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There is a significant gap between what children and young people want, and need, from their lawyers, and what they usually experience, according to new findings from Clan Childlaw. A study commissioned by the charity also found that lack of access to legal advice has major and often long-term reper

A Lord Ordinary has reduced the decision of a local authority to close down a day service in Hawick for sufferers of Alzheimer’s disease after a petition for judicial review was raised by a former service user. Petitioner AB, the son and guardian of service user CD, argued that the decision of

Plans to require EU nationals crossing the border into Northern Ireland to apply for electronic travel authorisations in advance raise serious human rights and equality concerns, Ireland's Oireachtas has been told. In an address to the Houses of the Oireachtas, Sinéad Gibney, chief commission

Ireland has filed an intervention at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as a third party in the case taken by Ukraine against the Russian Federation under the Genocide Convention. Ukraine instituted proceedings against the Russian Federation in February. In its application to the court, Ukrain

A popular online shooter is set to be banned by the Taliban for "promoting violence". PUBG: Battlegrounds, one of the most successful video games of all time with a player base of tens of millions of people worldwide, has previously been accused by the Taliban of "[causing] the young generation to g

Gillespie Macandrew has announced the appointment of five newly qualified (NQ) solicitors following their completion of its two-year legal traineeship programme. The NQ solicitors will be joining the firm’s commercial property, corporate, employment, planning and residential property teams. An

The Law Society of Scotland is stepping up its efforts to lead and support the legal sector in tackling the climate crisis by launching a new Sustainability Committee. The Sustainability Committee will continue and expand on the work of the Law Society’s COP26 and Climate Change Working Group

Macdonald Henderson has advised financial solutions provider Opulus Financial on the acquisition of Glasgow-based Nicolson Accountancy, in its largest acquisition since launching at the end of last year. Founded by Angus and Sue Nicolson more than 20 years ago, Nicolson Accountancy has offices in Gl

The number of solicitors on the roll has hit a record high, according to the Law Society's latest figures. Its annual statistics report shows that there were 209,215 solicitors on the roll as at 31 July 2021, up nearly 7,000 on the previous year.

A woman who brought a racial discrimination case against the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has settled out of court with the Scottish ministers. The case was settled after the Equality and Human Rights Commission funded the eight-day final hearing through its legal support schem

A lawyer who represented a number of the Hillsborough families is to be given the city's highest civic honour. Elkan Abrahamson will receive the Freedom of Liverpool, granted to people who have rendered exceptional services to the city.

Lawyers for the family of murdered Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh have submitted a new complaint against Israel to the International Criminal Court (ICC). The complaint alleges that Ms Abu-Akleh and another Al Jazeera journalist, Ali Samoudi, were deliberately targeted by Israeli forces de

Donald Trump has been accused of committing “astounding” fraud in order to “obtain incredible economic benefit . . . in stark violation of the law” in a legal case seeking $250 million from him. Letitia James, the New York state attorney-general, wants to see the former presi

A global law firm’s opportunity to find out about prospective careers in the world of immigration is open for Scottish applications. Fragomen’s UK Immigration School is aimed at senior school pupils, university students and graduates.

Newly-qualified commercial and corporate lawyers now enjoy salaries up to four times higher than their criminal counterparts, research by the legal recruitment and search consultancy Tenhaven, has revealed.