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Two transgender persons suffered violations of their article 8 rights on account of an obligation to establish the irreversible nature of the change in their appearance in order to vary their birth names, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. In today’s Chamber judgment in the case of A.P.

Val Surgenor

Paul Geoghegan Paul Geoghegan has been promoted to the position of partner within Morton Fraser’s corporate law team.

Peter Duff It’s difficult to know whether our leaders are reflecting society or are setting a path for their own self-interest, but it certainly appears that the fragmentation of society has picked up apace.

Theresa May Prime Minister Theresa May has been urged to press Saudi Arabia for the release of three juveniles who face beheading for allegedly attending protests.

A final reckoning by organisers of the Tumbling Lassie charity events has shown that £17,000 was raised for the fight against human trafficking at home and abroad. A seminar and a ball were held and the proceeds will go to two charities, International Justice Mission (IJM) and Trafficking Awareness

Gerlind Wisskirchen New labour and employment legislation is “urgently needed” before the impending AI revolution, including in the area of liability for autonomous cars, according to a report by the International Bar Association (IBA).

A man disallowed from pleading the reasonable belief defence after having sex with a 14-year old girl because he had previously been charged with other sexual offences has had his appeal, that the clause of the Sexual Offences Act 2009 providing for this is incompatible with his article 8 rights and

Louise Crawford Researchers from Robert Gordon University’s (RGU) Business School have presented their findings following an investigation into new European Union directives aimed at improving the transparency of payments made to governments by companies engaged in extracting natural resources.

Roddy Dunlop QC The newest Faculty of Advocates office-bearer is Roddy Dunlop QC, who has been elected to the post of treasurer.

The Law Society of Scotland has said that increased scrutiny of Scottish Limited Partnerships’ (SLP) anti money laundering processes could help deter criminal activity. In its response to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s call for evidence on limited partnership law,

Gordon Keyden Clyde & Co and Simpson & Marwick were chosen as "Scottish Law Firm of the Year 2017" at the Scott + Co Scottish Legal Awards.

Pictured: (L-R) Megan MacInnes, Prof David Adams, Andrew Thin, Bob McIntosh, Dr Sally Reynolds and Lorne MacLeod

Robert Carr (left) and Dominic Scullion

Thousands of pounds have been recovered from drivers who failed to pay fines across Scotland after 29 non-payers had their vehicles clamped in less than a month. Enforcement teams targeted persistent non-payers during March in a number of areas including Glasgow, the Lothians, Dunbartonshire and Lan