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Russia is to make LGBT advocacy a criminal offence in an effort to fight western "decadence". There will be heavy fines for anyone spreading LGBT "propaganda", including “non-traditional relationships”.

Terra Firma Chambers has retained its Band 1 rankings for Planning and Environmental Law, Agriculture & Rural Affairs and Tax and added a further Band 1 ranking for Private Client in the latest edition of Chambers and Partners UK Legal Directory. In addition, Terra Firma was again ranked as a le

Lord Wolfson of Tredegar KC will deliver this year's James Wood Lecture at Glasgow University next month on the topic 'Law and Government: Reflections of a Justice Minister'. David Wolfson, Lord Wolfson of Tredegar KC, is a British politician, barrister and Conservative life peer. He was parliamenta

Imagine if you couldn’t make decisions yourself. Who would act on your behalf? Who’d pay bills, manage your welfare, and make key decisions? That’s the role of your attorney. The breadth of the control an attorney can have over your affairs couldn’t have been starker in a cas

Ampersand Advocates has once again received top tier rankings across a number of areas of practice in the latest published guide to the legal profession, Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2023. Ampersand received 74 listings across 17 areas of practice, ranking as top tier (band 1) in Clinical Negl

The Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights have opened up the court’s collaborative knowledge-sharing platform (ECHR-KS) to legal professionals, academics and the wider public. The platform presents the latest analysis of case-law developments in a thematic and contextualised

A burglar met her match after being wrestled to the ground by an octogenarian sister in a failed attempt to steal a convent's collection pot. The intruder had failed to account for one brave sister who stopped the assailant and raised the alarm before the thief could escape with the money.

Thousands of Scotland’s most deprived families are facing the prospect of representing themselves in court thanks to a chronic shortage of civil legal aid firms. New analysis by the Law Society of Scotland shows that the 139 most deprived communities in Scotland, resident to around 100,000 peo

Suella Braverman KC has attained the distinction of being the shortest-serving home secretary in British history. Ms Braverman, who took silk upon being appointed attorney general in 2020, breached the ministerial code after she sent a government document to someone who was not authorised to receive

Lindsays' partner Alastair Keatinge has passed away. Mr Keatinge joined the firm as a partner in 2003. He was one of the leading third sector lawyers in the country and had the distinction of chairing the WS Charity Conference for 12 years.

The Inner House of the Court of Session has ruled that the policy of the Scottish Ministers to prioritise certain classes of high security prisoners for access to rehabilitative work is unlawful under the ECHR after a challenge to the policy was made by a prisoner serving an Order for Lifelong Restr

We are delighted to advise that registration is now open for our Edinburgh Conference on Friday 18th November from 1pm until 5:15pm at the Balmoral Hotel. Under the Law Society of Scotland's Guidelines, delegates may claim 3 hours of CPD time.  The conference is open to all solicitors, in-house

Cannabis can now be ordered on Uber Eats in Toronto. Four years after Canada legalised the drug, the American company launched a partnership with three marijuana dispensaries in the city

Digby Brown staff created a bumper weekend for charity support after taking on – and completing – two iconic challenges.

Shoosmiths is to begin imposing a £200 “levy” on lawyers who choose to travel for business by plane. The policy's aim is to encourage staff to reduce their carbon footprint in accordance with the firm's goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2025.