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Six British judges have resisted calls to stand down from Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal, after sitting judges Lord Reed and Lord Hodge stepped down from the court over freedom of speech concerns. In a joint statement, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Lord Sumption,

The Russian military’s siege warfare tactics in Ukraine, marked by indiscriminate attacks on densely-populated areas, are unlawfully killing civilians in several cities, Amnesty International said today in a new on-the-ground investigation. For the first time, Amnesty International field inves

A conveyancer who discovered she no longer had a job while she was on adoption leave from summer 2020 to spring 2021 has been successful in a claim for statutory redundancy payment before an employment tribunal. Catriona Pattullo had been employed by solicitor John Paterson Gray, who had traded as A

Turcan Connell has announced the promotion of 19 lawyers, including one partner, Richard Douglas-Home; one legal director, Simran Panesar-Saggu; three senior associates, five associates and nine senior solicitors. Chairman Alexander Garden said: "These promotions are thoroughly deserved by all conce

Lindsays has announced a record number of promotions. Two new partners are among the 11 newly promoted lawyers who begin work in their new posts from today.

Euan Fleming has joined Burness Paull as a partner in its private client team. Mr Fleming, who will be based in the firm’s Edinburgh office, specialises in asset protection, succession and tax planning, and the administration of estates and trusts.

Experts from the University of Edinburgh Law School are hosting a virtual event on the international legal challenges raised by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Through short presentations, the session will offer a range of perspectives across the field of international law to think through how l

Nominations are now open for solicitors hoping to join the Law Society of Scotland’s decision-making body, representing the Glasgow & Strathkelvin, Perth, Greenock, Kilmarnock & Paisley Cupar, Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy constituencies. Becoming a member of the Law Society Council provid

A comic strip mocking judges has been removed from public exhibition. The government of the Balearics was forced to take down the offending art, which implied judges were out-of-touch misogynists, after a judicial backlash.

A man who knocked a cyclist off his bike on a rural Fife road and killed him has been jailed for more than two years. Adam Fernie, 80, failed to see Iain Anderson, 66, cycling on the B937 near Ladybank in Fife and hit him with his truck. The collision smashed the windscreen of the Nissan Cabstar and

Eradicating discriminatory practice in the use of artificial intelligence and online is among the priorities of a new strategy published today to tackle the most significant equality and human rights challenges in the UK. The Equality and Human Rights Commission’s Strategic Plan 2022-25 sets o

Alternatives to remand are to be boosted with £3.2 million of funding for community justice services. The funding, which will go to all local authorities, aims to enhance bail assessment and supervision.

Clyde & Co held an advocacy training course at the Royal Scots Club in Edinburgh last week, bringing together a group of trainees, associates and clients to put their advocacy skills into practice. The three-day event featured sessions covering the essentials of advocacy, including examination i

Children guilty of criminal offences will no longer be sent to young offender institutions. Scottish ministers have revealed proposals to introduce “care-based alternatives to custody for 16 and 17-year-olds". The change aims to “shift the approach from one of punishment to one of love a

UNESCO and the International Police Association (IPA) have unveiled a new partnership to build skills among police and security personnel in upholding freedom of expression and protecting the safety of journalists. Together they will launch a global massive open online course (MOOC) available to pol