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The police are to be given new powers to stop and search anyone suspected of carrying a corrosive substance in public. The move will enable officers to enforce a new offence of carrying corrosives in a public place, part of the Offensive Weapons Bill currently being considered by Parliament.

Human rights experts are set to debate refugee protection at a student-led human rights conference in Aberdeen next month. Lawyers Without Borders Student Division at Aberdeen University will hold its Human Rights Conference 2019 on March 11, examining the question: "Are refugees afforded suffi

Edinburgh Law School is looking for student models to take part in a photo shoot on 6 and 15 March. Models will receive a small gift for their time.

The cat of late fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld is set to "inherit" some of his $170 million fortune, according to news reports. Lagerfeld, the creative director of French fashion house Chanel and Italian fashion house Fendi, died on Tuesday.

Professional searcher firms owe a duty of care to creditors who have registered an inhibition, the continuing effectiveness of which depends on it being disclosed by the search carried out, the Sheriff Appeal Court has ruled. The court refused an appeal by a firm of searchers, upholding a

A new system of instructing second post-mortem examinations of homicide victims has been put forward by the Faculty of Advocates, in an attempt to ease the grief of bereaved families. Under the suggested scheme, a panel of forensic pathologists would be available to perform defence post-mortems with

The House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee has published a report today criticising the Draft Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. These Home Office Regulations are a contingency measure in case of a no-deal Brexit which relate to 24 different securit

The UK government is preparing new legislation that will give police the power to stop and search drone pilots near airports. The Drones Bill will also extend the drone exclusion zone around airports from 1km to 5km.

A new convention on the profession of the lawyer has been proposed by the Council of Europe amid rising attacks on practitioners around the world. Every day, lawyers are harassed, threatened, prosecuted, imprisoned or even murdered, simply for carrying out their professional activities. In recent ye

A Holyrood committee has expressed concern about the lack of transparency, accountability and alignment of Business Gateway, a local-authority provision that aims to help businesses develop and grow. With 10 years having passed since the Scottish government transferred Business Gateway to Scotl

Addleshaw Goddard has established a legal support hub in Edinburgh operated by five paralegals and a manager. Paralegals Kirsty Peters, Fraser Ramsay, Sarah Buzuk, Leo Kritikos and Megan Newrot have joined the firm's transaction services team (TST) and will be managed by West Middleto

Professor John Cairns has given the first of the Alan Watson Memorial Lectures, entitled "Slavery and the Law in Eighteenth Century Scotland."

Glasgow University has launched a legal podcast that promises to feature expert discussion on a range of legal topics. The inaugural episode of UofG Law Podcast sees host Dr Alan Brown speak to Dr Jill Robbie about her comparative research project on private water rights.

A university has established its own law firm to give students "real life work experience" while they study. Sheffield Hallam University said the initiative is the first to incorporate work experience into every year of the law degree.

The Law Society of Ireland has expanded an initiative that sees trainee solicitors teach prisoners about the law. The Street Law Prisons programme is now offered in a number of Irish prisons, including Wheatfield Prison, Mountjoy, the Dóchas Centre and Arbour Hill, as well as The Pathways Cen