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Two women who accused Scotland's former chief constable, Phil Gormley, of bullying have been awarded an out-of court settlement worth over £1 million, the Scottish Daily Mail reports. Mr Gormley stepped down from his senior police position in February 2018 after being placed on "spec

The insures for Glasgow School of Art have raised legal proceedings in the Court of Session against the company that installed fire and security measures at the Charles Rennie Mackintosh building that was destroyed by fire. Arrest Fire & Security Ltd, based in Glasgow, was contracted to pro

A group of 29 states has expressed "deep concern" about human rights in Saudi Arabia as it bids to rejoin the UN Human Rights Council. Human rights organisations Reprive and the European Saudi Organisation for Human Rights (ESOHR) have echoed these concerns as the Saudi Arabian government has not fo

Dentons is hosting a new series of events in Scotland entitled "The Big Blether" which will be dedicated to the issues that matter to its clients and communities. Each event in the new series will feature speakers from all walks of like who will share their stories, thoughts, and opinions on importa

A former rugby international has gone on trial accused of eating sparrows, robins and other songbirds protected under law. Dax criminal court in the southwest of France heard that Jean-Pierre Bastiat, 71, who was part of the 1977 France team that won the Five Nations tournament, was suspected of buy

The outbreak of war in 1914 prompted a business dispute that ultimately reached the House of Lords and influenced reform to English law. Kate Scarborough explains the details of the case. Cantiere San Rocco SA v Clyde Shipbuilding and Engineering Co Ltd [1923] SC (HL) 105 concerned a

An Iranian asylum seeker who claimed to be at risk because he was suspected of supporting a Kurdish political party has had his petition for judicial review of the decision to refuse his claim rejected.  Mdrik Valabaigi claimed the Upper Tribunal had erred in rejecting the appeal ground th

Law firms have cast doubt on the fairness of an inquiry into reform of the judicial review system in the UK. Fundamental elements of the constitution are to be reviewed by a panel appointed by the UK government, with a view to reform. 

Sheriff Graeme Napier at Aberdeen Sheriff Court has refused to deal with any more cases via video link after a particularly challenging connection to HMP Grampian this week. In response to COVID-19, a number of court cases have been conducted using video links to the accused at a police station or p

A second call has been made to implement a system for the appointment of honorary QCs in Scotland. The independent observer of the appointment of Queen’s Counsel in Scotland, Jessica M. Burns, made the comments in her report on the appointment of silks.

David Davis MP is asking the High Court for access to secret court hearings into past UK involvement in torture. These secret hearings are taking place in the judicial review Mr Davis is bringing – along with Reprieve and Dan Jarvis MP – over the UK government's refusal to hold an indepe

Arnot Manderson Advocates has welcomed the appointment of stable member Ruth Charteris to the rank of Queen's Counsel. This brings the number of senior counsel in Scotland’s full service stable to 11. The stable is also pleased to announce that Ms Charteris will join Crown office as an advocat

Caroline Fraser has joined Lindsays' private client team in its Dundee Office. Ms Fraser is well known for her work across the full spectrum of private client matters, from wills and power of attorney to issues surrounding care and inheritance tax.

The Aberdeen Law Project (ALP) has announced the appointment of Victorie-Anne Gomez-Llorens and Helena Siebenrock as co-student directors. Ms Gomez-Llorens, from Reims, France, and Ms Siebenrock, from Frankfurt, Germany, will be co-student directors and are succeeding Jonathan Goodyear, the ALP&rsqu

The SQA's appeal system is not compliant with human rights, according to an expert in child law at Glasgow Caledonian University. Dr Tracy Kirk wrote to Holyrood's Education Committee as part of a submission for the youth-led campaign group SQA Where's Our Say.