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Our colleagues at Scottish Housing News have highlighted how Kingdom Housing Association (KHA) is keeping staff morale up. KHA's head of housing, Matthew Busher, has introduced ‘Dress Up Friday’ into his routine – the alternative to dress down Fridays – after a week working f

A pizzeria employee who allegedly faked a robbery to look good in front of his bosses has been arrested. Police were called to the Pizza Hut restaurant in the US state of New Jersey early on Friday morning, News12 reports.

It all could have been so different for MML Legal partner Ryan Russell, an employment specialist who has won countless high-profile cases on behalf of wronged employees.  During his studies at Dundee University, Mr Russell formed a band that enjoyed some early success, leading the budding lawye

The UK government's reaction to the coronavirus pandemic should be investigated after the emergency has abated but any legal action brought against it will face "high hurdles", lawyers have told Scottish Legal News. Boris Johnson's government is widely believed to have made a U-turn on its

The Scottish Legal Aid Board has developed a four-point plan to address arrangements during the coronavirus outbreak. SLAB chief executive Colin Lancaster said: "People may be turning now more than ever to solicitors, advocates and advisors to help support their rights in difficult times.

Property law can seem boring and unimportant to some people at times. In the face of a crisis, property law often seems decidedly unimportant. People need to live somewhere, though, and opportunistic and/or thoughtless landlords might use a situation of crisis (or be completely or wilfully oblivious

TLT has secured licences for three small independent breweries in Glasgow allowing direct sales to the public. Brewery trade sales to pubs and bars are being hit as they close or reduce operations in response to the current pandemic. Permission to sell directly to the public will help to fill the ga

No new jury trials or physical hearings will commence in the Crown Court, the Lord Chief Justice has announced in a statement intended to "provide some clarity for the coming few days". Lord Burnett of Maldon said: "My unequivocal position is that no jury trials or other physical hearings can take p

Seventy one per cent of men under 40 who were surveyed for a BBC investigation said they’d slapped, choked, gagged or spat on their partner during consensual sex. And a third of those men said they would not ask verbally whether their partner would like them to carry out such an act either bef

Dear Editor, As a (non-legal) retired newspaper journalist with a deep interest in the Scottish courts from my early days, I find the Scottish Legal News bulletin a superb way of keeping up to date with developments, cases, appeals and other news – much of which is, sadly, never reported today

Anderson Strathern has set up a business hub, which includes advice, guidance and updates to help businesses with practical information during the coronavirus outbreak.  Anderson Strathern’s business resilience group is now part of the hub and ready to assist. The group can answer questio

The Royal Navy could be drafted in to help run prisons in England and Wales under contingency plans drawn up to deal with the coronavirus. The unprecedented option will be available to prison bosses if too many prison officers contract COVID-19 and have to stay at home, The Times reports.

Blackadders LLP has raised more than £3,000 for Dundee Carers Centre. A cheque for £3,025.68 was presented to the charity following fundraising by Jack Boyle, a trustee of the centre and director at Blackadders along with the Blackadders’ employment team and friends.

Burges Salmon has been shortlisted in the category ‘Pensions Lawyers of the Year’ at the 2020 UK Pensions Awards. Burges Salmon partner Richard Knight, who heads up the firm’s pensions practice, said: “We’re a forward-thinking team, operating nationwide as well as inter

All legal walks due to take place in the spring have been cancelled and will now take place in September and October this year. The Access to Justice Foundation runs the legal walks annually to help to facilitate access to justice for the poorest and most disadvantaged members of society.