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As many as three quarters of detainees in Scottish prisons went without attending a single a single education or skills class in the past month, the Scottish Liberal Democrats have said. A Scottish Liberal Democrat freedom of information request answered by the Scottish Prison Service reveals t

The ICO published new Guidance in relation to cookies and similar technology which means that the cookie banners that many websites currently use are no longer adequate and no longer provide a legal basis for placing cookies and other similar technologies on devices. It also applies to mobile apps w

A human rights lawyer who had been jailed for abusing Air India cabin crew after she was refused alcohol is believed to have killed herself days after being released from prison. Barrister Simone Burns, 50, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment in April after racially abusing and spitting at ste

Blackadders has supported the recent move to employee ownership by Glasgow-based Aspire Housing and Personal Development Services.

Crofting law can sometimes seem like an existential exercise, wondering how to make sense of a confusing set of rules in an uncertain world. It is not possible to discuss crofting without reference to the law, and as this book by Brian Inkster shows, there is a considerable body of legislation which

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world.

A woman who fell beside a "wet floor" sign at a casino has been awarded $3 million in compensation. Lynda Sadowski walked towards a collapsed sign at a Jack Casino and tripped over it, her attorney Matt Nakajima said.

The flexibility of the British constitution, once thought to be such a strength, has played a large part in destroying the country. In this edited version of a recent lecture delivered in Cambridge, Professor Conor Gearty (LSE) explains why he now believes more than ever that only the experience of

A Singapore-based banker who raised an action for damages in Scotland following a refusal by the Court of Appeal in London to refer a question of EU law to the European Court of Justice, after his claim for unfair dismissal in the UK employment tribunal was rejected on the grounds that the tribunal

MSPs have said they should be given a formal role in ensuring the new Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB) follows its long-term mission. The recommendation was made in a unanimous cross-party report on the law enabling the new public sector lender, from Holyrood’s Economy Committee.

At Glasgow Sheriff Court yesterday solicitors Rona Macleod and Alastair Houston from the Legal Services Agency and advocate Adrian Stalker represented five asylum seeking clients who had received eviction notices from housing provider, Serco, and who were at risk of having their locks being changed.

The Serious Fraud Office has fined a subsidiary of Serco Group £19.2 million. The SFO announced a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with Serco Geografix Limited (SGL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Serco Group.

International law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) is to be the first occupier at GSS Development’s 2 Semple Street Grade A office in Edinburgh’s Exchange District. WBD has agreed to take the entire first floor (7357 sq ft) of the 39,347 sq ft building as it ramps up its presence in the

A majority of responses to the Scottish charity law consultation support changes aimed at increasing transparency, accountability and public trust in charities. The consultation suggested an external register of charity trustees; publishing annual reports and accounts in full for all charities on th

The Supreme Court has allowed the appeal in the case of Tillman v Egon Zehnder Ltd, in what may be welcome news to employers, writes Jennifer Skeoch. Egon Zehnder (EZ), a professional services firm, specialises in executive search and recruitment. Ms Tillman was employed by them until January 2017.