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Stuart McWilliams details the immigration implications for businesses restructuring during the pandemic. The economic consequences we are experiencing because of the coronavirus crisis are clear. Many businesses are closed, while others are trying to reduce costs as they cope with a loss of income.

The results are in for the Law Society of Scotland Council elections, with a number of new members as well as familiar faces elected. The results, announced today, show one new member returned in one of the seats representing Aberdeen, Banff, Peterhead and Stonehaven sheriff court districts, as well

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has responded to a consultation on developing Scotland’s artificial intelligence (AI) strategy. The response draws on the SLCC’s experience as both a legal sector co-regulator and a public body. In particular, the SLCC has highlighted the n

Via solicitor Iain Smith: "Made a quick dash straight from Edinburgh court to distribute food across the city during what are tough times for many during this pandemic. Unlike Niall Mccluskey, advocate, I didn’t have time to change into more suitable clothes. It was suggested I looked more li

Blackadders' Donna Reynolds details the trials and tribulations of life on lockdown.  Monday: Keeping up appearances

A man who allegedly broke into a museum and took selfies with dinosaur bones has been arrested. Police say the unnamed interloper broke into the Australian Museum in Sydney just after 1am on Sunday 10 May, The Guardian reports.

A man who had an insurance policy in respect of commercial premises in Glasgow had has his appeal against a decision that his insurer was not bound to indemnify him refused. The defender, Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance plc, declined to indemnify Wayne Stephen Gardner Young on t

The remit of the independent public inquiry into the death of Sheku Bayoh – who died in 2015 – has been announced. Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf said that the statutory public inquiry will examine the circumstances leading up to the death of Mr Bayoh, the post-incident managem

The Scottish Parliament has unanimously supported new emergency coronavirus measures. The Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Bill, now passed by Parliament, gives powers to Scottish ministers to temporarily intervene and manage care home services where there is a serious risk to the life, health or wellb

Hundreds of women who suffered pain after being fitted with allegedly faulty transvaginal mesh devices are to share £50 million after Johnson & Johnson settled their claim, The Times reports. The women had accused the pharmaceutical giant of causing them agonising pain after being implante

The collection rate for Scotland's new victim surcharge penalty stands at 66 per cent, according to figures from the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS). The 44th quarterly fines report is the first to include information about the collection of the penalty, which was introduced by the

The recent decision of the Inner House in Proven Properties (Scotland) Limited, reported in Scottish Legal News on 14 May, raises questions about the effectiveness, or at least the scope, of the Property Factors (Scotland) Act 2011, writes Tom Marshall. Briefly, the case concerned a block of 15 flat

At the end of 2017 the new Electronic Communications Code (enacted by the Digital Economy Act 2017, amending the Communications Act 2003) replaced the old 1984 Telecommunications Code. After two-and-a-half years, the new code is producing a steady flow of decisions, throwing some much-needed light o

Partick Thistle’s principal sponsor Just Employment Law (JEL) has extended its support of the club by a further year, taking their partnership to a fifth season up to the end of the 2021/22 campaign.

As part of the firm’s charitable giving this year, MBM Commercial is raising funds for the Samaritans. The firm has themed its fundraising efforts around 24 hours as the charity's helpline is open 24 hours a day. Having now reached 100 per cent of the firm’s fundraising goal, the firm is