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Legal changes aimed at criminalising assistance to irregular migrants – meant to deter human trafficking – must not imperil human rights, the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) has said. The CCBE said in a statement that it "wishes to express its utmost concern regar

The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) latest survey claimed properties are taking longer to sell due to the “uninspiring” UK housing market. Last spring, it took an average of 16 weeks between a home being listed and being sold, according to RICS. However, ESPC said it believ

The text of Lady Hale's speech delivered in Edinburgh in June has been published. The speech, Devolution and the Supreme Court – 20 years On, was delivered at the Scottish Public Law Group 2018 in the Signet Library last month.

Sir Cliff Richard has won a major privacy lawsuit against the BBC over its coverage of a police investigation into him.Mr Justice Mann, sitting in the High Court in London, awarded £210,000 in damages, one of the largest-ever sums in this area of law.Sir Cliff was repr

Five women who are the daughters of hereditary peers are taking the UK to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) over their ineligibility to stand for election to the House of Lords.The women, part of the Daughters' Rights campaign and represented by DLA Piper, argu

The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Library Service has won the 2018 LexisLibrary Award for Excellence. Roddy Waldhelm, Head of the Solicitor’s Legal Information Centre (Scottish Legal Directorate) collected the award at the BIALL Annual Dinner in Birmingham on 8 June.

A construction company involved in the Edinburgh Tram Inquiry which challenged a decision by the inquiry chairman ordering it to release “commercially sensitive” reports has failed in an appeal to prevent disclosure of the information. Bilfinger Construction had sought a restriction orde

A report published today has found that the UK government and the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) are failing to enforce the law on age discrimination and must be clearer that prejudice, unconscious bias and casual ageism in the workplace are all unlawful under the Equality Act 2010. The

Katherine Gibson, who recently spoke at a GDPR Summit in London, explains what lessons data controllers can learn from high-profile data breaches in the post-GDPR world. Firstly, data breach prevention and data security are critical.

Gilson Gray has appointed Jennifer Macrae as its new business development director. Ms Macrae brings with her over 20 years’ experience within business development, having worked for TMP Worldwide, Saatchi & Saatchi and Semple Fraser LLP.

A number of families have been forced to endure waits of up to 1,586 days, more than four years, for fatal accident inquiries (FAI) to be undertaken, according to new figures. Questions lodged by the Scottish Liberal Democrats revealed that the longest wait between a date of death and the concl

The lead pro-Brexit campaign group Vote Leave has been fined £61,000 and referred to police by the UK's elections watchdog for breaking electoral laws on campaign spending.The Electoral Commission today published the conclusions of its investigation into the spend

Jenny Dickson discusses the details of a bill that would give ministers the power to recover certain costs for NHS Scotland that are associated with the treatment of industrial disease-related illnesses. It's an advert we see regularly on daytime TV: “Have you been in an accident or do you hav

The Tumbling Lassie, a 17th century girl who has been adopted by a group of advocates to highlight the evils of modern slavery and people trafficking, will feature in three different festivals next month. First, Eric Robertson, advocate, one of seven members of the Faculty of Advocates who make up t

The Tumbling Lassie, a 17th century girl who has been adopted by a group of advocates to highlight the evils of modern slavery and people trafficking, will feature in three different festivals next month. First, Eric Robertson, advocate, one of seven members of the Faculty of Advocates who make up t