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Two law firms have introduced a new fertility benefit to enable employees to receive thousands of pounds in support to become parents. International firm Cooley will reimburse up to £45,000 for fertility treatment as well as personalised fertility care and family-forming support.

Lawyers could use “performance-enhancing medication” in the future to maintain parity with machines, according to a new report from the Law Society of England and Wales. Images of the Future Worlds Facing the Legal Profession 2020-2030 also suggests that artificial intelligence could hal

Nine police officers have been suspended after arresting the entire staff of a fast food restaurant which refused them free burgers. The Johnny & Jugnu restaurant in Lahore, Pakistan said all 19 workers were rounded up on Friday night and kept until Saturday, the BBC reports.

A man who was run over by a bakery van while he was lying intoxicated in the middle of the road has successfully reclaimed against the decision of the Lord Ordinary that he was not entitled to damages in the Inner House of the Court of Session. Samuel Cameron argued that the reverse onus o

The Good Law Project is seeking a declaration that Boris Johnson's decision to nominate Tory donor Peter Cruddas for a peerage last year was unlawful. Mr Johnson made the decision against the advice of the appointments watchdog.

Morton Fraser has announced 17 promotions across the firm, all of which will come into effect on 1 July. Matthew Barclay has been promoted to partner within the agricultural and rural team, after five years at the firm, in recognition of his contribution to a growing and experienced team.

Davidson Chalmers Stewart has announced a number of promotions and appointments. Director promotions include those of Lisa Kitson in the corporate team; Lizzy Enayati in commercial property; and Steven McAllister in renewable energy. The firm has also recruited Craig Jackson as director of priv

Three lawyers have joined Blackadders’ commercial property team. Andy Yule has been appointed as a director in Edinburgh while in Glasgow Richard Duffy has taken up a senior solicitor role and Natalia Bell has joined as a solicitor.

Former miners who transferred pension funds after they were made redundant could claim tens of thousands of pounds in compensation. Glasgow and Yorkshire-based solicitors Corries has acted for men who were given bad advice and told to leave employer-run pension schemes. 

Lindsays partner Alasdair Cummings has spoken to The Herald about the firm's resilience in the face of the pandemic. "Mr Cummings, who has spent the bulk of his 30-year career with Lindsays, reflects with pride on how everyone at the firm has pulled together since the crisis erupted.

Shirley Wyles reminds us of the delayed fire safety regime and its legal aspects. While the catastrophic blaze that ripped through Grenfell Tower in the early hours of 14 June 2017 with the loss of 72 lives is the subject of an ongoing public inquiry, there have already been legislative responses to

Professor Colin Harvey of Queen's University Belfast School of Law considers the post-Brexit challenges for Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland has always been, and remains, a ‘special arrangement’. The changes in the leadership of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) do not alter the basi

Pupils from Peebles High School have been crowned Scotland’s best young debaters, after winning the grand final of the Donald Dewar Memorial Debating Tournament 2020/21, organised by the Law Society of Scotland. Thomas Dunmur and Laura Eggleton of Peebles High School in the Borders won the nat

A new private member's bill by Conservative MP Sajid Javid would raise the age at which people can marry to 18, in an effort to tackle forced marriage. The former chancellor's bill would end the current regime under which 16-year-olds can marry with their parents' consent.

A solicitor who exaggerated her billings by up to 570 per cent to secure prestigious jobs with major London law firms has been struck off. Tracey Ann Sheehan, 55, exaggerated her billings at Taylor Wessing to become an equity partner at Dentons in 2015, then did the same thing to move to Hill Dickin