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A man convicted of posting a grossly offensive tweet is taking his case to Strasbourg. Joe Kelly, who was labelled an “example case” to deter others from “pressing the blue button” and posting allegedly offensive content, hopes to have his case heard at the European Court of

The new Tenant Protection Act falls short of expectations, argues the Legal Services Agency. In October 2022, the Scottish Parliament passed the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Bill (which has now received royal assent). This bill aims to introduce new measures to protect tenants in th

Professor Lorne Crerar CBE, executive chair and co-founder of Harper Macleod, has been selected to chair the strategic board of the new national public energy agency Heat & Energy Efficiency Scotland. The new agency has been launched by the Scottish government to scale up the delivery of climate

Lord Brailsford will be the new chair of the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry, Deputy First Minister John Swinney has confirmed in a statement to the Scottish Parliament. Lord Brailsford replaces Lady Poole today.

A cannabis company in the US is facing a class action lawsuit from dissatisfied customers over claims its products aren't as potent as promised. California-based DreamFields Brands sells premium products advertised as having a higher level of psychoactive tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), CBS News reports

The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (SYLA), in association with the ADHD Advocate, is to host an event on November 1 focusing on neurodiversity within the workplace and the importance of developing emotional intelligence skills as a lawyer. The event will be led by the founder and CEO of the ADH

It will take over 125 years for black people to be properly represented in the judiciary, the Law Society has said. Research by the society found that it would take until the year 2149 for the representation of black people to match their presence in the general population.

An Aberdeen sheriff who was subject to a sexual misconduct hearing four years ago is to face a second tribunal. The Scottish government has confirmed a fresh tribunal will be convened to look at the actions of Sheriff Jack Brown towards a lawyer known as X, following inquiries by The Courier.

The Scottish Child Law Centre (SCLC) has launched a Glasgow-based clinic providing free legal advice on all aspects of child and family law. The clinic, initially running for six weeks, will see a team of solicitors from the centre based at Samaritan House in Govanhill. They will provide in person l

TLT partner Stephen McGowan has been re-accredited as a specialist in liquor licensing by the Law Society of Scotland. Mr McGowan, who heads up the licensing team in Scotland, is an expert in licensing law in relation to alcohol but also specialises in advising businesses on civic licensing and gamb

Blackadders has announced the appointment of Leanne Gordon as director in its rural land and business team. Since qualifying in 2012, Ms Gordon has developed her legal skills in rural practice, having dealt with a wide range of rural matters including mineral, sporting and fishing rights, crofting l

Experienced business executive Lorna Jack has been appointed as chair to Opulus Financial, the ‘Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Solutions’ business. For over a decade, Ms Jack held the position of chief executive at the Law Society for Scotland and is now currently chairman of Hi

Jade Blair explains some of the differences in terminology used in Scotland and in England when awarding a successful party their expenses (or should that be costs). I find that the grammar fiend in my laptop has boldly underlined my use of “outwith” in the above heading indicating that

Aileen Miller has been promoted to partner in the mental health and adults with incapacity department at the Legal Services Agency.  After qualifying as a solicitor in August 2010, she began working with well-known Glasgow law firms specialising in immigration law before developing an inte

The Law Society of Scotland's Regulatory Committee is set to take forward changes to solicitor practice rules that aims to further strengthen the sector’s standards by bolstering the legal complaints process and modernising its accounts rules. The changes were considered at the Law Society&rsq