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A broad new offence of intimate image abuse should be introduced in England and Wales to criminalise acts such as "downblousing" and the creation of "deepfakes", the Law Commission of England and Wales has proposed. The law reform body has called for a clearer legal framework broadening the scope of

Lady Hale, the first woman justice of the UK Supreme Court and its first woman president, has been awarded an honorary degree by Queen's University Belfast (QUB). Her recognition by QUB comes days after the university also bestowed an honorary degree on the former Lord Chief Justice of Northern Irel

A diplomat who allegedly kept a woman as a slave will not enjoy diplomatic immunity from suit if the facts against him are proven, the Supreme Court has ruled. Lord Briggs and Lord Leggatt, with whom Lord Stephens agreed, gave the joint majority judgment. Lord Hamblen and Lady Rose gave a dissenting

Solicitor Fiona McPhail writes about the case of Abdelwahab-Kaba Dafaalla v City of Edinburgh Council, which concerned the issue of repeat or subsequent homeless applications where a local authority has already considered an application and acted upon the outcome of that application. In Mr Dafaalla&

An East Kilbride man who was sentenced to two and a half years’ imprisonment for assaulting his partner with a glass bottle during an argument in the early hours of Boxing Day 2018 has lost an appeal against his conviction. Gordon Campbell was convicted of a single charge of assault to severe

A law officer and a justice minister are among the MPs who have resigned from the UK government in protest of Boris Johnson's leadership following a series of scandals. In a letter to the prime minister last night, Alex Chalk QC MP, who has served as solicitor general for England and Wales since Sep

The secretary general of oil producers group OPEC, Mohammad Barkindo, has passed away. A pivotal figure in the global oil sector, he served as secretary general of OPEC since August 2016.

The facility due to replace HMP Barlinnie will not solve Scotland's prison overpopulation problem, the chief prison inspector has said. Wendy Sinclair-Gieben said that HMP Glasgow, which will replace HMP Barlinnie, will not address the issue.

A farmer has been ordered to demolish a castle he spent two years and £1 million to build. The castle was built after applying for planning permission in 1998. According to Surrey farmer Robert Fidler, the council never responded to the planning permission request.

Sheriff Principal Derek Pyle has offered his thoughts on the future of the justice system in a new era of technology following the Covid-19 pandemic. In an interview with the Judicial Office for Scotland following his recent succession to senior sheriff principal, the 69-year-old spoke of his experi

Foreign lawyers have been invited to join the Ukraine Bar Association (UBA) to show support for the war-torn country's legal profession. Lawyers anywhere in the world can become 'international participants' for €200 per year to "join our cause and help us continue our activities".

A former advocate has been convicted of historical sexual abuse against four children. John Watt QC, 72, was extradited to Scotland from the US to face trial over allegations of abuse of three girls and a boy in Edinburgh over a 14-year period in the 1970s and '80s.

Revenue at Pinsent Masons increased by just under six per cent to £531.1m while profit per equity partner rose by just over 16 per cent to £739,000 from £636,000, the firm's latest financial results show. In addition to commercial results, the firm measures itself against other met

A petition by a prisoner with Asperger’s syndrome challenging a decision not to allow him to progress from closed conditions to community release has been determined by a Lord Ordinary to be academic. Neil Robertson challenged a decision made on 8 November 2019 by a risk management team assess

Gilson Gray has struck a deal with legal and professional services specialist Knights to acquire Lincoln-based Home Property Lawyers (HPL) Ltd. HPL is a residential conveyancing specialist with 65 staff, all of whom have been retained as part of the deal, including current head of HPL, Gary Tyman.