News
Malaysian asylum-seeker granted leave to challenge decision to reject ‘fresh claim’ over fear of religious persecution
A Malaysian national seeking asylum in the UK who claimed that she was the victim of violence in her ...
Published 9 August 2018
Scottish Lib Dems second guess upskirting convictions
Liam McArthur Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has written to t ...
Published 9 August 2018
Drop in profits at Weightmans after year of investment
John Schorah Weightmans LLP has reported increased turnover and a drop in profits in the l ...
Published 9 August 2018
Scottish government provides asylum seeker charities with emergency funding
Aileen Campbell In response to the possibility of asylum seekers in Glasgow facing homelessness ...
Published 9 August 2018
Strathclyde Law Clinic wins funding award for housing rights project
John Duff The University of Strathclyde Law Clinic has received a £2,880 funding award fr ...
Published 9 August 2018
Robert Sutherland to scale Kilimanjaro next month in aid of Children 1st
Terra Firma advocate Robert Sutherland is set to trek to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro next year ...
Published 9 August 2018
England: People with 'stretched' finances most likely to be litigants in person
People with "stretched" finances who are ineligible for legal aid are the least likely to instruct l ...
Published 9 August 2018
Gilson Gray supports football festival in aid of musical therapy for children
Jess Mackie A football festival raising money for a programme of musical therapy for children s ...
Published 9 August 2018
SLCC releases new easy read and plain English materials for consumers
The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has received the "crystal mark" from the Plain Engli ...
Published 9 August 2018
Argentina: Abortion law reform bid defeated in the Senate
Senators in Argentina have rejected a proposal to overhaul the South American country's restrictive ...
Published 9 August 2018
And finally... whodunnit
The BBC is going to court in a bid to force Microsoft help track down the source of a Doctor Who lea ...
Published 9 August 2018
Advertorial: Lord Hope’s diaries recounting life at the bar and bench out now
Lord Hope Lord Hope’s Diaries is the title of a series of books which covers the whole of ...
Published 9 August 2018
Assault case dropped after sheriff upholds ‘oppression’ complaint against Crown
Two men accused of assault who each took a plea in bar of trial after the Crown decided not to call ...
Published 8 August 2018
Police Scotland told to apologise over firearms debacle
Kate Frame The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has recommended that Poli ...
Published 8 August 2018
Allan Wernham made head of CMS in Scotland
Allan Wernham CMS has announced the appointment of Allan Wernham as its managing director ...
Published 8 August 2018
