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Mergers are often a topic that charity trustees would rather avoid. Yet it’s one that some in Scotland are now considering as they look to a future shaped by the legacy of Covid-19, writes Alastair Keatinge. As we close in on the first anniversary of Lockdown One, only now are we starting

The UK government has ordered a review of the exemption of domestic workers from minimum wage legislation following an Employment Tribunal ruling. A tribunal ruled in December that the exemption is discriminatory against women, who are far more likely to be employed as live-in domestic workers than

Extra funding to services supporting victims of crime and to improve public understanding of stalking offences has been announced by Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf. The £137,000 funding, made up of one-off grants, includes funding to cover additional costs incurred during the Covid-19 lockdown

This week marks the 20th anniversary of the founding of our sister publication Scottish Housing News. From a handful of subscribers in 2001, it has grown to become an essential part of the working day for Scotland’s dynamic social housing sector, sharing uplifting stories of best practic

A convicted robber who absconded from prison was caught by police when he came out of hiding to buy the latest Call of Duty video game. Clint Butler, 36, fled HMP Spring Hill in south-east England last November while serving a 17-year extended sentence for crimes including robbery and firearms offen

A man who was imprisoned for carrying a stun gun disguised as a mobile phone has been successful in challenging the length of his sentence in the Appeal Court of the High Court of Justiciary. Ronald McMahon, aged 57, pled guilty to an offence under section 5(1A)(a) of the Firearms Act 1968

Lady Justice Rose will join the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom on 13 April, it has been announced. Her Majesty The Queen made the appointment on the advice of the Prime Minister and Lord Chancellor, following the recommendations of an independent selection commission.

The role of Lord Advocate should be split so that his political and prosecutorial functions are entirely separate, the vast majority of respondents to a Scottish Legal News survey have said.

Farmworkers from Kenya are suing one of the world's biggest tea producers for damages in Scotland. The tea pickers allege they suffered severe health problems as a result of working on farms operated by James Finlay Kenya Ltd.

Dear Editor, Alan Adam objects to your publishing an article by Douglas Cusine about the legal mechanisms for handling complaints about MSPs and ministers because it criticises “individuals of only one political persuasion”. But the lid of your tin says “Legal News” and nothi

Dear Editor, I for one welcome the views of Alan Adam along with those of Douglas J. Cusine about issues which are undoubtedly political, but no less important or relevant to our profession and wider society.

Rodney White suggests that Westminster and Holyrood should "step up to the plate" and fund infrastructure specifically for housebuilding projects. "Build back infrastructure" is not as snappy or alliterative as the build-back-better mantra favoured by politicians who believe that post-Covid-19 there

The Catholic priest in a legal battle to overturn the Scottish government’s ban on public worship has joined a similar court action led by leaders from other faith groups, represented by double silk Aidan O’Neill QC. Canon Tom White, whose St Alphonsus parish is in the Calton area of Gla

The Faculty of Advocates has announced a new scholarship as it opens this year’s applications for financial grants. The Scottish Council of Law Reporting (SCLR) is providing £5,000 for a scholarship to support devilling, which will be administered by the Faculty in tandem with its o

Harper Macleod has been awarded the Promoting Diversity - Large Employer of the Year Award at the Scottish Apprenticeship Awards.