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The UK government's proposals to replace the Human Rights Act with a new British Bill of Rights risk weakening existing human rights protections, Westminster's joint committee on human rights has warned. In a new report, the committee warns that the new regime could cause confusion and result in mor

Andrew Stevenson Solicitor advocate Andrew Stevenson, secretary of the Scottish Law Agents’ Society, comments on the 'partygate' scandal, which has reached its denouement.

The Vasileostrovsky District Court in Saint Petersburg yesterday placed Aleksandra Skochilenko, an activist who replaced price tags in supermarkets with anti-war slogans, into pre-trial detention amid a wider clampdown on a network of feminist-led anti-war activists, Amnesty International has said.

A consortium led by global law firm Kennedys has been awarded funding from Innovate UK to develop software able to identify and assess reputational risk. The £1.2 million project, Reputation Advisor, will be part-funded by £783,000 from Innovate UK’s Smart Grants scheme, which supp

A man who sought approximately £33.3 quadrillion in damages from various parties following an unfavourable arbitration decision has had an extended civil restraint order (ECRO) made against him by the English High Court of Justice. Sayed Sangamneheri, who appeared as a litigant in person, soug

Companies with defined benefit pension schemes could soon face significant penalties of up to £1 million in corporate and banking deals if they ignore new reporting requirements currently proposed by the government. Draft regulations making the proposed changes had been expected to come into f

As the consultation period for the Scottish government’s ‘A New deal for Tenants’ ends on Friday, DJ Alexander Ltd has warned of the potential outcome if this proposal becomes law. The firm, part of the Lomond Group which is the largest lettings and estate agency in Scotland, said

A driverless car appears to stop for police then attempt to flee in a viral video released by San Francisco police. The autonomous Chevrolet Bolt EV was stopped as its headlights were off. An officer can be heard saying "there's nobody in it".

Legal technology specialist Jonathan Bowker has been awarded accredited legal technologist status by the Law Society of Scotland. Mr Bowker is managing director and owner of Advanced Analytica, a company that specialises in the delivery of tech-enabled services for legal functions seeking to improve

Attorney General Suella Braverman QC has asked the Court of Appeal if protestors charged with causing criminal damage enjoy a defence under the Human Rights Act and what directions should be given to juries in such cases. Her “questions of law” follow the acquittals of the 'Colston Four'

Lawyers in Malaysia have branded a move by courts to use artificial intelligence unconstitutional. In a pilot scheme on the island of Borneo, AI is being used to assist judges in sentencing drug dealers and rapists.

The public inquiry into the wrongful convictions of hundreds of sub-postmasters and mistresses will hear evidence from affected people who live in Scotland next month. More than 700 people were wrongly convicted of false accounting, theft and fraud between 2000 and 2014 due to a fault in the Post Of

An application seeking to appeal a decision of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland refusing an eviction order for a tenant in rent arrears has been rejected by the housing division of the Upper Tribunal for Scotland. It was argued by the appellants, Amer and Nosheen Rafique, that the relevant evict

Human rights protections are at risk from the UK government’s proposals to replace the Human Right Act, according to a new evidence report submitted to the United Nations (UN) by the Scottish Human Rights Commission. In its “report card” to the UN’s latest Universal

Italy violated Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights after it failed to protect a woman and her children, one of whom was murdered by the applicant's partner. Ms Landi alleged that the Italian state had failed to take the requisite action to protect her and her two children from the d