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A motorcyclist who had his leg amputated following a road traffic accident in which he crashed into a milk tanker is to be awarded damages after a judge in the Court of Session ruled that the driver of the other vehicle was “negligent”. The pursuer, Adam Wagner, 23, will receive a “six figure

Law Society of Scotland receptionists became alarmed after a man got angry about not being able to see someone dealing with his complaint a court has heard. At Edinburgh Sheriff Court yesterday, Kamal Alaroush, 52, was found guilty of behaving in a threatening or abusive manner – likely to make a

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has clarified the term “establishment” for the purposes of collective redundancies in an appeal from workers of former British companies, finding that where an undertaking comprises several entities, the term “establishment” in the directive on collective

Deborah Miller MacRoberts has strengthened its Dundee base by recruiting employment law specialist Deborah Miller as a partner.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has unanimously ruled that a court in the Republic of Macedonia violated the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) article 6 right to a fair trial of a judge whom it dismissed from office on the grounds of professional misconduct after another judge ac

DWF has been shortlisted for the “Closing the Education Gap” accolade at this year’s Scottish Business in the Community Awards. DWF has been recognised for its education programme 5 STAR Futures that delivers a range of tailored workshops to over 30 schools across the UK, including St Augustin

L-R: David McGowan, immediate past president; TLT's Stephen McGowan; and David Morton, president Stephen McGowan, head of licensing (Scotland) at TLT, has been appointed as a charity trustee to the Scottish Licensed Trade Benevolent Society.

The Faculty of Advocates is looking forward to hosting an important event in the calendars of counsel and judges throughout the UK and Ireland.

Slaugher and May has become the top paying English firm for young lawyers as it increased its newly-qualified solicitors' (NQs) salaries by £5,000 – from the 2014 figure of £65,000 to £70,000. The increase is more than double the pay rise given to NQs last year, which saw salaries go from £63,

Evidence provided by a rape victim before she committed suicide has been accepted by a jury in her attacker's trial to convict him. In a legal first, the jury accepted Ceri Linden's evidence from “beyond the grave” to convict fake taxi driver Masood Mansouri, 33, of kidnapping and raping her.

The UK Supreme Court has ordered the UK government to deal with the country's air pollution problem and publish a report on it by the end of this year. Air pollution in the UK has contravened EU limits for years and has been linked to thousands of deaths.

GCHQ has been ordered by a court to destroy documents relating to communications between a Libyan dissident and his lawyers which they illegally intercepted. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal, chaired by High Court judge Mr Justice Burton, ruled that the UK intelligence agency breached Sami Al-Saadi

A parliamentary report scrutinising proposals to legalise assisted suicide has been published today by the health and sport committee. Deputy convener of the committee, Bob Doris MSP said: “First of all, the committee wants to acknowledge the positive intentions of Patrick Harvie MSP in bringing t

Today sees the publication of Standards of Service for Victims and Witnesses by a number of Scottish criminal justice organisations. The document explains what victims and witnesses can expect to happen at each stage of the criminal justice process, specific standards of service to expect, and inclu

The Faculty of Advocates has pointed to “the potential to enhance justice” if US-style damages based agreements (DBAs) are introduced in Scotland. However, it stressed the need for regulation of such agreements, and voiced concern at the Scottish government’s decision not to regulate claims ma