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India's highest court is to hear an appeal next year seeking to ban jokes about the country's minority Sikh community. Harvinder Chowdhury, a Sikh lawyer, said thousands of websites ridicule Sikhs, who number some 25 million, as “stupid, naive and foolish”.

Simon Allison Simon Allison discusses the perils of the office Christmas party including the alcohol-induced Public Display of (office) Affection.

From left: Victoria Russell, Sarah Mitchell and Nina Taylor Nina Taylor, director in Lindsays family law team, was one of a team of business mentors who volunteered their time to be involved in the ambitious leadership training project offered to the management team at St Vincent’s Hospice by Stir

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) agreed or awarded £400,000 from law firms in compensation, fee refunds and reductions for Scottish consumers in the past year according to its Annual Report. This was during the period from 1st July 2014 to 31st June, when it also received 1,009 new c

Michael Matheson Only 5 per cent of Scots opt to drive after consuming alcohol on an evening out while 82 per cent believe that drink driving is unacceptable.

The leader of a Glasgow-based organised criminal gang concerned in the acquisition, adulteration and onward supply of heroin to associates in Edinburgh, who was sentenced to more than 13 years imprisonment, has failed in an appeal to have his custodial term reduced. The Criminal Appeal Court ruled t

The Law Society of Scotland has confirmed the outcome of its review into the handling of the case of Christopher Hales. Mr Hales was suspended by the Law Society in 2011 and subsequently prosecuted before the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal (SSDT) where he was struck off for misconduct in

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) is bringing together experts working in the field of sexual offences for a major conference at Hampden. The 2015 Sexual Offences Conference, hosted byCrown Agent Catherine Dyer, takes place today and will hear from experts from COPFS, Police Sco

Richard Lochhead Legislation has been laid before the Scottish Parliament that would see dog microchips made compulsory in Scotland.

Theresa May The family of an Islamic extremist with links to al-Qaeda have won a legal fight against the Home Secretary's decision to refuse them UK citizenship.

Duncan Fisher Bond Dickinson has been appointed to Taylor Wimpey's legal panel following a review of the housebuilder's legal providers. Taylor Wimpey is one of the UK's largest residential developers, building and selling over 12,500 homes in 2014.

The Faculty of Advocates’ Laigh Hall will become a Santa’s Grotto, as members and staff look to make it a memorable Christmas for vulnerable families in Fife. Donations of presents and Xmas treats are being taken during the week 7-12 December, and will be stored in the Laigh Hall before being tr

Scott Blair Burger van operators in North Lanarkshire have defeated a council ban which stopped them from trading near schools.

Philip Gormley QPM Philip Gormley QPM is to replace Sir Stephen House as chief constable of Police Scotland.

Katie Russell (pictured right) and Caroline Shand (pictured below) have become partners atShepherd and Wedderburn, further strengthening its position in employment and in the real estate and infrastructure sector. Reflecting the firm’s continuous growth, the promotions take the firm’s number of