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Lawyers for a former British soldier charged with the attempted murder of a 27-year-old man in 1974 have launched a bid to bring a claim for discriminatory treatment to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). Dennis Hutchings, who served in the British Army for 26 years, is being prosecuted for

Advocate Ximena Vengoechea has presented a talk on the extent to which liberties were infringed during the pandemic for TEDx. Ms Vengoechea is a dual-qualified human rights lawyer from Colombia who holds several qualifications including a PG specialisation in constitutional law and two postgraduate

Canada's top court has ruled that the US-based Sinixt nation's ancestral land rights survived the migration of their members south in the 19th century, the National Post reports. The court found for Rick Desautel, a descendent of the Sinixt who lives in Washington state. He was charged in 2010 with

CMS UK has signed up to become a Gold sponsor of the Lawscot Foundation, donating £5,000 to help support law students from disadvantaged backgrounds in Scotland. The donation will fund two of the foundation’s annual bursaries of £2,500. This will go towards helping academically gif

A judge accused of selling judicial favours to the mafia had tens of thousands of euros stashed in his electrical sockets, Italian police have said. Judge Giuseppe De Benedictis was found to have around €60,000 (£52,000) in plastic bags stuffed behind his power switches, The Times reports

An insurer’s appeal that an exclusion clause in a policy applied in the context of a case in which a man was killed following an assault in Aberdeen has been unanimously dismissed by the Supreme Court in a judgment that agrees with the Court of Session's. Lord Hamblen gave the sole judgment, w

Three former employees of a recruitment agency who had interim interdicts granted against them preventing them from working for a rival consultancy have, along with their new employer, been unsuccessful in their application for recall of the orders. The first to third defenders, Ross Macdougall

The Courier has published an obituary of solicitor Ronnie Tough, who has passed away following a long illness.  "Ronnie Tough’s love of football was matched only by his passion for social justice.

Cameron Greig takes a look at CAAD applications. Compensation following the compulsory purchase of land seeks to put the original landowner in the same position as they were in prior to the acquisition (insofar as money can do so).

New figures show that 468 sheriff solemn cases were concluded in March – nine per cent higher than the average pre-Covid level. The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service has published today the seventh monthly workbook to show the throughput of criminal cases in the courts.

Councils need powers to prevent homelessness, the Scottish Lib Dems have said. Party leader Willie Rennie said the rate of homeless deaths is three times higher in Scotland than the rest of the UK as he pledged legislation to impose stronger duties on public bodies to address the problem.

Following the launch of a Police Scotland campaign aimed at tackling modern slavery concerns within the construction sector, Ramsay Hall outlines what modern slavery actually involves and what can be done when there's concern about its presence in the supply chain. Exploitation of people c

DAC Beachcroft (DACB) has rolled out a series of animations explaining the insurance claims litigation process to clients in Scotland. The short animations, each lasting 60-90 seconds, discuss the key stages that a litigated insurance claim can pass through from start to finish, what insurers' custo

An Italian has broken the country's record for absenteeism after allegedly skipping work for 15 years. The public sector worker, dubbed the “king of absentees” by the Italian press, is reported to have accrued €538,000 (£464,000), despite not having turned up for work since 20

A landlord of commercial premises in Aberdeenshire whose former tenant refused to pay for the cost of work to the property at the end of their tenancy has successfully obtained a decree for payment from the Outer House of the Court of Session. Coal Pension Properties Ltd let the premises i