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The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that time spent travelling to and from first and last appointments by workers without a fixed office should be regarded as working time. The judgment, which takes effect immediately, has been welcomed by trade unions but criticised by business groups who

(L to R): Chris Dowle, Professor Lorne Crerar, Paul Rutherford and Donald Munro outside the DSR offices at St Olaf's Hall in Lerwick. (Photograph by John Coutts) Harper Macleod LLP has announced its expansion into Shetland after acquiring the business of Dowle, Smith & Rutherford (DSR).

Voting is now open for the Law Society of Scotland’s Council by-election and solicitors in Edinburgh are being encouraged to make the most of their vote. The Edinburgh constituency will see a contested election after three solicitors put themselves forward to sit on the Council, the Society’s pr

Margaret Mitchell The Justice Committee has today published the Stage 1 report on the Apologies (Scotland) Bill.

Lady Smith The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has notified of an update in "hybrid complaints" following a court ruling.

The Scottish government has announced an extra £1.85 million is to be invested in providing additional support for victims of sex crimes across Scotland. The funding represents a near doubling of funding for Scotland’s 14 rape crisis centres between 2016 and 2018 and comes in the same week latest

Linzi Coates-Hedalen Maclay Murray and Spens LLP (MMS), BAM Construction and 3DReid have launched Young Professionals in Construction (YPiC), a cross-industry networking group for the construction and engineering sector.

Alison Saunders Victims and witnesses in England and Wales are to be given the chance to give evidence behind courtroom screens following research that suggests almost half of all victims express reservations about giving evidence at trials.

The Criminal Appeal Court has “very strongly” suggested that consideration should be given to changing the rules on the instruction of solicitor advocates, in disposing of an appeal claiming “defective representation”. In refusing an appeal against conviction by Ahmad Yazdanparast, who was f

Thomas Leonard Ross President of the Scottish Criminal Bar Association, Thomas Leonard Ross has responded to the Society of Solicitor Advocates concerns, published in yesterday'sScottish Legal News that the High Court has criticised the independence, integrity and professionalism of criminal defence

Opponents of a health board's move to downgrade an island hospital are seeking judicial review of the decision. Member of SOS NHS Skye have called on theHealth Secretary Shona Robison to order a review into NHS Highland's decision to build a £15 million hospital in Broadford rather than Portree.

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Brian Napier QC Brian Napier QC and Jonathan Mitchell QC discuss the possible implications of the future abolition of Employment Tribunal fees in Scotland.

Rushad Abadan Standard Life today announced that Rushad Abadan has been appointed group general counseland will join the company in early 2016, leaving the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).

Macleod and MacCallum won the “Family Law Firm of the Year 2015″ award at the Law Awards of Scotland.