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A "tough stance" from judges after the Daily Mail's infamous "enemies of the people" front page dissuaded the British press from further public attacks on the bench, the former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales has said. Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd told The Brief that the papers had backed down af

Brodies LLP has launched a new mobile app to provide information about health and safety obligations for businesses and guidance to help deal with health and safety incidents. The app, Health & Safety by Brodies, features easy-to-use checklists, legal updates and handy guides to support users in

A fundraising charity quiz evening hosted by Balfour+Manson has raised over £3,000 for an inspirational children's charity. More than 120 guests attended the quiz in aid of Children 1st, Scotland's national children's charity, at The Ghillie Dhu in Edinburgh.

Banks in Turkmenistan have been ordered by presidential decree to fund a patriotic dog breeding programme. President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has told eight national banks that they must assist in his project to improve the pedigree of the Alabay dog breed, recognised as part of the national herita

An immigrant whose application for discretionary leave to remain was refused on the basis that he had acquired three criminal convictions while in the UK and because his application was lodged after the expiry of his existing leave has failed in a legal challenge against the decision. The petitioner

Removing the not proven verdict from Scots law as it stands will increase the likelihood of miscarriages of justice, an academic has warned. Speaking to Scottish Legal News, David Lorimer, a PhD candidate at Aberdeen University who applies a quantitatively analytical approach to criminal law, said t

The Scottish government will recommend that MSPs refuse legislative consent for the Brexit bill, ministers confirmed today. A Legislative Consent Memorandum (LCM) lodged by Constitutional Relations Secretary Michael Russell raises concerns over the content of the bill, its implementation and the lac

Glasgow firm Macdonald Henderson recently advised East Kilbride-based pharmaceutical wholesaler Target Healthcare Group on a seven-figure funding package from HSBC UK. The firm is using the funding package, led by HSBC relationship director Grant Bett, to boost its domestic and international busines

International legal business DWF has advised cloud-based software business CloudCall Group plc on its latest £12 million fundraise. The company secured the funding via conditional placing of shares and additional open offer to existing shareholders to raise a further £500,000.

A preliminary hearing in the case against former first minister Alex Salmond will take place at the High Court in Edinburgh next month. Mr Salmond denies 14 charges including breach of the peace, sexual assault and attempted rape.

Professionals working with young offenders are struggling to identify the impact of childhood bereavement because information is not routinely recorded or shared, a new report has found. The new report from the Centre for Youth & Criminal Justice (CYCJ) sets out the findings of a small-scale sco

Scottish agriculture charity RSABI raised over £50,000 at its annual Great Glen Challenge event with support from law firm Ledingham Chalmers. The popular event has raised over £350,000 in recent years with support from over 500 rural competitors, representing over 130 company teams sinc

A last-ditch attempt to stop the decriminalisation of abortion in Northern Ireland by rushing a bill through Stormont in a single day has failed. The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), which is opposed to abortion in all circumstances, attempted to introduce the Defence of the Unborn Child Bill 2019 y

The UK government has launched a new "counter-drone" strategy, setting out plans to crack down on the misuse of drones through legislation and policing. The strategy follows on the government's announcement of the Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill, which will give police increased po

A 93-year-old former Nazi has gone on trial in Germany over charges he helped kill hundreds of people at the Stutthof concentration camp near the end of the war. Bruno Dey, who was an SS guard as a teenager, appeared in Hamburg youth court yesterday to deliver a prepared statement, The Times reports