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A Nigerian national who had a deportation order made against him after being convicted of offences of dishonesty, including fraud, has won an appeal in the Court of Appeal of England and Wales against the Upper Tribunal’s dismissal of his case. Appellant AEB argued that the UT had misdirected

In a five part series for Scottish Legal News this week, BTO partner Cat MacLean tells the story of an epic legal battle with the Clydesdale Bank. She explains the reality of litigating against a huge opponent with bottomless pockets, the cost and funding of litigation and the need to find leve

Nadia Cook has started a new position as business development solicitor at Harper Macleod LLP (HM Connect). She said on LinkedIn: "I am thrilled to be part of such a wonderful team and looking forward to meeting and working with our current HM Connect member firms and welcoming new members in the fu

Switzerland violated the rights of a child born through a surrogacy arrangement in the US by not recognising the intended father as a parent, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled. The case of D.B. and Others v. Switzerland concerned a same-sex couple who were registered partners in S

So much cocaine is being seized at a Belgian port that incinerators simply can't keep up. At least dozens of tonnes of the drug are being stored in customs warehouses at the port of Antwerp because of a lack of incineration capacity, The Brussels Times reports.

A judge in the English Court of Protection has ruled that the parents of a student who died from a stroke could not remove and store his sperm for the purpose of later conceiving a grandchild after an urgent hearing was convened to decide the matter. At the time of the hearing the relevant person, X

Dr Kirsteen Shields – senior lecturer in international law and food security at the University of Edinburgh, at the Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Systems – reflects on the most recent discussion of the Land and Human Rights Forum (LAHRAF), exploring food systems' concerns relate

Crime recorded by police remains lower than before the pandemic, according to new statistics released today. The latest National Statistics: Recorded Crime in Scotland bulletin shows recorded crime is four per cent down since the year ending September 2018, falling 42 per cent in total since 2006-07

The case of Shamima Begum returns to the courts this week in a renewed appeal against the home secretary's decision in 2019 to deprive her of her UK citizenship on national security grounds. A new piece by Ronnie Clancy KC takes an in-depth look at saga so far, in three sections.

LawCare has published findings on the mental health needs of men in the workplace. A focus group of barristers, partners, mid-level and junior associates, in-house lawyers as well as those in support roles, from across the jurisdictions, was used to gain an idea of the mental health experiences of m

In a five part series for Scottish Legal News this week, BTO partner Cat MacLean tells the story of an epic legal battle with the Clydesdale Bank. She explains the reality of litigating against a huge opponent with bottomless pockets, the cost and funding of litigation and the need to find leve

Mediator John Sturrock KC has published A Mediator’s Musings: Volume 2, which gathers together much of his thinking and writing on a number of issues in the past couple of years. Topics include mediation practice and policy, politics and policy-making, the climate emergency, the war in Ukraine

Following the success of last year's Introduction to Animal Law event, presented by the UK Centre for Animal Law (ALAW), the Scottish Young Lawyers' Association has introduced a new series of events focusing on the law related to animal welfare in the UK in association with ALAW. The first event in

The founder of Theranos, Elizabeth Holmes, has been given a prison sentence of more than 11 years for her role in what has been dubbed as one of the "most substantial" white collar crimes in US history. Ms Holmes had falsely claimed that the technology designed by her start-up company could diagnose

CBI Scotland has announced the appointment of lawyer Jennifer Young as Scotland chair, unveiling an all-woman senior leadership team – a first for the organisation. Currently CBI Scotland's vice chair, Mrs Young is managing partner at Ledingham Chalmers. She will assume her role as chair in th