The land reform consultation sets out a range of proposals to establish a Land Reform Commission, seeking view

Simon Boyle Simon Boyle outlines an argument against developing more wind farms in the Highlands.

Nearly 300 workers are claiming millions of pounds from Sports Direct after being excluded from the company’s bonus scheme as they were on zero-hours contracts. The employees were ineligible for the bonus scheme which saw 2,000 permanent workers see a payout of £160 million in 2013.

A new Dundee investment house with £350 million of funds under management has been spun out of northeast law firm Thorntons. Thorntons Investment Management Limited(TIML) has taken over responsibility for funds previously administered by the law firm, but has been launched as a new limited company

From left: Graham Jones, Charles Scott and Caroline Cumming

The Law Society of Scotland has responded to growing use of gender neutral titles to include "Mx" among the option of titles available as part its registration process. Neil Stevenson, director of representation and support at the Law Society, said: “We work very hard to ensure that the society ad

Nearly two-thirds of entrants to the legal profession in Scotland are women, according to statistics produced by the Law Society of Scotland. The Law Society’s report on traineeship figures reported in Scottish Legal News yesterday indicate that in 2013-14, 502 trainees were admitted. Of these 202

An apprentice joiner who raised an action for damages after being injured at work will be able to pursue his claim against his now insolvent former employer but not against the company’s sole director, appeal judges have ruled. By a 2-1 majority, the Inner House of the Court of Session allowed an

A company has been fined nearly £16,000 for failing to provide interpreters seven times in an adoption case. Sir James Munby, president of the Family Division(pictured), described Capita’s failure as “lamentable”.

Scottish lawyer Helena Kennedy QC (pictured) has presented a programme for BBC Radio 4 entitled A Modern Magna Carta in which she attempts to design a Magna Carta for today's globalised world. The original charter sought to control the power of the king, but in a fluid world without borders, much po

Hot on the heels of its nomination for “legal training provider of the year” at the forthcoming Scott & Co Legal Awards for 2015, the Scottish Young Lawyers’ Association (SYLA) has launched its latest events to members. The programme over the next eight weeks includes a new Civil Day Confe

Scientists working for the Scottish Police Authority(SPA) Forensic Services can now identify DNA in smaller and lower quality samples than before following substantial investment in forensic technology. Established within the Scottish Crime Campus at Gartcosh, scientists working at the Scottish Poli