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The Law Society of Scotland has welcomed legislation which will require employers to publish what they pay their male and female staff. The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill which has passed its third reading before the House of Lords will require businesses employing more than 250 peop

A married woman who falsely claimed a taxi driver raped her after having consensual sex with him is facing a possible jail sentence. Chantel Clark, 36, cost the public purse £3,000 after police launched an inquiry following her allegations that she was raped by the driver last May in Midlothian.

The value of Scottish houses has reached a record high after more than making up the losses caused by the financial crisis according to a new report. Average house prices rose to about £167,000 in January.

A solicitor has been jailed for 12 months after he embezzled £13,000 of clients’ cash. Steven Crommie, 37, was told he had broken trust with his clients and firm at Dumfries Sheriff Court.

Scottish Arbitration Centre Chairman, Brandon Malone (pictured), has been invited to join the panel of arbitrators of the International Centre for Dispute Resolution. Based in New York, and providing conflict management services in more than 80 countries around the world, the ICDR is the global comp

Scottish Renewables has announced the appointment of its new chairman and vice-chairman. Patricia Hawthorn, partner at Shepherd and Wedderburn, has been appointed chairman of the renewables body while Gordon MacDougall, managing director, Western Europe at global renewable developer RES, has been ap

The Faculty of Advocates’ commitment to the rule of law has been strengthened by bringing it within the remit of the human rights committee. The new human rights and rule of law committeewill be chaired by Dorothy Bain QC (pictured), who was formerly principal advocate depute and currently serves

Scotland must not be dragged out of the European Union against its will, Europe and International Development secretary Humza Yousaf has said. Speaking ahead of a debate on Scotland’s membership of the European Union in the Scottish parliament, Mr Yousaf stressed that the UK’s membership must be

Pagan Osborne raised £15,000 as part of a three-year partnership withChildren’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS).

A Scots lawyer who failed to undertake any work to conclude the administration of an estate has had his practising certificate restricted for a period of four years after being found guilty of “professional misconduct”. The Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal also awarded £500 compensati

Scots lawyers are bringing in lower annual fees than their counterparts around the UK but are getting more optimistic according to new research. The Royal Bank of Scotland’s 2015 Financial Benchmarking Report on law firms found that for a Scottish equity partner the median fee income was £334,000

Discipline tribunals involving solicitors are becoming increasingly complex according to the latest annual report from the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal (SSDT). The tribunal, which has 12 solicitor and 12 non-solicitor members, heard and made decisions on 40 cases and there were 24 find

Following SLN’s news on the increasing number of women entering the legal profession Audrey Dishington (pictured) discusses female representation at Pagan Osborne. It has been widely reported that women are under-represented at senior levels throughout industry and this is particularly prevalent i

A Holyrood committee has called for assurances that the NHS and other public services in Scotland would not be adversely affected by a trade deal being negotiated between the European Union and USA. In a report published today, the European and external relations committee has backed a call from the

Three judges have been removed from office while a fourth has resigned following allegations they viewed pornography on court computers. A spokesperson for the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office said: "Three judges: district judge Timothy Bowles; immigration judge Warren Grant; and, deputy distr