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Charlie Rae Normally, when a finding of gross misconduct is made, an employer would expect to be able to dismiss the offending employee. However, dismissal is not always an appropriate sanction, as the case of Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd v Spoor demonstrates, write Charlie Rae and Antonia Blackwell

James Wolffe QC The UK’s first heroin “shooting gallery”, in Glasgow, is to seek immunity from prosecution ahead of its opening, The Herald reports.

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The UK’s most senior judge has revealed the tensions in the build-up to the Brexit appeal at the Supreme Court earlier this year. In the Miller case last November, three judges in the High Court held that parliamentary authority was needed to trigger Article 50 an

Macdonald Henderson acted for the shareholders of Cobalt Water in the sale of the company, an independent retailer of water to business customers, to independent water retailer, Castle Water. Cobalt's management and staff will transfer to Castle Water. Cobalt Water will continue to operate as part o

Two drug dealers convicted of being concerned in supply of drugs with a street value of some £400,000 have had their prison sentences reduced following an appeal. The Criminal Appeal Court ruled that the sentences imposed on Gary Corkindale and Alexander Connelly were “excessive” and substitute

Legislation in Russia banning the promotion of homosexuality breaches freedom of expression and is discriminatory, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. Three gay rights activists complained about legislation in Russia banning the promotion of homosexuality, also known as the “gay propagan

The Faculty of Advocates favours the law on penalty clauses remaining unchanged while a key Supreme Court judgment is given time to “bed in”. Penalty clauses are under scrutiny by the Scottish Law Commission (SLC) as part of its review of contract law.

John Swinney Public bodies and other organisations are to have a duty to consider if the sharing of information will promote, support or safeguard the wellbeing of a child or young person.

Lord Neuberger looks at historic decisions taken by senior UK courts relating to cross-border insolvency disputes in an address at the International Insolvency Institute’s Annual Conference in London yesterday. In a comment on the common law, Lord Neuberger states: “There is a great deal to be s

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The years of hard study have paid off for law students at Aberdeen University, who collected their degrees yesterday.

How often do we check the weather forecast, while sitting beside a window? Why do we rely on forecasts when facts are so frequently staring at us? The Northern Ireland High Court was recently faced with this conundrum in Northern Ireland Housing Executive v Healthy Buildings (Ireland) Limited, write

The Law Society of Scotland is holding its first summer school for pupils aiming for a career in law.Pupils are taking part in the four-day summer school at the Society’s Edinburgh offices this week to find out about studying law at university and what it takes to become a solicitor.