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As COP26 draws to a close today and Glasgow bids farewell to international leaders, business leaders and global environmental campaigners, we have to hope that the commitments made over the last two weeks will be delivered in full (or exceeded) and to the agreed timescales, writes David Young. More

Over 100 solicitors and barristers have signed a petition calling on the EU to intervene on Irish criminal lawyers' pay in order to protect the rule of law. The eight-page petition sent to Paolo Gentiloni, the European commissioner for the economy, and seen by our sister publication Irish Legal

As Sheryl Crow crooned, in her wispy-voice, there are three things James Bond cares for: martinis, girls and guns. But today, I question, after an almost sixty-year career of indulging liberally in all three, why Bond is still employed as a Double-O MI6 spy. This blog contains zero No Time To Die sp

Coffee breaks don't count as work, a court in Italy has ruled – despite taking espresso being ingrained in the country's work culture. After a 10-year legal battle, Italy's Supreme Court has ruled that a woman who broke her wrist during her coffee break did not suffer a workplace accident.

A sheriff in Oban has ruled that a man who persuaded his former romantic partner to pay him £140,000 for a plot of land she never received was liable to repay her the whole sum following his failure to convey title. Lorraine Ludman, a Scot living and working in Dubai, argued she and the defend

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has upheld an EU Commission decision to fine Google €2.4 billion for breaches of competition law. It was held that Google had abused a dominant position in the European market by favouring its own comparison shopping service over competing compa

Children were abused at two boarding schools between 1950 and 1981, according to new findings from the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry. Lady Smith has published her findings in relation to the provision of residential care by the Marist Brothers at St Columba’s College, Largs, and St Joseph&rsquo

Stefanie Johnston has been appointed to lead Ince's new Scotland office, which opens on 19 November. As a dual-qualified marine and commercial litigation lawyer, she has over 15 years’ experience working across UK jurisdictions and brings expertise in sectors including shipping, ports, en

Glasgow-based Quantuma Advisory has appointed Emma Webster as a manager within its forensic accounting team. Emma qualified as a chartered accountant after studying law and has a broad range of experience within the forensic accounting sector. Ms Webster joins the team with a focus on expert witness

In The Times today, Jamie Greene, the Scottish Conservatives’ shadow justice secretary criticises the new guidelines on sentencing which state that those under 25 should be spared jail, wherever possible. I do not have a problem with that suggestion, but only if the public can be assured that

A Tesco worker who was ridiculed after being trapped in a room by his pregnant female boss and was later sacked has been awarded £50,000 for sex discrimination. Six-foot-tall Toby King told an employment tribunal that supervisors said “a big man” could not be frightened by a &ldquo

At almost the half-way point in my presidential year, my term in office at the Law Society of Scotland continues to be shaped by the Covid-19 pandemic. The past 18 months have undoubtedly been among the most challenging any of us have ever faced. However, despite the difficulties, the legal professi

The Scottish Human Rights Commission has joined with over 100 of its global allies to call on governments around the world to boost climate action in line with their human rights obligations. The call from the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) comes in an open letter to

SEMLA has teamed up with Burness Paull and Shepherd and Wedderburn on a new programme. The programme will provide an insight into life in law and is designed to help aspiring solicitors gain some of the practical skills and knowledge they need to navigate a pathway to the profession.

Tuesday 16 November 2021 The SYLA was pleased to deliver last month the first of a two-part series focusing on diversity and inclusion within the Scottish legal profession, more specifically, the inclusion of minority ethnic solicitors.