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A report published by Privacy International (PI) has identified "alarming weaknesses" in the oversight arrangements intended to govern the sharing of intelligence between state intelligence agencies. 'Secret Global Surveillance Networks: Intelligence Sharing Between Governments and the Need for Safe

The House of Lords last night voted by a majority of 71 to keep the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights after the UK leaves the European Union. Peers voted by 316 to 245 in favour of retaining the Charter after Brexit.

A person tortured in the past in their country of origin is eligible for subsidiary protection if they face a real risk of being intentionally deprived in that country of appropriate physical and psychological health care, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled. The UK Supreme C

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A father-of-one has successfully challenged an attempt by his former partner to remove their daughter from Scotland and take her to live in Northern Cyprus. A judge in the Court of Session refused to grant the specific issue order and residence order sought by the mother after ruling that it would b

Lady Hale President of the Supreme Court, Lady Hale, has called for the introduction of no-fault divorce in England and Wales, The Times reports.

Naruto A federal appeals court in San Francisco has ruled that a monkey does not have legal standing to lodge a copyright claim against a nature photographer because he is not a person.

At Airdrie Sheriff Court today, 23 April 2018, Sheriff Derek O'Carroll fined Mark Meechan £800 for breaching the Communications Act 2003, by posting a grossly offensive video on the internet. On sentencing Sheriff O'Carroll made the statement below in court. Section 127 of the Communications Act 20

Legal affairs minister Annabelle Ewing has been challenged to invite representatives of the Irish community in Scotland to help draw up a legal definition of sectarianism as the Offensive Behaviour Act's repeal comes into effect. Ms Ewing has appointed Professor Duncan Morrow to lead an independent

Pictured (L-R): Kirsten Will (development manager at Friends of ANCHOR), Carol Crowther (partner and chair of Stronachs’ Social & Charities Committee), Colin Slessor, and Liane Munro (senior leasing adviser at Stronachs)

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An asylum seeker whose claim that he would face “mistreatment” due to his political opinion if returned to his home country of Iran was rejected has now had an application to challenge the decision on the basis that the immigration judge failed to give him a fair hearing dismissed. Shahin Abdull

Graham Matthews The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has confirmed plans for an increase in its budget.