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The Scottish government is to amend its guidance on the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018 after its defeat in the Supreme Court last week. Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville said that the Scottish government was looking at updating its guidance on single-sex sp

Green MSP Maggie Chapman has refused to resign from a Holyrood committee following a backlash to her remarks about the Supreme Court in the wake of its ruling on gender and the Equality Act. Speaking in Aberdeen at the weekend she referred to the "bigotry, prejudice and hatred that we see coming fro

Join Edinburgh Law School’s Professor John Cairns in conversation with fellow Edinburgh alumnus John D. O. Fulton this evening as they discuss Mr Fulton’s new book, Slavery and the Scottish Enlightenment and their current research on the topic. Professor Cairns and Mr Fulton will discuss

A bus driver with 29 years of service has lost a retirement package worth £63,800 because he stole £5 in passenger fares. The man was sacked by Kyoto City in Japan after he was caught stealing the paltry sum of ¥1,000 in 2022.

Anderson Strathern has launched a new Inquiries Unit with a team of specialist solicitors working across fatal accident inquiries and public inquiries.  Inquiries lawyers Catriona Watt and Sarah Phillips lead the team of more than 10 solicitors, with their expertise and focus on advising and re

Thorntons has strengthened its market presence and share following the completion of its strategic merger with Macnabs, achieving a record headcount of more than 640 people including 77 partners.

Legal aid deserts continue to grow as solicitors working on civil matters abandon the system, the Law Society of Scotland has warned a parliamentary inquiry. The assessment is contained in the Law Society’s submission to an inquiry into civil legal assistance by the Scottish Parliament’s

We are delighted to invite you to our Glasgow Reparation Conference on Friday 16th May 2025 at 200 Conference & Events Ltd, Glasgow from 1pm to 5pm. The conference is open to all Solicitors, In-House Lawyers, Trainees and Paralegals. Under the Law Society of Scotland's Guidelines, delegates may

Lawyers have accused the Scottish government of intentionally delaying action on legal aid until after next year's Holyrood election. The Scottish Solicitors Bar Association (SSBA) said the profession was being treated with contempt as it confirmed it will escalate its boycott of the government's su

The UK Supreme Court and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has published the final year of its three-year Business Plan 2023-26. The plan sets our five strategic priorities:

First Minister John Swinney will this week convene a meeting to examine the resilience of Scotland’s democracy.    Political, faith and community leaders will be brought together to assess the robustness of Scotland’s democratic system by examining root causes that "might under

Lawyers have been urged to resign from a law firm after it made a deal with Donald Trump. A former lawyer at A&O Shearman, Olivier Fréget, called on his ex-colleagues not to each be an “accomplice” in Trump’s crackdown on the legal sector as the firm came to an agreement

Scottish Green MSP Maggie Chapman has received criticism and calls to resign after accusing Supreme Court justices of expressing "bigotry, prejudice and hatred" in their judgment on the definition of a woman for the purposes of the Equality Act. Addressing people protesting the judgment in Aberdeen

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is to be the first country to use AI to write laws. The Gulf country's ruler announced federal and local laws will be written by AI, as well as judicial rulings, executive procedures and public services.

Dear Editor, The Supreme Court judgment issued last week is undoubtedly a serious blow to equality, diversity and inclusion and will empower those who would marginalise LGBT people.