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A life prisoner serving a custodial sentence for murder and other offences has successfully had a Parole Board decision refusing to direct his release on licence set aside after making a petition to the Outer House of the Court of Session. Petitioner Dean Ryan was sentenced to life imprisonment with

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The Law Society of Scotland has praised the introduction of new legislation to better support and regulate the charity sector, but raised concerns it does not go far enough in reforming areas including transparency and oversight. The Charities (Regulation and Administration) Bill was introduced to t

Blackadders has appointed Lindsey Brown as a partner in the firm's private client team in Dundee. Ms Brown has a broad range of experience in various practice areas including residential conveyancing, family law matters, executries, powers of attorney, wills, inheritance tax planning and asset prote

A man who complained about his wife's insistence on treating her dogs as her children has been granted a divorce. The woman's "obsession with the dogs made it unbearable for the husband to continue in the marriage", a family court in Singapore ruled.

Scottish taxpayers could see the amount they pay in tax go up after the Scottish government publishes its income tax plans in December. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt yesterday used his first Autumn Statement to announce a number of measures aimed at raising an additional £25 billion in tax revenue, o

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Turkey grants Kurdish lawyer ‘protection’ after being targeted over Istanbul blast | Rudaw.net

The Scottish government has said the procedure for handling formal complaints by civil servants about a current or former minister’s behaviour will be updated again to improve transparency. The current procedure was introduced in February 2022 in response to a review arising from the scandal o

Howard League Scotland has announced a series of film nights over the winter and early spring to raise and discuss important penal policy issues. The penal reform organisation has chosen films which are available on popular streaming platforms such as Netflix, BBC iPlayer or YouTube. Individuals wil

Alcohol companies could face tighter restrictions on advertising in order to protect vulnerable people under new Scottish government proposals set out today. The public’s views are being sought on plans to restrict adverts for alcohol at sporting events, on buses, and online and elsewhere to r

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is immune from US civil proceedings brought by the fiancée of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the US government has said. Hatice Cengiz is suing Mr bin Salman and 28 others in the Washington D.C. federal district court over Mr Khashoggi's 2

Just Employment Law is set to turn Firhill Stadium purple tomorrow to raise awareness for pancreatic cancer.

A former employee of a bed and breakfast has been awarded £1,085 in outstanding holiday pay after he brought a case against his former employers before the Employment Tribunal. Nikolay Nikolov was employed by Craigatin House & Courtyard Ltd from September 2021 to July 2022. He argued that

Global law firm Clyde & Co has bolstered its Scottish team with the promotion of Ross Fairweather, Lyndsey Combe and Kay Darling to senior associate. The trio have been promoted in their respective fields of large loss and catastrophic injuries, clinical negligence and defender disease litigatio

The time may have come for British judges to resign from judicial roles in Hong Kong, former Supreme Court president Lady Hale has suggested. The retired judge's measured remarks, reported by The Times, come as the territory's authorities bid to overturn a court ruling allowing a British barrister t