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Nine former Chilean soldiers have been jailed for their role in the murder of folk singer Victor Jara during the 1973 coup.Eight men have been found guilty of murder, while a ninth has been found guilty of accessory to murder.Hugo Sánchez Marmonti, Raúl Jofré Gonz

The Supreme Court has clarified the use of closed material procedure under section 6 of the Justice and Security Act 2013, an issue raised in Belhaj and another v Director of Public Prosecutions and another. The appellants allege that they were abducted and mistreated by agents of foreign gover

The Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee has today launched a call for evidence into the government’s new Vulnerable Witnesses Bill. The bill seeks to provide vulnerable witnesses and victims of crime with a better experience of the criminal justice system in Scotland. The main change

Poland's top judge turned up for work today in rejection of a new law forcing numerous members of the senior judiciary to retire early. Chief Justice Malgorzata Gersdorf, 65, had been told to step down from her post at midnight on Tuesday and make way for her replacement.

At the same time as Parliament prepares to ‘take back control’ from Brussels, the executive is in fact accruing to itself further control over the legislative process. In this post Professor Stephen Tierney addresses a number of trends – only some of which are a direct consequence

Businesses using high-tech optimisation tools to analyse data and prices could inadvertently end up in breach of competition laws by swapping key information with competitors, a lawyer has warned. Michael Dean, a partner in the competition team at Dentons’ Glasgow office, said that this increa

Via @AamerAnwar: Many congrats to our graduates of @UofGlasgow @DumfriesCampus and of course local boy – Lord Advocate James Wolffe QC on honorary doctorate.

The lack of a coherent approach to exercising duty of care to detained persons in England and Wales is leading to at least some people being unfairly imprisoned, a new report says.The annual report of Lay Observers for England and Wales sets out failings in the care of people hel

On Sunday the 1st of July members of Blackadders set out on a 10K penguin march from Discovery point to the Maggies Centre in Dundee.

A retired judge stars in a short film produced by a non-profit immigration law firm to highlight the reality of unaccompanied migrant children facing deportation proceedings in US courts. It draws attention to the sharp rise in the number of migrant children appearing in court with no family, repres

A Holyrood committee is seeking views on issues including parking on the pavement, double parking, management of bus services and regulation of road works. The Scottish Parliament's Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee is running a survey to gather the views of individuals and organisations on t

The UK government has announced it is considering a judge-led inquiry into British involvement in torture and rendition following the publication of two reports into the subject by the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) last week. The first report found that Britain’s intelligence servi

The European Commission has launched an infringement procedure against Poland over claims the country is undermining judicial independence by lowering the age of retirement within the judiciary. Today, 27 out of 72 Supreme Court judges face the risk of being forced to retire – more than one in