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Burness Paull has been recognised as a top 75 employer in the Social Mobility Foundation’s Employer Index 2022 for the first time. The index is an annual benchmarking tool for organisations looking to understand how they are performing on social mobility and where they can improve. It is compi

More than 50 per cent of women and children who have been forcibly displaced are estimated to have experienced sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) during their migration journey. SGBV includes different forms of violence such as rape and sexual assault, emotional violence, forced marriage and fo

A former SNP councillor has been jailed for grooming and abusing six teenage boys. Forty-year-old Mark Kerr, from Motherwell, was found guilty of nine charges involving young males, including one attempted rape.

A disgruntled cheese-lover has launched a class action lawsuit against a "mozzarella stick" manufacturer whose products are allegedly made of cheddar. The allegedly misleading products were produced for the TGI Fridays chain of restaurants in the United States, USA Today reports.

Striking legal staff at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have criticised a decision to ban them from attending the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) taking place this week. Dozens of support staff for defence and victims' teams in ICC proceedings are striking during the 21st session of the ASP

Faculty’s Tumbling Lassie Committee are delighted to announce their first post-Covid educational and social event, a seminar and reception at which a key note address will be delivered by the Solicitor General for Scotland, Ruth Charteris KC.

Anderson Strathern’s employment law specialist Musab Hemsi has long argued that engaging someone through the Construction Industry Scheme doesn’t necessarily always mean they will be defined as self-employed – and this recent ruling (Richards v Waterfield Homes Limited) confirms hi

The tax on buying property in Scotland has reached a record figure, according to analysis by property firm DJ Alexander Ltd. The firm said that Scottish government revenues from Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) increased by 11.5 per cent between September and October rising £7.2m to a

The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association's Spring Ball is returning next year for the first time since 2020. Taking place on Saturday 25 March 2023 at The Caves in Edinburgh, the night will commence with a drinks reception, followed by a three-course meal with complimentary wine (non-alcoholic altern

Terra Firma’s Kenneth Young, instructed by Rona Macleod at the Legal Services Agency, has successfully argued in the Sheriff Court that statutory consent given to a trustee in sequestration to sell the family home is capable of being withdrawn. The case of The Accountant in Bankruptcy v Watson

The second in a series of four events dedicated to supporting the FinTech Scotland Research & Innovation Roadmap will take place in Edinburgh tomorrow.

Scottish Conservative MSP Jeremy Balfour will today lodge his Disability Commissioner Members’ Bill at Holyrood. The legislation would see the appointment of an independent commissioner to promote and safeguard the rights and interests of disabled people throughout Scotland.

Following the recent economic and political events in the UK, many business leaders are wondering what’s next for immigration policy as they look to navigate a new course towards growth in a turbulent fiscal environment. New chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has put forth a new, alternative approach to

A man who was convicted of assaulting his sister and attempting to murder another man at her Edinburgh flat along with a co-accused and was sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment has lost an appeal against conviction in the High Court of Justiciary. It was argued by appellant Darren Hughes, who

A dimwit has been arrested after attempting to shoplift during a "Shop with a Cop" event with dozens of police officers in attendance. Nearly 40 officers were taking part in the charity event where police officers buy gifts for children from marginalised backgrounds.