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Single Employment Tribunal claims increased by 165 per cent and overall caseload by 130 per cent between April and June this year while more than £10 million has been paid out in refunds following the abolition of tribunal fees, figures from the Ministry of Justice show. Single ET cl

Claims made by three Scottish universities about their rankings and reputation are unverifiable, according to a consumer body. Which? analysed comparative claims made by UK universities and found that at least six make unverifiable claims on their website, in likely breach of advertising standards.

Human rights lawyer Sir Louis Blom-Cooper QC, whose book on the Birmingham Six prompted one of the most significant defamation cases before the Irish courts, has passed away at the age of 92. The lawyer is widely remembered for his key role in the foundation of Amnesty International as well as his w

Advocate General Wahl proposes that the Court of Justice of the European Union find that products from animals that have been the subject of ritual slaughter without prior stunning can be issued the European ‘organic farming’ label. In 2012, the French association Œuvre d’Ass

Shoosmiths has won 'Legal Team of the Year' at the Estate Gazette Awards in London, a ceremony recognising the best work in the real estate sector.  The firm was shortlisted for the award alongside other nominees; Clifford Chance, Hogan Lovells,  Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, Addleshaw

Staff at Pinsent Masons' three Scottish offices are saddling up with international colleagues for a week-long charity push which will see them pedal almost 25,000 miles – the equivalent of a round-the-world cycle – over seven days. The WE Cycle the World challenge is the firm's first glo

A policeman has resigned over claims he was caught having sex with a female solicitor in a police station. It is believed the pair were found in a disused interview room in flagrante delicto.

A raccoon that broke into a woman's bathroom was shamed on social media by local police officers. Pinellas County Sheriff's Office published a picture of one of their officers posing with the "masked bandit" found in a Florida woman's home.

A financial health check of Scottish law firms has indicated that increasing work volumes have boosted revenue, although sole principal solicitor firms are shown to be struggling. Findings from the Law Society of Scotland’s 2018 Financial Benchmarking Survey, published in association with

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued Equifax Ltd with a £500,000 fine for failing to protect the personal information of up to 15 million UK citizens during a cyber attack in 2017. The incident, which happened between 13 May and 30 July 2017 in the US, affected 146 million

A system aimed at rehabilitating domestic abusers is to be introduced in Dundee and Perth and Kinross, The Courier reports. The Caledonian System is a specialist court-mandated programme working with male perpetrators, which also aims to improve the lives of the women and children affected by domest

A new café serving up second chances for former offenders has opened in Glasgow’s Dental Hospital. Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf today opened the new Street & Arrow project, in partnership with NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, giving former offenders a route back to employment and

The notification, by the United Kingdom, of its intention to withdraw from the EU does not have the consequence that execution of a European arrest warrant issued by that member state must be refused or postponed. In the absence of substantial grounds to believe that the person who is the subject of

Four men caught with significant quantities of cocaine, cannabis and cannabis resin have been jailed. Robert Wright, 55, Terrence Connelly, 31, Brian McCulley, 39, and Peter Ewing, 53, all admitted being involved in the supply of drugs worth a total of more than £1,720,000.