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Employment tribunal claims over unfair dismissal, discrimination or pay have almost doubled, bringing the system to crisis point, The Brief reports. A flood of cases after the abolition of fees last year following a ruling from the Supreme Court that they were unlawful has led to a surge in claims,

The lower house of the French parliament has approved legislation tightening the country's asylum process, despite a backbench rebellion from President Emmanuel Macron's governing party. Among the provisions of the bill are stricter deadlines for asylum application, a longer detention period for und

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Seven houses bought using proceeds from crime have been recovered by the Crown Office's Civil Recovery Unit (CRU). The houses in Glasgow were taken from Harold Bennett, 49, and Christine Clements, 50, along with £45,000 cash and three designer watches.

Andrew Foyle Andrew Foyle, a solicitor advocate and litigation partner in the Edinburgh office of Shoosmiths gave delegates attending the annual Law Society of Scotland Debt Recovery Conference in Glasgow plenty of food for thought on the main challenges and opportunities in the business of debt rec

Lady Hale President of the UK Supreme Court, Lady Hale, delivered a speech at the University of Ottawa this month reflecting on the legacy of Beverley McLachlin, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, who retired at the end of last year.

Wildlife crime investigations could be supported by new research into retrieving human DNA found at the scene, even days after the incident has taken place. The research was initiated by the Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime (PAW) Scotland and carried out by the Scottish Police Authority

Criminal defence solicitors are going the way of the dodo according to a heat map published by the Law Society, the Gazette reports. The map shows that duty solicitors in several parts of England and Wales are over 50 and that few young people are choosing the specialism.

A 49-year-old man has been fined £1,000 after offering a tiger’s head, and leopard and tiger claws, for sale online. At Jedburgh Sheriff Court, Richard Wales from Melrose, pled guilty to a contravention of regulations designed to protect endangered species from illegal trade.

The Crown has succeeded in an action to recover over £1 million worth of unlawful and incompatible state aid granted to a company in the form of exemption from payment of aggregates levy of the commercial exploitation of shale and shale spoil. A judge in the Court of Session granted decree in favou

This weekend Clan Childlaw co-founders Alison Reid and Fiona Jones will be accompanied by Clan team members, family and friends as they begin their 10 Years 10 Munros challenge to mark 10 years since Clan Childlaw opened its doors in 2008 as a free, child-centred, outreach law centre for children an

Gary Donaldson Gary Donaldson explains the art of searching the Register of Inhibitions.

Mackinnon Advocates in Glasgow host their third CPD event of 2018 on Thursday 26th April at 5pm in The Corinthian, Glasgow. Interested solicitors are invited to attend this event for which admission is free.

Alan McIntosh Alan McIntosh argues, amongst other things, that the Prescription (Scotland) Bill 2018 should be welcomed, but the Scottish Parliament needs to ensure all obligations to pay debts arising from personal contracts and statute should be covered by short term negative prescription, with fe

A new competition has been launched to tap in to the expertise of the Scottish legal community and improve risk management across the profession. The Law Society of Scotland's Innovation Cup encourages innovation amongst Scottish solicitors, trainees, cash-room staff, paralegals and students invitin