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A telephone subscriber’s consent to the publication of his data also covers its use in another member state, the Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled. The highly harmonised regulatory framework makes it possible to ensure throughout the EU the same respect for requirements relating to

Catherine Greig MacRoberts’ associate Catherine Greig summarises yesterday’s "burka ban" case at Luxembourg.

Graham Ogilvy (pictured) eisits Bologna’s famed law school in troubling times.ry The waiter who plonked a carafe of cheap Sangiovese down on our table at the little restaurant off Bologna’s Via Malcontenti spoke flawless English.

Five members of the Faculty of Advocates have been named in new advocate-depute appointments by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service. Those chosen for the role of Crown Counsel are Michael Meehan and Duncan McPhie (from 27 March), Owen Mullan (from 10 April), Maryam Labaki (from 24 April)

The creation of online courts will result in more unrepresented defendants and defeat the principle of open justice, according to a legal think tank. Transform Justice has today published a report warning that the Mnistry of Justice’s £1 billion court reform programme for England and Wales makes

Prime Minister Theresa May Prime Minister Theresa May has said proposed new institutions to carry out legacy investigations in Northern Ireland will shift the "unbalanced" focus away from soldiers and police officers.

The mother of a child who was placed in the care of a couple later approved as kinship carers has successfully challenged a decision to make an order for the adoption of her daughter. The Inner House of the Court of Session ruled that the decision of the sheriff to make the adoption order and dispen

Pictured (L-R): BMK partners Rosina Dolan, and Iain Dunn and Liam Entwistle

Christine Yuill Pinsent Masons has announced the promotion of 16 individuals to its partnership, including Glasgow-based tax specialist Christine Yuill .

This year's SLN Annual Review delivers updates from across the field of family law in 2016, including on child law, cohabitation and the Named Persons case. Harper Macleod partner Amanda Masson looks at the state of child relocation in Scots law, noting that last year saw an increase in instructions

An internal rule of an undertaking which prohibits the visible wearing of any political, philosophical or religious sign does not constitute direct discrimination, the Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled. However, in the absence of such a rule, the willingness of an employer to take acc

The Law Society of Scotland and the Faculty of Advocates have endorsed a letter to the President of Turkey, expressing concern at the treatment of lawyers in the country and the continued detention of Judge Aydin Sefa Akay. The letter has been sent by the bars and law societies of Scotland, England

George Frier The corporate team at Shepherd and Wedderburn has once again acted for AIM listed client Collagen Solutions plc, this time in a £10.8 million fundraising.

Read Montague Brain imaging could determine whether a criminal has acted in a state of knowledge about a crime or in a state of recklessness, researchers have said.

Michael Matheson Seven community sector organisations will receive almost £3 million of government investment to deliver services aimed at reducing the cycle of reoffending.