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Susannah Donaldson considers the impact of the pandemic on gender pay gap figures reported by large construction businesses. The Covid-19 pandemic has somewhat skewed gender pay gap (GPG) figures reported by large construction businesses for the year 2020-21, with reductions in allowances, and

Solicitor Graham Fordyce calls for help over an antiquated law meaning his client cannot access funds due to him. My client raised an action of division or sale in 2018. The property was eventually sold in November last year and in terms of the ordinary cause rules, the net proceeds were consig

The UK government will undermine devolution if they establish freeports in Scotland and Wales without reaching agreement with devolved governments, according to Scottish and Welsh ministers. The devolved governments said that while they were committed to working with the UK government, UK ministers

The Faculty of Advocates has awarded nine intrants scholarships to assist them financially when devilling commences next year. Ruth Crawford QC, treasurer of Faculty, who chairs the Faculty’s Scholarship Committee, said: “The Faculty is delighted to be in a position to facilitate ac

A new ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) would allow employers to ban the wearing of visible symbols of religious or political belief, such as headscarves. The court stipulated that such a ban would need to be justified by the employer's genuine need to present a n

Allen & Overy's financial results have revealed that its equity partners each earn £1.9 million on average. The practice increased pay for its top tier partners by 17 per cent in spite of the pandemic. It reported yesterday that revenue increased by five per cent to £1.77 billion, wh

A Scottish care homeowner has been banned from serving as a company director for six years after his firm went into liquidation with no explanation for the hundreds of thousands of pounds that disappeared from company accounts. Laurie Gray, 50, from Hamilton, was director of Saltcoats company&n

Poland’s way of disciplining judges falls foul of EU law, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has said. The court said in a statement that “the disciplinary regime for judges in Poland is not compatible with EU law”.

Govan Law Centre (GLC) has published an advance preview of its 2020/21 annual report showing its successes in supporting 4,500 clients despite a "difficult and challenging" year. Despite its services being reduced due to the pandemic, it was still able to offer free advice and legal representat

The European Commission has launched infringement procedures against Hungary and Poland for alleged violations of the fundamental rights of LGBT+ people. The case concerns a controversial new Hungarian law which has been compared to the UK's Section 28 and Polish authorities' failure to respond to t

The bond between the Sicilian mafia and American crime families is as strong as ever, it has emerged. Decades after their links were immortalised in The Godfather trilogy, police have swooped in on members of a major crime family.

The Sheriff Appeal Court has found that the Scottish Legal Aid Board is not required to make payment of statutory interest in cases where a legal aid account is overdue, after an appeal by the Board against a Sheriff Court decision to that effect. Ormistons Law Practice Ltd 

Lawyers are generally opposed to the Scottish government's proposals to reform the legal complaints system, the results of a consultation show. A majority of respondents either 'mostly' or 'strongly' disagreed with the majority of the proposals that stem from 2018's Roberton Review. A majority, howe

Workers are under pressure to settle employment claims instead of waiting to go to court as the tribunal system reportedly struggles to cope with the volume of business, The Times reports. Some trials are being listed for 2023.

The Scottish government has yet to achieve its objective of ensuring that people convicted of criminal offences increasingly receive community-based sentences instead of going to prison, according to a new report. The Community Justice (Scotland) Act was introduced in 2016 and established a new nati