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Brexit has highlighted the stark divide between how existing devolution arrangements are interpreted in Westminster and Whitehall, and how they are interpreted in Cardiff and Edinburgh and has largely silenced Belfast’s voice in discussions of devolution after Brexit, according to constitutional e

Labour has today unveiled plans for a ‘paws clause’ to allow elderly vulnerable people and the homeless to keep their pets in care homes, temporary and supported accommodation. Environment spokesperson Claudia Beamish wants to assess the benefits and challenges of making it the norm for pets to

Fritz Grünbaum Two artworks belonging to an Austrian-Jewish songwriter that were confiscated by the Nazis have been returned to his heirs, CNN reports.

The statutory body established to safeguard the standard and reputation of Harris Tweed has been awarded £25,000 damages in court after a retail chain infringed its registered marks. The Harris Tweed Authority (HSA) launched the legal action following concerns that a number of retail outlets were u

President Erdogan Leaders of legal professions across Europe have called on Turkey to release more than 100 lawyers who were jailed in the wake of a failed coup against President Erdogan in 2016, The Brief reports.

A man who was arrested and convicted of using symbols of unconstitutional organisations after he posted a photo of SS chief Heinrich Himmler wearing a swastika armband on his blog in 2014 has failed in his appeal to the European Court of Human Rights. The applicant, Hans Burkhard Nix, has a blog on

More than 80 people attended last night's launch of a new Tayside-based collaborative platform co-founded by a Dundee solicitor.Societay has been set up by Thorntons solicitor Chris Gardiner, alongside Andy McGill and Daniel Rosie, to bring together individuals and businesses from different sectors

The UK's top 100 law firms achieved fee income growth of 7.7 per cent in the quarter ending 31 January 2018 compared with the same period last year, according to the latest Quarterly Legal Sector Survey by Deloitte. Higher revenues this quarter have been driven by average increases in fee earner hea

The new Carers (Scotland) Actwas launched by the Scottish governmenton 1 April 2018 and brings with it a number of important changes. The act applies to both adult and young carers and aims to support carers’ health and wellbeing and help make caring more sustainable. Overall, the goal is to deliv

Pictured (L-R): Naomi Henderson, Hal Ledgerwood, Aimee Godfrey, Sarah Polson, Malcolm Mackay, Alex Rae and Justine Anderson Law Students from Robert Gordon University(RGU) are celebrating their third successive win at the Granite City Moot.

Alan Matthew A court ruling where a volunteer firefighter's time on standby was declared as ‘working time' is set to spark new heat for employers, according to a leading Tayside employment law expert.

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A former hospital consultant who stored a cache of deadly weapons at his home has been jailed for 12 years. Martin Watt, 62, was convicted last month of possessing firearms with intent to endanger life. He had previously pled guilty to a host of other firearms charges.