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Professor Conor Gearty explores the background to the UK government's threat to depart from its long-standing advocacy of ‘the rule of law’ in international affairs. The European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 declared itself a measure ‘to implement, and make other provision

Morton Fraser has donated £10,000 to Scotland's national children's charity, Children 1st, to ensure its Parentline service can continue to serve parents and carers throughout Scotland. Parentline offers specific help and advice about how best to support children with practical and emotional i

The Campaign for Freedom of Information in Scotland is hosting a virtual meeting of the Scottish Public Information Forum (SPIF), focusing on access to information during the COVID-19 crisis. The event will take place virtually on Thursday 24 September 2020 between 14:00 and 15:30.

A police officer who stopped and searched a black man on the sole basis of the smell of cannabis has been rapped by a watchdog. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) upheld the complaint from Emmanuel Arthur, who was searched in London in November 2019 under section 23 of the Misuse of Dr

A court has ruled that a woman who lived and travelled alone without her father's permission had “the right to choose where to live”. A three-year legal battle came to an end after a judge ruled that Mariam al-Otaibi, 32, had committed no crime by moving to Riyadh, against her family's w

The embittered love child of the former Belgian king who abdicated in 2013 is suing for the right to use the royal title of princess. Albert II, now 86, finally admitted earlier this year, after a court-ordered DNA test, that Delphine Boël is his daughter.

An Iranian citizen who sought asylum in the UK after failing to obtain asylum in Germany has failed to challenge a Home Office decision that his case was clearly unfounded and therefore could not be considered by an immigration tribunal. Kamran Fathabadi claimed asylum on the basis that he had conve

The Scottish government has launched a public consultation that asks for suggestions on what can be done to reduce the harms associated with prostitution. Views are also being sought on how to raise awareness and promote positive attitudes among young people in relation to consent and healthy relati

Top row (L-R): Curtis Preston, Deborah-Anne O’Donnell, Molly Duncan, Ronan Duff. Bottom row (L-R): Sophie Gardiner, Sophie Richardson, Stephanie Goudie, Stewart Forrest. Lindsays has welcomed eight new trainees to its teams in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee.

BTO Solicitors has announced the appointment of senior associate and corporate lawyer Michael Cox. Mr Cox will be based in BTO's Edinburgh office, focusing on corporate law generally, particularly in relation to advising SMEs.

The criminal justice system in the UK has handled the COVID-19 crisis worse than countries like South Korea and Spain where more resources are made available, a sitting judge has said. Judge Keith Raynor, who sits in Woolwich Crown Court, sharply criticised the UK government's handling of the pandem

Prisoners have been given permission to open Scotland's first fine-dining vegan restaurant for the public on the grounds of a maximum-security prison. A vacant social club at HMP Perth will be turned into a new café and bistro, staffed by prisoners and former prisoners.

The University of Cambridge has emerged victorious in a new intervarsity Roman law moot.

The banking team at Burges Salmon has acted as UK counsel for mobility startup Zoomo on a venture debt financing facility. Zoomo, which is a Sydney-based mobility startup, recently raised AUS$16 million to accelerate its global expansion into new categories and markets.

Plans to build a replacement for Barlinnie Prison on derelict land at Provanmill have gained planning permission in principle.