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Thorntons has appointed Chris Phillips as a partner and a member of the employment law team in Edinburgh. Mr Phillips first became partner at Mackay Simon in 2000 and has more than 23 years’ experience in the law.

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An EEA national who was set to be removed from the UK after being convicted of vandalism has successfully appealed against the deportation order. The Inner House of the Court of Session quashed the order after ruling that it was not open to the First-tier Tribunal to find that the appellant’s cond

Professor Stephen Tierney There is a "real risk" that the UK government will struggle to pass essential legislation on leaving the EU before a vote on the final Brexit deal – with almost half of the bills needed yet to be introduced to Parliament.

Andy Knox Prime Minister Theresa May has apologised to Caribbean leaders over the Windrush fiasco which saw the Home Office threaten children of Commonwealth citizens with deportation.

TV personality Ant McPartlin has been given what is thought to be one of the largest drink driving fines in a British court. Mr McPartlin was handed a fine of £86,000 and a 20-month driving ban, after he pleaded guilty at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court.

Michael Matheson A new initiative to tackle domestic abuse is to be expanded around the country, with £2.8 million being made available for local authorities to apply for in order to implement it.

The Scottish government has reiterated that its Continuity Bill is within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament as the UK government mounts a legal challenge against it at the Supreme Court. Brexit minister Michael Russell said Lord Advocate James Wolffe QC would be arguing in court

A man has become the first person prosecuted in the UK for registering false company information after a stunt he organised to demonstrate the weakness of enforcement. Businessman Kevin Brewer registered two companies, in 2013 and 2016, with government ministers listed as directors and shareholders

A Russian man who was held in a cage during appeal hearings via video link while on remand suffered a violation of his rights under article 3 of the Convention, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. In today’s Chamber judgment in the case of Karachentsev v Russia the court held, unanimousl

The Faculty of Advocates’ Tumbling Lassie Committee has announced that last weekend’s charity ball and seminar have raised at least £20,000 to help fight human trafficking and modern slavery.

Pictured (L-R): Darren Leahy, Sharon Drysdale, Gregor MacEwan, Vanessa Beattie, Andrew Boccoli, Pamela Dobson