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A train driver who lost his job after leaving tarantula and snake remains in a colleague's pigeonhole has received £22,000 in compensation and been told he should get his job back. An employment tribunal in Watford ruled that Jonathan Richardson's pranks were humorous and not intended to cause

Rape victims and complainers are to have free access to court transcripts under a new scheme. The year-long project, which starts on Friday, will provide access to transcripts that could normally cost thousands of pounds.

Laura McCabe has joined DWF as a partner in its Scottish litigation team. She joins the firm after almost five years at Anderson Strathern. She brings 14 years of expertise in appearance work to her new role and has broad experience in most aspects of civil and commercial litigation. From fatal acci

Balfour and Manson has strengthened its commercial property and private client teams with two new hires. Kevin Currie joins the commercial property team as an associate, while Robin Grace has been recruited from Thorntons as a senior solicitor to bolster the firm’s private client offering.

The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) won the People Development Programme of the Year (Public Sector/Not-for-Profit) award at The Learning Awards ceremony in London on 22 February.

Identifying the most effective ways to address offending behaviour so there is less crime and fewer victims will be "at the heart" of an independent review of sentencing and penal policy, Justice Secretary Angela Constance has announced. The externally led review will examine how and when custodial

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) brought proceedings yesterday against two solicitors who had failed to comply with statutory requests for information. One of the solicitors has previously been held in contempt of court for the same issue in relation to a different complaint, although

An Edinburgh man has been given an order for lifelong restriction and will spend at least five years in jail for sexually assaulting women and girls over the course of 16 years through the 80s and 90s. John O’Flaherty, 67, was found guilty of seven charges, with offences occurring between 1980

Angry parents summoned police to a "Willy Wonka Experience" in Glasgow after it turned out to be little more than a sparsely-decorated warehouse. Police Scotland confirmed that officers attended the event and provided advice as parents with crying children raged about the £35 (€40) ticket

Scotland’s chief statistician has released figures on recorded crime in Scotland for the year ending December 2023. The police in Scotland recorded 302,076 crimes in the year ending December 2023. This was five per cent higher than the 287,678 crimes recorded in the year ending December 2022,

University of Aberdeen diploma students Ailsa Gardyne and Callum Leeson are set to represent Scotland on the international stage after winning the Scottish Client Consultation Competition. The competition, which was held at Dundee University, saw teams from four Scottish law schools take part in sim

A City law firm has said it will pay some junior lawyers up to $2 million each over three years. Partners at Pogust Goodhead recently made a $550m investment deal with an American fund manager – the biggest investment ever in an English law firm.

TLT has advised architecture firm Eòlas Architects on its transition to an employee ownership trust (EOT). Eòlas Architects, based in Glasgow and Aberfeldy, specialises in providing a range of bespoke, sustainable builds for a range of clients in the housing, agricultural buildings, ho

Building fairer, safer and more equitable societies for women and girls will be under the spotlight at an event being held to mark International Women’s Day next month. Professor Kezia Dugdale, director of the John Smith Centre, will be joined at the event in conversation by Helena Kennedy KC,

Documentary series Murder Trial is to return to screens this year and will focus on two new cases – the deaths of Caroline Glachan and Ean Coutts. Caroline Glachan was a 14-year-old schoolgirl whose body was discovered on the banks of the River Leven in Renton on 25 August 1996. Caroline&rsquo