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A full review should be made of the “appropriate adult” system for vulnerable people in police custody before it is applied to complainers and witnesses, the Faculty of Advocates has suggested. The Scottish government plans to put existing, non-statutory appropriate adult services on a s

The Scottish government has gained the support of Northern Ireland's law officer in its legal case with the UK government over Brexit. The Lord Advocate, James Wolffe QC, has argued Holyrood's Brexit legislation is consistent with the “constitutional framework of devolution” ahead of the

The House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) has today set out how it will approach its role as sifting committee for regulations introduced under the EU (Withdrawal) Act 2018. The committee will have the power in the Lords to recommend that instruments proposed by ministers in

The cybersecurity arm of the UK government has published its first-ever report on the threat facing UK law firms from cybercriminals. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said it was "extremely important" for law firms to have access to the advice and guidance set out in the

Brexit negotiators have reviewed the future of intellectual property rights, with the likelihood being that EU-wide rights will be replaced with equivalent UK rights after the end of the transition period. This "much needed" detail should give "reassurance" to holders of EU trademarks registered bef

Lady Paton has granted permission today for a petition to proceed for judicial review of a homelessness decision against the Glasgow City Integration Joint Board (GCIJB; also known as the 'Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership'). A procedural hearing has been assigned for 22 August, and a

A watchdog has warned that police must shore up failings in their response to hate crime ahead of a potential surge after Brexit. Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) found in a review that victims had been let down after being targeted because of their

The Attorney General and Director of Public Prosecutions have been criticised by MPs on Westminster's Justice Committee for failing to address the problem of non-disclosure in criminal cases. MPs said that DPP Alison Saunders, who is due to stand down in October, did not recognise the severity of th

Israeli lawmakers have come under sharp criticism after approving a law that defines "the right of national self-determination" as belonging exclusively to the Jewish people, reduces the status of Arabic, encourages illegal settlements and claims Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Prime Minister Benjami

One of the UK's biggest perfume retailers has unveiled a new fragrance – that smells of marijuana. The Perfume Shop is the first to sell 212 VIP Men Party Fever, from Carolina Herrera.

A police officer who raised concerns about misuse of public money by Police Scotland was unlawfully treated by her employers, a tribunal has ruled. The Times reports that Amy McDonald, 45, former director of financial accountability at the Scottish Police Authority (SPA), contacted former Justice Se

A ruling of the UK Intellectual Property Office has been described as one of a catalogue that "strike against the Scottish legal profession". Cloch Solicitors, run by Philip Hannay, had sought to register the word 'loch' insofar as it is used for legal services, an application opposed by Loch E

A woman who allegedly stalked comedian Frankie Boyle for eight months last year has been ordered to stay away from him for three years, The Herald reports. Rebecca Gamble, 48, is alleged to have tormented Mr Boyle by appearing at his gigs at The Stand comedy club in Glasgow and the Sheraton Hotel in

Morton Fraser has been named as a provider of legal services in Scotland for Curtis Banks, the UK’s largest provider of self-invested personal pensions (SIPP). The latest appointment for Morton Fraser’s property in pensions team, the largest of its kind in Scotland, commenced in June 201