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Most lawyers oppose the removal of the 'not proven' verdict from Scotland's legal system, according to new research. A survey carried out by the Open University found that Scots lawyers supported a system consisting of 'proven' and 'not proven' verdicts and requiring a juror majority of 12

The GMB union has prevailed at the Supreme Court today in its workers' rights case against Uber. Judges ruled in GMB's favour, determining that Uber drivers are not self-employed, but are workers entitled to workers’ rights including holiday pay, a guaranteed minimum wage and an entitlement to

A date has been set for the civil case relating to the 2014 Glasgow bin lorry crash. Glasgow City Council is suing First Bus, the former employers of driver Harry Clarke, over the reference the firm provided for him.

Jones Whyte has announced the promotion of Phulah Pall to associate and head of immigration. Mr Pall studied law at the University of Stirling, graduating with honours. After completing his diploma, he started his traineeship with a well-established Glasgow criminal firm in 2013 and became a qualifi

The Home Office charged children an excessive sum to register as British citizens, a court has ruled. The Court of Appeal ruled that the fee of £1,012 charged by Priti Patel's department breached child welfare rules.

The Scottish government has withdrawn its planned legislation on short-term lets from Holyrood to allow for draft guidance to be developed. In a letter to the convener of the local government and communities committee, James Dornan, housing minister Kevin Stewart stated his intention to wi

The Herald has published a full obituary for Ian Murgitroyd, who passed away earlier this month at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, following a short illness. "Scottish business community and global intellectual oroperty industry was saddened by the sudden passing of Ian Murgitroyd, after a

Actor Sam Heughan has become embroiled in a legal battle with a German distillery of the name of his whisky brand. Mr Heughan, the star of Outlander, launched his own whisky last year called The Sassenach, the name his character uses in the show for his love interest.

For me, “Pink Lady” will always refer to one of Rizzo, Marty, Frenchy or Jan – together with their pink jackets and crazy wigs. What might come to mind for most, though, are the renowned Pink Lady Apples. The Australian company Apple and Pear Australia Limited, responsible for the

Long-serving members of West Dunbartonshire's children's hearing have been rewarded for their commitment to children and young people at a special recognition event. The dedicated members, who had served a combined total of 190 years on the children’s hearing, were each presented with a certif

Search giant Google has been fined €1.1 million by French authorities for displaying "misleading" star ratings for hotels and other tourist accommodations. The French competition watchdog, the DGCCRF, launched an investigation in 2019 following complaints from hoteliers who said star ratin

An event hosted by the University of Strathclyde Law Society will hear from four speakers on the career options open to law students after they graduate. The speakers, who will discuss their own paths through law, are:

Staff at Balfour and Manson have raised more than £2,000 over the last year for the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation.

Keoghs associates Laura Baxendale and Daniel Tyler team up for this short podcast to discuss the first case in which the Limitation (Childhood Abuse) (Scotland) Act 2017 was considered substantively: "JXJ v The de la Salle Brothers".

Australians can no longer access or share news on Facebook after the social media giant responded to proposed new legislation with sweeping restrictions on news content. Legislation which would establish a "mandatory code of conduct" for news media businesses and digital platforms was approved at th