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A man has become the first person to be jailed under new modern slavery laws after he used children in a "county lines" operation. Zakaria Mohammed, 21, a drug dealer, was sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment at Birmingham Crown Court for his drug operation which he ran between Birmingham and Lincoln

One of the largest law firms in Ireland, Matheson, has launched an app that advises companies on what to do if they are raided as part of a white-collar crime investigation, The Irish Times reports. Dawn Raid explains to companies how to prepare for raids by the authorities and has contacts for a "r

Unseen items from 19th century revolutionary, author and activist Frederick Douglass and his family will be on public display for the first time this month at the National Library of Scotland. The exhibition of original manuscript letters, speeches and photographs provides powerful insight into the

Dallas McMillan Solicitors held its second annual race night on 7 September to raise money for charity partners Cancer Support Scotland and the Good Morning Service. In total £9,165.80 was raised to and split equally between both parties. In addition to the races on the night the firm als

Margaret Reid, higher executive officer at Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service; Frank Reid, managing director, Robertson Northern; Jeff Hedley, project director, Robertson Northern and Nikki Burnel, executive officer to Sheriff Principal A key milestone has been reached at the Inverness Justice Ce

The Scottish Young Lawyers’ Association (SYLA) has announced its latest series of events. It is a busy time of year so check out the full list of events below. So you want to be an IP/IT Lawyer? – Tuesday 9 October 2018, Burness Paull LLP, Glasgow

Police officers attending domestic disputes are to be issued with sound protection because of noise at work regulations in a UK first. The initiative, pioneered by Police Scotland, follows a review prompted by the PSNI's £135 million bill paid to former officers with damaged hearing.

It’s hard to believe only ten years have passed since touchscreen phone keyboards entered the mainstream, sweeping away the misery of millions who otherwise had to type messages with a number pad. Unfortunately for BlackBerry and its iconic QWERTY keyboard, the touchscreen revolution also her

The First Division of the Court of Session, chaired by the Lord President, Lord Carloway, have written to the Court of Justice of the European Union requesting a preliminary ruling on whether the UK decision to leave the European Union can be unilaterally revoked. The reference follows the Court of

In its decision in the case of Chong and Others v the United Kingdom the European Court of Human Rights has unanimously declared the application inadmissible. The case concerned the killing of 24 men in December 1948 by British soldiers in the village of Batang Kali in Selangor, which is now a state

BTO Solicitors LLP has announced that partner Paul Motion, who heads the firm’s data protection and online reputation teams, has been accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in freedom of information and data protection law. This is only the second such accreditation to be aw

David Lorimer applies a quantitatively analytical approach to criminal law. He has written previously for SLN on jury analysis and the admissibility of prejudicial evidence (with a journal paper currently under peer review). In this article he indicates how his work led to similar con

A new law that stops Shetland being put in a box on maps of Scotland has come into force. Under the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018, its position relative to the mainland will now have to be “accurately and proportionately” shown on maps produced by Scottish government bodies.

Meghan Jenkins warns employers about HMRC fines of up to £20,000 per underpaid worker for breaching National Minimum wage obligations – fines that are levied on top of the obligation to reimburse the underpaid wages. At the end of September, HMRC reported that a record number of employer