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A software engineer has been arrested after allegedly hacking into his former employer's database in an attempt to get his job back. Vikesh Sharma, 35, was sacked from his job as a senior software engineer at a Delhi-based company earlier in the COVID-19 pandemic.

The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber) has resumed issuing written decisions in Case Management Discussions following the resumption of proceedings from 9 July 2020. Rescheduled CMDs are currently taking place by teleconference to allow all parties, representat

The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) has opened a new court annexe in Kirkcaldy today.

Victims of historic child abuse in Scotland have been given more than £4 million. More than 400 victims of abuse in care were given the money by the Scottish government.

TLT has continued its growth in the UK posting a 13 per cent rise in turnover from £87.6 million in 2018/19 to £98.8m for the financial year ending 30 April 2020. Growth across its focus sectors continues to drive the firm’s revenue increase, with major projects for financial servi

Alan McIntosh calls for an extension to emergency laws aimed at helping Scots who are struggling financially in the midst of the pandemic. As Scotland enters phase 3 of the route map to exit the lockdown, there is a danger of being seduced into believing the Scottish economy will bounce back an

Illegal activity at historic sites in Scotland has increased during the lockdown, it has been reported.

An Edinburgh Law School academic is set to be part of a new £2.1m research study investigating the risks of COVID-19 on Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) healthcare workers. Jointly funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), the Uni

Michael Fakhri, the UN’s special rapporteur on right to food, is to speak at an event focused on human rights in Scotland’s food system.

A 30,000-strong petition that calls for domestic abuse laws to provide safety for migrant women will be delivered to the UK government today.

Benjamin Bestgen considers 'mind-reading' technology and the law in his latest jurisprudential primer. Read the last one here. Imagine your annual review comes up and your supervisor presents you with a chart, depicting data collected by a little electroencephalogram (EEG) device built into the head

Police have been left baffled following the theft of an entire wooden building from a sports centre.

Five housing developers have succeeded in challenging a chapter of the Inverclyde Local Development Plan concerning housing land supply on the ground of inappropriate methodology.  The five appellants, Mactaggart and Mickel Homes Ltd, Miller Homes Ltd, Cala Management Ltd, P

​A new report on pilot virtual custody court hearings has highlighted significant issues faced by solicitors and their clients. Five virtual custody courts have been piloted in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Falkirk, Glasgow and Saltcoats, but a survey of Scottish solicitors has revealed issues with obtaini

MI6 has been forced to apologise to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal after two of its officers asked court staff to return documents relating to MI6’s use of agents and not show them to judges. The tribunal suggested MI6’s actions were “inappropriate interference”. The revel