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Alistair Carmichael A legal challenge contesting the election of Liberal Democrat Alistair Carmichael as MP for Orkney and Shetland is to be heard in the Court of Session today and will be broadcast live.

An employee who was fired by text message after querying his rate of pay has been awarded £15,000 at an employment tribunal after the judge found he had been unfairly dismissed. Christopher Hillis, a former chef de partie, at Glasgow restaurant Cail Bruich, was given less than minimum wage and was

Catriona Headley Catriona Headley, solicitor at Digby Brown and former president of the Scottish Young Lawyers' Association, has been appointed to the Scottish Labour Party justice team as part of a new front bench line up.

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Forfar Bridies Two bakers in Angus have launched a bid to secure EU protected food status for the Forfar bridie .

Save the Date – Local Government Conference on Thurday 29th October 2015 Terra Firma Chambers will host its Annual Local Government Conference on 29th October 2015 at the Mackenzie Building, New Assembly Close, Edinburgh.

Neil Stevenson The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission's(SLCC) staff have chosen The Yard as their staff charity for their 2015-16 year.

A man detained in the State Hospital for more than 17 years who complained that the lack of any means by which he can be transferred to prison breaches his human rights has had his legal challenge refused. John Johnstone sought judicial review of the failures by the Scottish Ministers to provide suf

Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, James Wolffe QC The Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, James Wolffe QC was named "Legal Personality of the Year" last night at the Law Awards of Scotland.

DWF corporate partner Jonathan Robinson This week saw DWF advise on the sale of a microbial testing provider to a company which develops and markets products dedicated to food and animal safety. Shepherd and Wedderburn meanwhile advised the largest forest products company in the UK on its acquisitio

Eversheds chief executive Bryan Hughes The UK legal market has seen significant changes this year as national law firms outperform those at the top according to a new report.

Police Investigations and Review Commissioner, Kate Frame The family of Sheku Bayoh, who was killed in police custody in May, have been given the opportunity to appoint experts to assist the investigation into his death.

Photo via Flickr Russian gangs are carrying out elaborate fraud operations targeting solicitors handling property purchases that allow them to steal money on the day of completion.

An MSP who has been a long-standing campaigner for anti-human trafficking legislation in Scotland has hailed a double initiative by a group of advocates. Jenny Marra MSP is supporting two “Tumbling Lassie” events to examine the law on slavery in Scotland and to raise funds for charities which he

Jackie McRae (left) and Gillian MacNulty after their charity dip in Loch Lomond A daring duo from Pagan Osborne are on the crest of a wave after smashing their fundraising target for Alzheimer Scotland.