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So-called 'sex-for-rent' arrangements are being widely offered to international students in Ireland, according to new research. A report launched by the Irish Council for International Students (ICOS) says one in 20 students are being exposed to proposals of rent-free accommodation in exchange for s

Orbex, the Scotland-based orbital launch services company, has launched its annual internship programme, recruiting nine individuals to support its team of experts working towards Orbex Prime’s inaugural launch later this year. The internship offers a unique opportunity for STEM and law studen

Join Edinburgh Law School’s Professor John Cairns in conversation with fellow Edinburgh alumnus John D. O. Fulton as they discuss Mr Fulton’s new book, Slavery and the Scottish Enlightenment and their current research on the topic. Professor Cairns and Mr Fulton will discuss how the Scot

A lorry driver charged with causing death by careless driving following a fatal collision with a cyclist has been acquitted at Edinburgh Sheriff Court. The fatal accident occurred during November 2020 at the busy junction between A199 Harry Lauder Road and B6415 Portobello High Street.

A case at the English Court of Appeal is considering whether all external job applicants should have whistleblowing legal protection. Currently the scope of whistleblowing law does not include people applying for a job, other than job applicants to the NHS who are legally protected by the Employment

Addleshaw Goddard has announced its entry into the Polish market through the agreement with Linklaters for the transfer of its Warsaw office. The Warsaw office will comprise a number of Poland’s most respected Polish and internationally qualified lawyers. The team has been building a full-serv

West Fraser Europe Limited, previously known as Norbord Europe Limited, has been fined a total of £1,068,000 after pleading guilty to charges under health and safety legislation related to two separate incidents that occurred in 2020. The charges stemmed from an employee's severe leg injury an

Drummond Miller has succeeded in a claim alleging negligence against the Scottish Ambulance Service. In June 2020 Brian O’Neill had an unwitnessed fall at an off-grid rural hutting community with limited connections to local services. He sustained a wound to his head and tragically passed away

Magic circle firm Linklaters is testing artificial intelligence by giving it law exams to determine whether it can reliably perform legal tasks. The firm has created the LinksAI English law benchmark, designed to “test the ability of large language models to answer legal questions.” The

The Crown Office has warned of serious delays as time-bar extensions introduced during the pandemic are set to expire later this year. Between 2019/20 and 2023/24, 9,168 cases were dropped because they broke statutory time-bar limits or were delayed by other agencies.

Google has been fined by a Russian court for hosting YouTube videos which instruct Russian soldiers in Ukraine on how to surrender. The fine of 3.8 million rubles (around €40,000 or £33,000) was imposed by Tagansky District Court in Moscow on Monday, according to Russia's state-owned TASS

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) is supporting a new child-centred resource from charity I Am Me Scotland focused on grooming, gangs and crime.  Aimed at young people in secure settings, a series of seven short films highlight the issues of child exploitation and human tra

The Law Society of Scotland granted extended rights of audience to an additional 11 new solicitor advocates yesterday.

The scheduled execution tomorrow of a Malaysian man for drug trafficking offences is a source of great alarm, Amnesty International has said. Pannir Selvam Pranthaman, 37, was convicted of importing 51g of heroin into Singapore, where he was sentenced to the mandatory death penalty in 2017.

The Scottish Sentencing Council has launched a new podcast episode on prison sentencing, as part of its Scottish Sentencing Conversations podcast series. The new episode captures the views of people who have knowledge of and expertise in the prison system, and offers insights into prison sentencing