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Sixty-six per cent of women in the legal profession say the coronavirus crisis is having an impact on their mental health, with over a third experiencing a drop in income and 67 per cent reporting that the organisation they work for has furloughed staff. The drop in income did not appear to result i

The Strathclyde University Law Clinic's prisons project has been named Community Project of the Year at the Strath Union Star Awards 2020. The prisons project, led by student Emelia Conner, aims to offer people with convictions an easier transition back into their community.

Businesses in the energy sector are encouraged to join a dedicated webinar on Tuesday 19 May at 12:30pm which will outline practical advice from industry experts to help address concerns within the market as a result of COVID-19. Hosted by Addleshaw Goddard, Rebooting Aberdeen will include insight f

An ice cream shop in Hong Kong has launched a "tear gas" flavour in support of the region's pro-democracy movement. After experimenting with wasabi and mustard, the 31-year-old shop owner eventually settled on black peppercorns as the main ingredient.

A property development firm has succeeded in appealing a decision of the Upper Tribunal for Scotland that they were considered the property factors of a building under the Property Factors (Scotland) Act 2011 and were required to comply with the Property Factor Code of Conduct. Proven Prop

Harper Macleod has advised on the Scottish aspects of the £107 million sale of technical textiles business Low & Bonar plc to German firm Freudenberg SE, a leading player in the global market for performance materials. Low & Bonar is a Scottish founded and listed company with a manufac

RICS has called on the Scottish government for clarity on when the house buying and selling process can restart as it suggested house prices will be four per cent lower when the market reopens. The surveyors' body said it could take 11 months for prices to recover and said the Scottish government sh

The Crown Office is setting up a dedicated unit to examine COVID-19 deaths, the Lord Advocate, James Wolffe QC, has announced. Mr Wolffe said the unit's findings would help determine if fatal accident inquires should be held and that this included, but was not limited to, "care home workers, frontli

Lockdown has created domestic tensions of many kinds in the home, for those in all different kinds of relationships, writes Lynne Mulcahy. Family lawyers are concerned about a number of adverse effects of the current crisis and the impact on clients (and others), who might be experiencing relat

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is to submit a report to the Crown Office over a potential prosecution in relation to the flaring at the Mossmorran complex in April 2019. Over 900 complaints were received by the agency’s pollution hotline, the highest number the agency has re

Administrative law expert Paul Daly explores the Supreme Court's judgment in R v Adams. On two occasions in the 1970s, Gerry Adams, allegedly a leading member of the Irish Republican Army at the time and later a prominent Sinn Féin politician, was convicted of attempting to escape from lawful

One of Scotland’s leading experts on immigration law, Alan Caskie, will be speaking in the last of the series of webinars on EU citizens’ rights, organised by the Citizens Rights Project. Applications for settled or pre-settled status can be refused if an applicant fails a ‘suitabi

BTO Solicitors LLP has announced the launch of a new online product for its wills & estates and family law clients. This artificial intelligence tool will ease the process for new clients seeking advice on their circumstances. The product, which has been created in conjunction with legal tech co

The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (SYLA) has launched its new podcast series: Conversations with SYLA.

A man who stole a 2,000-year-old Roman relic has returned it as he believes "the end of the world is near” and wants to clear his conscience. Moshe Manies, who returned the 'ballista stone' on behalf of the man who stole it, posted about the relic on Facebook.