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A campaign to promote LGBT+ equality in the workplace is being launched by the Law Society of Scotland and The Glass Network today. Leading public and legal figures, including First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Professor Hector MacQueen, will set out key principles of law and facts about LGBT+ equal

A lawyer who was sanctioned for objecting 600 times during a routine deposition had less to say when confronted by reporters. Amatuallah Booth, a senior assistant corporation counsel, for New York City’s Law Department, was reticent when approached by New York Post reporters about her bizarre beha

A bench of five judges is to review the directions to be given to a jury as to how they should treat video evidence presented to them at trial. Three judges of the High Court of Justiciary Appeal Court observed that the law was in a “state of uncertainty” and that now would be an “appropriate

Malcolm Combe Malcolm Combe dispels myths surrounding Gaelic signage.

18 May 4.30pm – 6pm

Katy Wedderburn Katy Wedderburn explains a decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal that confirms a three-month gap breaks the series of deductions for Holiday Pay (and other unlawful deductions) claims.

Martin Gill The global legal profession is facing a period of unprecedented change with technology set to have the greatest impact on law firms over the next five years, according to a report published today by accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP.

A medical student who stabbed her boyfriend may be spared a prison term because of her “extraordinary talent”, a judge has said.In September last year, aspiring surgeon Lavinia Woodward, 24, a student at Oxford University, punched and attacked a man she had met on Tinder during a drink and drug

Anne Scott has been named as the inaugural Tax Chamber President of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland. Mrs Scott has accepted the appointment with effect from Monday 24 April when the jurisdiction of devolved taxes transferred from the Tax Tribunals for Scotland to the newly-created Scottish Trib

Irwin Mitchell has revealed how 424 of its lawyers based in offices across the country have pledged to help the national law firm become one of the most dementia-friendly businesses in the UK, after they took part in training to become ‘Dementia Friends’.Eleven members of staff at the firm’s

of the member states as the provisions of the agreement relating to non-direct foreign investment and to dispute settlement between investors and states do not fall within the exclusive competence of the European Union, the Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled. On 20 September 2013, the

in the EIA process. The extent of such provision must, however, be tempered with a degree of realism. It should not create an endless process of notification of, and consultation on, every matter which is, or becomes, available to the decision-maker prior to the decision. The process is to inform t

Maria Botha-Lopez Faster selling times and increased prices have created a strong market for sellers in east central Scotland, according to the latest ESPC analysis.

Professor Niamh Nic Daéid A new code of practice for the investigation of fires and explosions within the criminal justice system has launched today.

The Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow has announced that Janet Blackstock will be taking over as Royal Faculty Auditor from Tom McCafferty on his retiral on 3 July 2017. Ms Blackstock brings a wealth of experience to the office of Royal Faculty Auditor having been appointed as sheriff clerk an