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Kirsteen Maclean discusses the intricacies of corporate insolvency. Research undertaken by the insolvency and restructuring trade body R3, in Scotland, revealed that the number of insolvency cases (liquidations and receiverships), for the last quarter of 2021, was 164 per cent higher compared to the

A fresh legal case on the definition of 'woman' is being brought against the Scottish government on the basis it has failed to comply with an order of the Court of Session made in an earlier case. For Women Scotland is seeking judicial review of the Scottish government's statutory guidance on the Ge

The sheriffs principal have issued new guidance for proceedings in the sheriff courts detailing that accused persons who have been remanded in custody will appear by remote means at any diet, except for the trial diet. The new guidance will take effect from 27 July and will supersede and replace the

The UK Supreme Court has held that holiday pay for part-year workers is to be calculated on the same basis as full-time employees after dismissing an appeal by the employer of a part-time music teacher against a decision of the English Court of Appeal, and the Employment Appeal Tribunal before it, t

A woman who failed to declare a half-eaten Subway sandwich at customs has been fined more than £1,500. Jessica Lee, 19, forgot about the chicken and lettuce sandwich she bought in Singapore as she travelled back to Australia.

A report published today by the European Scrutiny Committee has concluded that the principle of the supremacy of EU law should be scrapped. It added that allowing this to continue would be "incongruous" with the UK’s legal framework.

Scotland's addiction services and drug laws should be reformed, the head of the drug deaths taskforce said as the group published its final report. The Changing Lives report makes 20 recommendations as well as 139 action points it suggests will help stem the tide of drug deaths in Scotland.

Two research reports to inform the development of a framework to "effectively tackle and challenge men’s demand for prostitution" have been published. The publication of the "lived experience" report and international evidence review highlight the personal stories behind those involved in pros

The Supreme Court is due to hear the Lord Advocate's reference over the Scottish Independence Referendum Bill in October this year. The bill had been referred to the Supreme Court on the question of whether an advisory referendum on independence would relate to reserved matters.

Revenue at Ashurst, which has an office in Glasgow, is up 12 per cent to £798 million. Profit per equity partner increased to £1,175,000 – up 13 per cent on the previous financial year. Paul Jenkins, Ashurst's global chief executive officer, said: "I am delighted to report Ashurst&

Revenue at DWF increased four per cent to £416.1m as profits rose 5.3 per cent to £180.9m, the firm has announced in its full-year results for the year to 30 April 2022. For FY2021/22, the board has declared a final dividend of 3.25p per share, taking the total dividend for the year

The UK government has been told that a new trade deal with Israel "must not be a betrayal of Palestinians' human rights" as negotiations begin. Amnesty International has submitted a 19-page briefing to the Department of Trade, setting out how the agreement should be framed to avoid reinforcing Israe

An appeal by the mother of a child with global developmental delay challenging the making of a permanence order in respect of her child has been refused by the Sheriff Appeal Court. A permanence order in respect of the child, A, was granted in April 2022, with contact between A and his mother permit

The Ethiopian authorities must urgently launch an impartial investigation into the summary killing of over 400 Amhara residents of Tole Kebele in Oromia region on 18 June, Amnesty International said today. Hundreds of people were killed and scores injured in an attack that survivors and victims&rsqu

3PB barristers Mathew Gullick QC, Lachlan Wilson and Naomi Webber have prevailed at the Supreme Court on behalf of their client, music teacher Lesley Brazel. The decision comes in the wake of her case being heard before an employment tribunal in 2017, the Employment Appeal Tribunal in 2018 and, most