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The Legal Services Board, eight legal services regulators and two disciplinary tribunals have all reaffirmed their commitment to taking action to ensure lawyers' workplaces are more inclusive. The signatories to the new principles – Tackling counter-inclusive misconduct through disciplinary pr

Victoria Blair comments on the benefits of housebuilding and the need for more investment in the sector. On 20th May the housebuilding sector got together for the first time in over two years at the flagship Homes for Scotland lunch. While providing a chance to network and celebrate the achievements

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally found that Elite Sports, JD Sports and Rangers Football Club broke competition law by fixing the retail prices of certain Rangers-branded clothing products.

A police officer who had the words "PURE EVIL" tattooed across his knuckles has been sacked. Eric Weyda has launched an appeal against his sacking by Cincinnati Police Department four months after getting the ill-advised tattoos, WLWT5 reports.

The family of an Israeli writer whose article inspired the 1986 film Top Gun is suing Paramount Pictures for copyright infringement over the new sequel. They argue the studio lacked the rights to Ehud Yonay's 1983 story "Top Guns" when it released Top Gun: Maverick.

Dentons has appointed Alison Weatherhead as practice group leader for the UK People, Reward and Mobility (PRM) team. She replaces Virginia Allen, who will be leaving the firm. An employment partner based in Glasgow, Ms Weatherhead previously led Dentons’ PRM practice in Scotland. She is listed

Spain is considering new laws that would impose fines on supermarkets that bin leftovers and require restaurants to offer doggy bags to customers. The draft bill, adopted yesterday by the country's Socialist-led government, aims to reduce the country's annual food waste figure of 1,300 tonnes, accor

Scottish ministers have received calls to “come clean” on legal advice on whether Holyrood has the power to legislate for another independence referendum, The Scotsman reports. The calls follow the publication of certain legal advice related to 'indyref2', published yesterday afternoon.

Shona Young has been promoted to senior associate in the family law team at Gilson Gray. She has worked exclusively in the area of family law since qualifying as a solicitor in 2017, and specialised in the field during her traineeship.

A plater who was made redundant from his job in a workshop at the Port of Dundee has lost an unfair dismissal claim based on an error in an employee scoring matrix before the Employment Tribunal. The claimant, Mr G Swinton, aged 61, was made redundant from his position at Texo Group Ltd on 5 January

Westminster's Justice Committee has announced the terms of reference for a new inquiry to investigate the public’s understanding of the current approach to sentencing in England and Wales. The inquiry will aim to get a better understanding of public awareness around how sentencing works, inclu

Ancient artefacts worth around €4.7 million were destroyed by a man who was angry at his girlfriend, authorities have said. Brian Hernandez, 21, was arrested shortly after a late-night rampage through the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA), which has no connection with him or his partner.

The number of days police officers have taken off due to mental health issues has risen by 22 per cent in the last five years, figures show. Officers and staff missed 76,848 working days in 2021-22 because of “psychological disorders”, according to official statistics published in 1919&n

Dentons has launched a new hub providing expert advice, the latest industry news and a global webinar programme for in-house lawyers – the Home Grown Academy. It aims to help and support in-house lawyers working in organisations across the country, offering them access to, and personalised sup

Caroline MacBeath has joined McEwan Fraser Legal's family law team. Ms MacBeath completed her LLB at the University of Aberdeen in 2002 and later attended Dundee University to complete her diploma in 2011.