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Indonesia has demanded that the Netherlands return various valuables including collections of jewels and fossils. The country, once a Dutch colony, has called for hundreds of artworks as well as eight collections, among them the famous fossilised hominid skull of Java Man in addition to valuables lo

A new single rate for the national minimum wage to reflect the increased cost of living, and "more effective" employment law to protect workers’ rights, underpin plans to build a fairer labour market in an independent Scotland, according to Deputy First Minister John Swinney. Following publica

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has made advances in how it manages sexual history and character evidence in trials, but there remains scope for further improvement, according to a report published today. It recommends that staff within COPFS have mandatory training supported

A new report has found that the judiciary south of the border is “institutionally racist”. The study, undertaken by the University of Manchester and barrister Keir Monteith KC, found that judicial discrimination was directed particularly towards black court users – be they lawyers,

The average price of a property in Scotland in August 2022 was £195,391, an increase of 9.7 per cent on August 2021, the latest provisional statistics from Registers of Scotland's UK House Price Index show. Comparing with the previous month, house prices in Scotland increased by 0.2 per cent b

A prisoner who has been serving a life sentence for the murder of a nine-year-old boy since 1974 has failed in a challenge against the Scottish Ministers' decision to delay determining his application for a First Grant of Temporary Release. Brian Morrice was convicted of the murder when he was 17 ye

People are being encouraged to participate in a nationwide survey to help inform a public body on how engagement in decisions about land in Scotland can be improved. The Scottish Land Commission’s online surveys have officially launched giving people in Scotland an opportunity to make a meanin

New research from the Next 100 Years project has found 84 per cent of mothers working in the law still find it difficult to balance working life with the demands of being a mother, with half believing they are treated differently at work to men with children.

A Spanish resort is taking a rapper to court because of an "offensive" song that implies it is a hotbed of corruption. The municipal council of Lloret de Mar on the Costa Brava has begun proceedings against Samuel SLZR as he allegedly links the town to “vandalism, crime and corruption”.

A memorial in a church dedicated to an 18th century slave owner who was "instrumental in quelling" a slave uprising in Jamaica has been deemed racist and offensive and should be removed. The Consistory Court of the Diocese of Salisbury has granted a faculty permitting the removal of the memorial to

Kennedys has committed to drastically reducing its carbon emissions after teaming up with a group of climate and science experts. Plans to reduce Kennedys’ emissions by 2030 have been approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi).

Prioritising traditional forms of crime has left the justice system ill-equipped to deal with continuing rise in fraud, Westminster's Justice Committee has found. In a report into fraud and the justice system, the committee calls on the UK government to revolutionise the way in which we fight fraud,

The University of Dundee has published a report into the institution's historical links with transatlantic slavery. The study acknowledges that whilst the university’s founders played a leading role in widening access to education by promoting the education of students of both sexes, Mary Ann

Blackadders has been announced as the official legal partner for the first-ever Scottish Games Week. The law firm will be sponsoring the entire roster of Scottish Games Week events taking place across Scotland from 24 to 28 October.

In its new report published today on its visit to Bulgaria in October 2021, the Council of Europe’s committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) hails rare occurrences of ill-treatment by staff, reduction of prison population and certain improvements in living conditions. However, it regrets