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The British and Foreign Bible Society has been fined £100,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office after its computer network was compromised as the result of a cyber-attack in 2016. Between November and December 2016, the intruders exploited a weakness in the society’s ne

Former Justice Secretary, Ken Clarke, has called on the Prime Minister to set up an independent, judge-led inquiry into the UK’s role in torture and rendition – in the wake of her apology to torture victims. Former Prime Minister, David Cameron, promised an inquiry as one of his fir

Elizabeth Comerford discusses the strategies cybercriminals use against lawyers and some of the precautions firms can take. Cyber fraud is a continuing, ever-evolving and increasingly sophisticated threat to the legal profession. In December 2016, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (the regulator i

Nearly two thirds of judges recruited last year hailed from state schools, The Times reports. In 2017-18, 66 per cent of judicial applicants were state educated while 28 per cent had attended fee paying schools and six per cent schools abroad.

A court in Austria has ruled that internet giant YouTube can be held liable for copyright breaches in videos its users upload. In a judgment published last week, Vienna's commercial court said YouTube had played an active role in the dissemination of such content and as such could not claim "neutral

A request for a reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union for a ruling on the question of whether the United Kingdom can unilaterally revoke its notice of intention to the leave the EU has been refused. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that the question being asked was “hypo

A new report by JUSTICE Scotland concludes that suspects and solicitors need a better understanding of the importance of legal assistance during police detention. The report, Legal Assistance in the Police Station, says around 70 per cent of suspects continue to waive the right to assistance, seven

Scotland will lead the way in the UK in ensuring the experiences of those affected by the Miners’ Strike in the 1980s are properly understood, the Justice Secretary has said. Michael Matheson has ordered an independent review into the impact of policing on communities during the Miners’

Dentons has announced its unaudited, headline FY17/18 results for the UK & Middle East region, with revenue of £203.1 million, an increase of 22 per cent on 16/17 (£166.4m). This figure only includes revenues from the legacy Maclay Murray & Spens offices since completion of the m

A Ghanaian man studying nursing who was threatened by the Home Office with deportation has been granted permanent residence following a review. Denzel Darku, who lives in Paisley, and carried the Queen's baton before the 2014 Commonwealth Games said having the threat lifted is "a dream".

An official opening of the refurbished Faculty library at the High Court in Glasgow has helped to give the west-coast criminal bar "the best facilities for many a long day".

A German whisky may be infringing protections enjoyed by Scotland, the Court of Justice of the European Union has said. The court took no final view on Glen Buchenbach, referring the Scotch Whisky Association's complaint back to judges in Germany for a ruling.

The Scottish Law Commission has recently issued a discussion paper, dealing with a number of aspects of the law of leases, and especially the termination of commercial leases. The Scottish Law Commission deserve more thanks than they often get for the efforts which they put into trying to improve an

A baby will become the first person without a legal mother if a transgender man succeeds in court. Lawyers for the parent told a judge that he had been born a female and had been biologically able to give birth but had legally become a man by the time the child was born.

The Tumbling Lassie operetta, which premiered in Edinburgh earlier this year, is set to be profiled at this year's Edinburgh International Book Festival in August.