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A tenant in a house of multiple occupancy who claimed she and her landlords were subject to a private residential tenancy (PRT) has had her appeal dismissed. The appellant was seeking remedies under the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016, but the Upper Tribunal for Scotland&nb

A district judge who raised concerns about budget cuts qualifies as a worker for the purposes of legislation protecting whistleblowers, justices in the Supreme Court have ruled. Lady Hale with whom Lord Kerr, Lord Carnwath, Lady Arden and Sir Declan Morgan agreed, delivered the judgment.

TC Young has announced that partner Jim Bauld has become the first solicitor in Scotland to be accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in housing and residential tenancy law. This is a new specialism which has recently been approved by the society and the application to have t

Clyde & Co has appointed Stefanie Johnston as a Glasgow-based partner in its global marine and insurance teams. She will establish and build Clyde & Co’s marine presence in Scotland working closely with marine colleagues in the UK and globally.

The sole director of a company has been sentenced to 10 months' imprisonment after his employee was crushed to death by an excavator bucket the director himself was operating. Hamilton Sheriff Court heard that on 7 May 2016 work was being carried out by Front Row Builders Ltd employees to build a wa

Controversial UK government plans to bring in the world's first age-verification system for online pornography have been abandoned. The commencement of part 3 of the Digital Economy Act 2017 was repeatedly delayed, having originally been set for April 2018.

One of the many unintended effects of an EU exit was that it prompted us lawyers to start writing profound things about what it would mean for our areas of practice. In many areas the consequences of an exit from the EU seemed obvious. Family lawyers would see rising divorces with couples separating

The latest edition of the Edinburgh Student Law Review (ESLR) has been launched at an event at Old College. The evening featured speeches from outgoing editors in chief, Shona Warwick and Dionysios Pelekis and Dr Andrew Steven, senior lecturer at Edinburgh Law School, former Scottish law commissione

A barristers' chambers has defended an unfair dismissal case brought by a former tenant, The Times reports. Goldsmith Chambers had expelled Karen Gillard after a number of complaints made against her, including allegations of bullying, an employment tribunal heard.

A woman has listed Donald Trump's alleged crimes in a scathing parody song she uploaded to the internet.

A man who suffered a fractured nose after being assaulted will not be awarded compensation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) following a legal challenge by the UK Government. The First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) had held that the applicant w

A consultation has been launched by two law commissions on how completely automated trips might be supplied to the public in vehicles that can travel empty or only with passengers and no driver or user-in-charge. The Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission are reviewing d

Police and the courts will be given new powers to remove suspected domestic abusers from the homes of complainers or others at risk, the First Minister has announced. The Scottish government will introduce a bill to Parliament which will create new protective orders to keep a suspected perpetrator a

IP attorney firm Murgitroyd has received a takeover bid from Sovereign Capital Partners, the London-based private equity firm. Murgitroyd said the offer valued the firm at about £61 million and the stake of chairman Ian Murgitroyd at about £16m.

Dundee United has announced that Laura McCallum has been appointed head of football administration and legal affairs. Ms McCallum specialises in sports law and litigation, with a particular interest in football regulatory matters.