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A new law that stops Shetland being put in a box on maps of Scotland has come into force. Under the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018, its position relative to the mainland will now have to be “accurately and proportionately” shown on maps produced by Scottish government bodies.

Meghan Jenkins warns employers about HMRC fines of up to £20,000 per underpaid worker for breaching National Minimum wage obligations – fines that are levied on top of the obligation to reimburse the underpaid wages. At the end of September, HMRC reported that a record number of employer

The International Bar Association’s Legal Policy & Research Unit is undertaking a global survey focusing on bullying and harassment in the legal profession.

Shoosmiths has this week been named a LEX winner 2018/2019 in three of its categories. It follows analysis by student law firm guide, The Lex 100, of anonymous responses received from 2,800 trainees across 147 UK law firms.   In evaluating their firms, trainees assigned scores relatin

A go-kart operator that allowed drivers to dress up as Mario characters and drive through major Japanese cities has lost a court battle with Nintendo. The video game company said the MariCAR go-kart service did not have permission to allow drivers to dress up as its characters.

Glasgow-based corporate law firm Kergan Stewart has announced the appointment of Stephen Smith as a partner. Mr Smith joined Kergan Stewart in 2016 from Brodies and is experienced in all aspects of corporate and commercial law.

A review of policing at football matches in Scotland is to be undertaken by a senior officer from south of the border. Deputy chief constable Mark Roberts of South Yorkshire Police will investigate operation planning for games as well as intelligence gathering and resource deployment.

Merger and acquisition activity in the past 12 months has been in rude health, fuelled to a great extent by the ready availability of well-priced debt and a wide range of potential purchasers, writes Rosalie Chadwick. The Private Equity (PE) funds are keen to deploy capital, but there is a mismatch

The independent review on the impact of policing on affected communities in Scotland during the miners’ strike, led by John Scott QC, has announced details of events which will be held across Scotland to hear from those directly affected by the dispute. These engagement events are being held b

Cryptocurrencies and ownership will be the subject of a talk in Edinburgh later this year delivered by an expert in monetary law. Professor David Fox, who holds the chair of common law at Edinburgh University, will deliver a talk entitled "Cryptocurrencies as property: Why does it matter whether you

A data breach at Facebook which affected 50 million accounts, including five million European ones, is to be investigated by the EU. The Irish Data Protection Commission (IDPC), the lead supervisory authority for the social media giant in the EU, is taking in information to determine the basis for a

The annual report of the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland has been published. This is the ninth report of the board as a statutory body. The report reveals data on applicants in the six appointment rounds that occurred this year, one for sheriffs, one for summary sheriffs and four for tribun

MBM Commercial LLP, together with Chiene & Tait Accountants, held a charity dinner at MBM's offices last week to raise money for Maggie’s in Edinburgh, which provides support to cancer patients and their families.