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The High Court will today hear the first part of Liberty’s legal challenge to the UK government’s flagship surveillance law, the Investigatory Powers Act. The challenge has been funded by donations from members of the public, who gave more than £50,000.

Lord Briggs In a speech entitled "Dispute Resolution in Uncertain Times", delivered in January at the Peace Palace in The Hague, Lord Briggs discusses dispute resolution in the context of globalism.

Matthew Harrington Following its triennial equity partner elections, BLM has elected Matthew Harrington to be its new senior partner, with effect from 1 March 2018, and for a period of three years.

Michael Matheson The Criminal Proceedings in Scotland bulletin for 2016-17 shows an eight per cent reduction over the last year in both the number of people proceeded against in court (107,338), and those subsequently convicted (92,334).

Paul Chapman Scotland may be renowned for its culture of innovation, but it is being outdone by its Scandinavian counterparts, according to a Scottish patents expert.

The number of UK cases at the European Court of Human Rights rose by nearly 30 per cent last year, new figures show. In 2017 there were 512 cases lodged against the UK at the Strasbourg court, though more than 99 per cent were declared inadmissible.

A man who claimed that both a house and the land on which it was built should not be considered “matrimonial property” after his wife raised an action for divorce has had his appeal dismissed. A sheriff had ruled that the land on which the house had been built was not matrimonial property while

The number of potential human trafficking victims identified and given help in Scotland has risen over the last year. There were 213 referrals to Police Scotland in 2017, a 42 per cent increase from 2016. The greatest increase was in labour exploitation referrals, and over half of reports referred t

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A free seminar, aimed at current or prospective owners of historic buildings, will be held in Perth next month. Perthshire Solicitors Property Centre (PSPC) is organising a ‘Property Repair Seminar’ to help people care for their historic home, and to raise awareness of the potential pitfalls and

Tracey Singlehurst-Ward More small businesses are bringing claims to the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC), according to a new report.

The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has set out a revised approach to improve transparency standards for clients of the bar.

One of the many areas of law in Scotland which will be significantly affected by “Brexit” is environmental law. That topic will be one of the questions which will be examined by a “Brexit Update” seminar, which is being held in Edinburgh on the morning of Monday, 26 March. Dr Annalisa Savare

Heather McKendrick The Lawscot Foundation won the silver award in the ‘Most Innovative Development by an Association’ category in the 2018 European Association Awards on Friday.