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The Tumbling Lassie, a 17th century girl who has been adopted by a group of advocates to highlight the evils of modern slavery and people trafficking, will feature in three different festivals next month. First, Eric Robertson, advocate, one of seven members of the Faculty of Advocates who make up t

The Tumbling Lassie, a 17th century girl who has been adopted by a group of advocates to highlight the evils of modern slavery and people trafficking, will feature in three different festivals next month. First, Eric Robertson, advocate, one of seven members of the Faculty of Advocates who make up t

Investment and financial planning firm Brewin Dolphin is to join the Law Society of Scotland’s partnership programme, providing expertise and support for Scottish solicitors and their clients. Paul Mosson, executive director of member services and engagement at the Law Society of Scotland

A trans woman has launched the first-ever transgender discrimination claim against a company in the "gig economy".Hayley Stanley, backed by the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB), has filed a complaint with the Employment Tribunal against courier company Gnewt

Gillespie Macandrew has reported a sixth year of growth with an almost six per cent rise in turnover for the financial year 2017-2018. Turnover for the year to 28 February 2018 was £12.01 million compared to £11.36m for the previous year. The firm reported an eight per cent growth in pro

The Scottish Sentencing Council has published a report following a public consultation on the Principles and Purposes of Sentencing guideline, ahead of submitting it to the High Court of Justiciary for approval. The council held a three-month consultation last year seeking views on this first senten

Company voluntary arrangements (CVAS) are very much in vogue. Why? Growth of online shopping, Brexit uncertainty, increased export costs, drop in consumer confidence and spend, increases in business rates, rising labour costs and long-term inflexible lease costs. All of these been cited as factors c

Police and prosecutors disclosed evidence in less than 60 per cent of a sample of hundreds of criminal cases, according to a new report. The Times reports that inspectors from HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) found that police complied with their obligations to disclose unused mate

Changes are being made to the Faculty of Advocates’ scholarship scheme, with the aim of making the devilling process as widely accessible as possible. One of a package of changes, which will include an increase in the number of scholarships available, is a revision to timing of scholarship app

The International Criminal Court (ICC) will assume jurisdiction over the crime of aggression from tomorrow, the twentieth anniversary of the ICC's founding Rome Statute. The fourth "core" crime of the ICC was set out in the ICC Statute in 1998, but the state parties agreed at the time

Telling migrants to "go away" is racist, Italy's highest court has ruled. The Court of Cassation ruled on Thursday that telling non-EU foreigners to get out of the country is a form of racial discrimination, The Local reports.

In 1748, James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton, an antiquarian who had travelled in Egypt, presented a mummy to the Faculty.

Bilfinger UK, the company at the centre of the Edinburgh trams inquiry, has failed in its attempt to prevent publication of documents it provided to the inquiry. The company had sought a restriction order preventing publication of information contained in certain reports, but inquiry chairman L