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The effect of the Limitation (Childhood Abuse) (Scotland) Act 2017, and whether a claim for historic abuse in Scotland should be allowed to proceed in the English courts, was considered by the High Court in its recent judgment, JXJ v The Province of Great Britain of the Institute of Brothers of the

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Fife Law Centre, which exists to support people who have unmet legal needs, has appointed Louise Laing as a solicitor. Ms Laing has specialised in child and family law since qualifying in 2009. She is an accredited child law specialist and previously worked for Edinburgh-based firms.

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A group of six children and young adults from Portugal are taking 33 countries, including the United Kingdom, to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) over the current climate change crisis. The group, whose ages range from eight to 21, are taking 33 countries to the ECtHR to ask that the court

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A tax break scheme to lure the wealthy to Italy has attracted super-rich Britons. The €100,000-a-year flat tax, which is payable on money earned abroad by anyone who changes their tax residence to Italy, has seen 784 high worth individuals make the move in the first two years, The Times reports

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A full statutory public interest defence should be available to anyone accused of an unauthorised disclosure offence under the Official Secrets Act 1989, the Law Commission has recommended. In a report on espionage and unauthorised disclosures laid before Parliament, the commission states that the O

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Scotland is to incorporate the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) into domestic law. The UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill will make it unlawful for public authorities to act incompatibly with the incorporated UNCRC requirements, giving children, young people and their representati

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Benjamin Bestgen examines the available options for punishing companies and questions whether our current laws are appropriate. Corporate crimes make prominent headlines, particularly when they involve large multinationals like Volkswagen, WellsFargo, Pfizer or Odebrecht. But smaller businesses like

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Police officers are facing investigation after letting an apparently drunk man walk away from a car crash without a breath test or arresting him. A video which went viral on Twitter shows what appears to be an extremely drunk man barely keeping himself upright after crashing his car into other parke

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