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A garden centre cafe employee who was injured at work after falling in the kitchen has had an action for damages dismissed after failing to prove his claim that he slipped on an onion. A judge in the Court of Session absolved the defenders because he was “not persuaded on the balance of probabilit

Iain Robertson CBE

The First Minister Nicola Sturgeon (centre) with conference attendees

The man found guilty of the “World’s End” murders has had his appeal against sentence refused. Angus Sinclair, who was convicted in 2014 of raping and murdering teenagers Helen Scott and Christine Eadie in 1977, argued that the punishment part of 37 years – the “longest in Scotland to date

A celebrity whose alleged “extramarital activities” are the subject of a gagging order under English law has been named in the US, calling into question the point of privacy injunctions in the age of social media. The man, whose identity was revealed in a US publication, is said to have been inv

Michael Matheson The Justice Secretary, Michael Matheson, has said suspected criminals could be electronically tagged instead of being held on remand, The Sunday Post reports.

(L-R): Brandon Malone, Sir David Edward QC and Andrew Mackenzie

Andrew Bevan SLN assistant editor Kapil Summan met Andrew Bevan, from International Justice Mission (IJM), a global organisation protecting the poor from various forms of violence, including slavery, to learn more about its work.

Alistair Carmichael A probe into Liberal Democrat MP Alistair Carmichael over Frenchgate has been dropped after the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards said it was outwith her remit.

The Faculty of Advocates was a proud host of the annual reception of the Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution (SCCR). Established in 2014, the SCCR recognises that conflict in relationships can have a significant impact on the lives of those involved, and it promotes best practice in mediation, c

Craig Findlater The Bar National Mock Trial Competition is celebrating its silver jubilee, and for one member of the Faculty of Advocates, it has produced a golden moment.

(L-R): Wendy Murphy from Brodies’ HR Department, Calum Fairbairn and Gregg Orrock

Lindsay Darroch Lindsay Darroch explains his reservations about the ADS.

Sir Tom Hunter The Hunter Foundation has teamed up with some of the UK’s leading European scholars to produce a free ebook to answer voters’ questions before the EU referendum on 23 June.

Brian Inkster It was revealed last week that the Crofting Commission had removed from office the clerk to and the five members of the Mangersta Common Grazings Committee in Lewis.