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Alan Pritchard A data breach is the unintended disclosure of private data. For some, this means clients’ personal details, for others, it is a leak of critical data about a major acquisition or merger. Every hour approximately 157,154 records are stolen or leaked into the public domain and the cos

Lord Bracadale Lord Bracadale is to begin a review this month into the suite of laws covering hate crime offences in Scotland to ensure it is fit for purpose in the 21st century.

Hans Litten To mark Holocaust Memorial Day, Connor Beaton tells the inspiring and moving story of Hans Litten, the German lawyer murdered by the Nazis after cross-examining Hitler.

Gok Wan and Edith Forrest Advocate Edith Forrest is a Burns Supper veteran, having spoken at dinners from Kilmarnock to Kazakhstan and London to Lerwick, but there was still something new for her at her latest appearance.

Robert Sutherland There is irony in the fact that whilst surveys show that the number of agricultural tenancies in Scotland has been falling, the amount (and complexity) of legislation and regulation of agricultural tenancies continues to increase. As a consequence, the need for an updated version o

Lord Hope of Craighead Former Lord President and Deputy President of the Supreme Court, Lord Hope of Craighead has revealed he sought an amendment to the Scotland Bill last year that would have put the Sewel Convention on a statutory footing, The Times reports.

Oral evidence should continue to be the norm at fatal accident inquires, although there is scope for witness statements, the Faculty of Advocates has suggested. In a consultation on draft rules for the Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016, the Scottish Civil Just

A yoga teacher has been arrested for "illegal missionary activity" under controversial new laws designed to combat terrorism in Russia.Dmitry Ugay was giving a talk about the philosophy of yoga at a St Petersburg festival when cops bundled him away to protect the motherland from what they presumed t

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A man has gone on trial in Glasgow Sheriff Court, accused of making death threats against the head of Northern Ireland’s prosecution service, The Herald reports. Gordon Galloway, 50, posted a comment on Facebook under a story about the Director of Public Prosectuions, Barra McGrory QC during his t

A prisoner who claimed that his human rights had been breached because he had not been given a reasonable opportunity to rehabilitate himself has had a legal challenge dismissed. A judge in the Court of Session refused the petition for judicial review after ruling that the Scottish Prison Service di

Theresa May The UK government has published draft legislation to empower Prime Minister Theresa May to activate Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union and thereby begin the formal Brexit process.

A global investigation into the reasons why so many women lawyers leave law firms, and on occasion the legal profession entirely, has been launched by the International Bar Association (IBA) Legal Policy & Research Unit (LPRU). The investigation also seeks to secure information on the profession

Three judges are reportedly in the running to fill the US Supreme Court seat left vacant by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia last year, with President Trump expected to appoint an arch conservative to the bench. Trump’s top picks are believed to be William Pryor, Neil Grouch and Thomas Hardiman

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