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Former lord president and Supreme Court justice Lord Hope of Craighead has called for Scotland's new hate crime legislation to be withdrawn, describing it as the result of “gesture politics”. The former judge said the legislation's aims could have been achieved by simply amending Scotlan

A new play that tells the tale of women's rugby in Scotland premiers this weekend. Sponsored by Levy & McRae, 90 Days was recently highlighted in an episode of the podcast Happiness is Egg Shaped featuring first Scottish women’s rugby captain Sandra Colamartino. Talking about the play she

Switzerland is failing to meet its human rights obligations by not taking sufficient action to tackle climate change, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled in a landmark case. The Strasbourg court today handed down judgments in three landmark cases, which represented the first climate

A man who allegedly rubbed his bare buttocks on a public water fountain has been charged with property damage. Police found an incriminating photo after arresting the 56-year-old Tokyo man in connection with a separate incident of public indecency.

Legal figures are among the 2024 cohort of fellows announced by the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE). Of the 57 new fellows, four are from the law.

TC Young has announced the promotion of two lawyers. Eileen Barr has been promoted to the position of senior associate within the firms Glasgow projects and third sector team.

There has been "significant progress" in the proposed settlement over claims of historical abuse at Celtic Boys Club. A judge allowed a group claim to proceed against Celtic last year over alleged abuse at Celtic Boys Club, which was established as a feeder to the senior side in 1966.

Strathclyde University's Professor Elisa Morgera has been appointed as a UN special rapporteur on climate change and human rights. She will work closely with UN member states on climate change's impact on people’s human rights.

Former Supreme Court president, Lord Neuberger, delivered the Aberdeen Law Project's annual lecture on 28 March. His address on “Access to Justice and the Rule of Law” emphasised the need for the community to have access to legal guidance and the importance of ensuring that members of th

On a visit to the Bairns Hoose in North Strathclyde, the lord advocate and the solicitor general have supported calls for a consistent national roll out of the model, to the highest standard possible, so that children and young people are not further traumatised by the care and justice system.

Harper Macleod has advised on the sale of the assets and operations of the Glendevon Hydro Scheme in Dollar, by Torishima Service Solutions Europe Limited to Renfin & Hydropol Group. The scheme, constructed by Torishima in partnership with Scottish Water in 2022, was one of the first of its kind

Morton Fraser MacRoberts has been reappointed to provide the Scottish government with general property legal services for the next two years, with the option to extend the contract for a further two. The firm will provide the full range of legal services to Scottish and UK Ministers in relation to l

Music must be no slower than Hotel California and no faster than Radio Ga Ga, a new law in Russia's Chechnya region dictates. The Russian republic's culture ministry has declared that "all musical, vocal and choreographic works should correspond to a tempo of 80 to 116 beats per minute", The Moscow

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has begun hearing a case brought by Nicaragua against Germany over its support for Israel in its war in Gaza. In separate proceedings brought by South Africa against Israel, the ICJ previously found that there is a plausible risk of genocide being committed a

RSABI’s flagship annual outdoors team event, the Great Glen Challenge, is returning for 2024 and for the second-year running will be sponsored by Gillespie Macandrew. Last year’s event raised over £50,000 towards the work of RSABI which provides practical, emotional, and financial