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SEMLA has teamed up with Burness Paull and Shepherd and Wedderburn on a new programme. The programme will provide an insight into life in law and is designed to help aspiring solicitors gain some of the practical skills and knowledge they need to navigate a pathway to the profession.

Tuesday 16 November 2021 The SYLA was pleased to deliver last month the first of a two-part series focusing on diversity and inclusion within the Scottish legal profession, more specifically, the inclusion of minority ethnic solicitors.

A train driver is suing his employer after it docked 28p from his wages because his train was late by a single minute. West Japan Railway Company said a strict “no work, no pay” principle applies to the incident from June last year.

A sheep farmer in the Scottish Borders has been ordered to pay an award of £900,000 to his ex-wife after she brought divorce proceedings to the Outer House of the Court of Session. Edith Bradbury sought a capital payment from the defender, Thomas Craig Bradbury, on the basis that she had made

Google has succeeded in an appeal against an attempt to bring a pseudo-class action against it over allegations of unlawful processing of iPhone users' data a decade ago. Lord Leggatt gave the judgment, with which the other Lord Reed, Lady Arden, Lord Sales and Lord Burrows agreed.

A new sentencing guideline requires courts to have regard to rehabilitation as a primary consideration in sentencing young people, in recognition of their greater capacity for change. Following extensive research and consultation, the council submitted the ‘Sentencing young people’ guide

Scotland should follow the lead of England in committing to publishing more family law judgments, campaigners have said. President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane has committed himself to a “major shift in culture and process” to increase public knowledge of what happens in

In a recent decision that will be of considerable interest to insolvency practitioners, the English High Court dismissed a challenge to a liquidator's decision to assign causes of action originally vested in an insolvent company to a specialist insolvency litigation financing company, writes An

Judges have been reminded that the press must be allowed to freely access public court hearings after reporters were refused entry on a number of occasions this year. Reporters from The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) attended possession courts on 110 occasions over the summer. They reveal

A class action lawsuit against Celtic FC has been raised by victims of sexual abuse at Celtic Boys Club. At a hearing in the Outer House, Lord Ericht allowed the case to proceed.

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has been shortlisted for a Scottish Public Service Award. The SLCC’s work to deliver improvements in service using "agile methodologies" is one of three projects shortlisted for the Project and Programme Management Award. The SLCC is nominated al

The SYLA's ‘Connecting Trainees’ sessions are returning this month. Starting a traineeship remotely or by means of hybrid working – rather than entirely in the office – can feel strange. Many will feel they have missed out, as they have been unable to meet fellow trainee

A brothel is playing its part in the fight against Covid-19 by opening a vaccination clinic and offering punters a free session in exchange for a shot. Fun Palast in Vienna said those who come for a jab will receive a €40 voucher, enough to spend 30 minutes in its "sex-star sauna club", CNN rep

A man who was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment for assaulting his ex-partner and his son has been unsuccessful in his challenge of a non-harassment order preventing him from making contact with both of his children for three years. GRPW, the appellant, was prohibited from approaching his w

The Law Society of Scotland has announced that Diane McGiffen will be appointed as its new chief executive. She succeeds Lorna Jack, who will leave after 13 years in the role. Diane McGiffen has worked in senior roles at Audit Scotland for the last 20 years, most recently as chief operating officer,