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A last-ditch legal attempt to block the first deportations of asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda will be heard by the Court of Appeal in London today. On Friday, the High Court refused to grant an injunction preventing the removal of asylum seekers on a flight to Rwandan capital Kigali tomorrow.

A major insurance company has been ordered to pay £4 million ($5.2 million) to a woman who caught an STD after having unprotected sex in a man's insured car. A court in Missouri upheld the decision of an arbitrator requiring Geico to make the payment to the woman who they say contracted HPV, a

Police officers are considering industrial action after rejecting a "derisory" pay offer from the Scottish government. Calum Steele, general secretary of the Scottish Police Federation (SPF), said any action officers take would be "impactful" after a proposed increase in annual pay of £565 was

The Court of Justice of the European Union has confirmed that UK citizens no longer possess EU citizenship after it was asked to rule on the topic by a British woman living in France. The woman, EP, was challenging her removal from the French electoral roll, which in turn required the French court h

The Justice Secretary, Keith Brown, has said on a number of occasions that the Scottish government supports an independent judiciary. The Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill suggest that the Scottish government does not trust the judiciary, or the more charitable explanation is that it doe

Scotland’s best young debaters have been crowned – with pupils from Fortrose Academy winning the grand final of this year’s Donald Dewar Memorial Debating Tournament.

"There will not be a magic day when we wake up and it’s now okay to express ourselves publicly. We make that day by doing things publicly until it’s simply the way things are." US Senator, Tammy Baldwin. A common question that is often asked today is: “Why do we still need Pride?&r

Nominations are now open for solicitors hoping to join the Law Society of Scotland’s decision-making body, to represent members in the Aberdeen, Banff, Peterhead and Stonehaven constituency. The North East seat has become vacant following Michael Kusznir standing down after two years on the so

David Hamilton and Stacy Keen write about changes in the sanctions compliance regime.  The risk to businesses of sanctions enforcement has become more acute after the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) urged whistleblowers to come forward.

Recent decisions by the UK Supreme Court which have revered the court's previous position on the law give the "troubling impression" that it is succumbing to political pressure, a new parliamentary report has warned. Westminster's all-party parliamentary group on democracy and the constitution (APPG

Scottish Legal News endorses the sentiments expressed by The Guardian in its editorial today regarding the UK government's cynical machinations and lawbreaking around the Northern Ireland Protocol. "There is no good reason for the UK to sabotage relations with its European neighbours, but doing it t

Macdonald Henderson has appointed Michael Strain as a solicitor in the firm’s dispute resolution team. Mr Strain is an experienced litigator, regularly advising clients on a broad variety of commercial and personal disputes, including debt recovery, contractual disputes, intellectual property

Lawyers have expressed their admiration for Lord Mackay of Clashfern KT QC, who is due to retire next month after celebrating his 95th birthday, Joshua Rozenberg reports. Crossbench peer, David Anderson, Lord Anderson of Ipswich KBE QC, tweeted: "To the very end Lord Mackay remains a magisterial pre

For as long as golf enthusiasts can remember, the PGA Tour has been the home of professional golf, synonymous with the top golfers and tournaments in the sport. This year saw the PGA Tour faced with a new competitor, in the form of Saudi Arabia and the LIV Golf Series. Faced up by Greg Norman, LIV G

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Fury at UN human rights chief over ‘whitewash’ of Uyghur repression