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The introduction of an Australian-style points-based immigration system in the UK must recognise Scotland’s unique needs, the Scottish government has said. The call comes in the Scottish government’s official response to a call for evidence from the UK government’s Migration Adviso

Business across almost every sector is undergoing significant change, and we can all see examples of new technologies and innovations disrupting “the way we do things”. The legal profession is not immune to this, writes Maggie Moodie. Indeed, stories appear with more and more frequency t

The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (SYLA) has launched a survey seeking to gauge opinion on changes to the admissions regulations for trainee solicitors. The Law Society of Scotland admissions regulations were updated in November 2019. Amongst the changes is a rule that trainees can now ap

The latest episode of BBC Radio 4's Women's Hour features women from the legal profession discussing life in the law on the centenary of women being able to enter the profession. Cherie Booth QC, Dana Denis-Smith, founder of the First 100 years, Abi Silver, a former associate at a city law firm and

The inspiring story of Lady Rae's ambition to follow in the footsteps of her grandfather, who defied fascism during the rise of Mussolini, is just one of the pieces collected by Glasgow University as part of its 100 Voices for 100 Years project.

Just Employment Law has signed a contract to remain as Partick Thistle FC’s principal sponsor for a fourth consecutive season (2020/2021).

In the lead up to Christmas, staff and partners at Murray Beith Murray have worked together to help make a difference to the lives of local people facing food poverty over the festive period. The Edinburgh-based legal practice created a ‘hit list’ of The Edinburgh Food Project’s mo

A bus driver who was sent home after turning up to work in a kilt did not suffer anti-Scottish discrimination, a court has ruled. Bosses at Grand River Transit in Ontario, Canada sent Tracy Macdonnell home after he came to work on a casual Friday in a kilt in tribute to his heritage.

Homeowners who were ordered by a court to pay a proportion of the cost of maintaining the amenity grounds in their housing scheme after being sued by an estate and land management company have successfully challenged the decision. The Sheriff Appeal Court ruled that the proprietors were no

The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) has ruled by majority that a secret MI5 policy allowing security service agents to commit serious crimes on UK soil is lawful. In the first-ever dissenting opinions published in the tribunal's 20-year history, two judges set out their disagreement with the 3-2

Expenses paid to justices of the peace will not be disclosed following a ruling by the information watchdog, STV reports. JPs can claim travel and other expenses but the Scottish Information Commissioner (SIC) Daren Fitzhenry has rejected a freedom of information request intended to reveal details o

New measures to be introduced aim to improve and maintain tenement flats across Scotland.

A major ICT project at Disclosure Scotland, which provides criminal history checks for employers, was delivered 18 months late and at more than twice the original budget. A report from the Auditor General for Scotland says there were significant failings in control and oversight for the new PASS sys

The belief that sex is "biologically immutable" and transgender people should be treated and referred to as the sex they were assigned at birth is not a protected philosophical belief under the Equality Act 2010, a tribunal has ruled.

With the recent discovery of Bronze Age carved stone figures in Orkney, the Gold Ring at Loch Lomond reported earlier this year and the Kirkcudbright Viking treasure saga that rumbles on from 2017 the law of who is entitled to what on a treasure find is back in the headlines again, writes Robin Dunl