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A former senator who successfully introduced Ireland's ban on child smacking encouraged Scottish legislators to follow suit at a meeting at Holyrood this morning. Jillian van Turnhout, who introduced the bill which became the Children First Act 2015 during her time as an Independent Senator, wa

The Edinburgh Tax Network, in conjunction with Terra Firma Chambers, will present a seminar entitled “BPR: The Pawson Problem - Wholly or Mainly Holding Investments?” on Thursday 28th March 2019 at the Mackenzie Building, Old Assembly Close, Edinburgh. The speaker will be Derek Francis,

Seven members of the Faculty of Advocates have helped students prepare for a major international mooting competition. The seven – Vice-Dean of Faculty Angela Grahame QC, Robert Howie QC, Kenneth Campbell QC, David Parratt QC, David Bartos, Roderick Campbell and Ross Anderson – acted as j

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has fined Vote Leave Limited £40,000 for sending out thousands of unsolicited text messages in the run up to the 2016 EU referendum. An ICO investigation found that Vote Leave sent 196,154 text messages promoting the aims of the Leave campaign with t

A woman has been charged with drug offences after allegedly handing out cannabis-infused cookies during a St Patrick's Day parade. Cathleen Krause, 57, was "visibly intoxicated" when arrested by police at the parade in Shawano, a small city in the US state of Wisconsin.

A man who physically abused his wife and failed to contribute to the household finances or assist with raising the couple’s four children has had a claim for financial provision upon divorce rejected by a sheriff. The court granted the pursuer’s application for divorce after finding that

A public interest test for significant land transfer should be enshrined in statute, a report published today recommends. Most of the disadvantages associated with Scotland’s current pattern of land ownership stem from a concentration of social, economic and decision-making power, according to

Legislation which aims to create a clearer, fairer and more credible way of setting the personal injury discount rate for damages claims has been passed unanimously at Holyrood. The discount rate is used to help calculate lump sum compensation to cover disadvantage such as future salary losses or fu

An independent review of Scotland's mental health legislation is to be conducted. The review of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 aims to improve the rights and protections of those living with mental illness and remove barriers to those caring for their health and welf

Davidson Chalmers partner Laura Irvine has been accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in freedom of information and data protection law, making her just the second Scottish lawyer in private practice to achieve the standard. The Law Society accreditation recognises solicitors who

A report by the Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has found that police should have been sent sooner to the home of a woman listed as a vulnerable person after a call from a concerned family member about her welfare was categorised as a priority in an incident last May. The body

Lawyers from EU jurisdictions would no longer be offered preferential treatment when qualifying in England and Wales if the UK leaves the European Union without a deal.

A German court has ruled that the country's government must do more to ensure its territory is not used by the US to carry out unlawful US drone strikes in Yemen. The case marks the first time a European country has been found to play an essential role in US drone strikes, with the court holding tha

Macdonald Henderson has advised the shareholders of Finlay Scotland Ltd on the sale of the company to Molson Group. Having already taken over Finlay Plant (UK) Ltd in June 2018, Molson Group now has the distribution rights for Terex Finlay mobile crushing, screening and conveying equipment acro

Israel's justice minister has come under fire after releasing an election video in which she sprays herself with a perfume labelled "fascism" – then says it "smells like democracy". The 44-second video, now viral globally, features Ayelet Shaked as the star of her very own black-and-white perf