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Nearly 250 complaints of sexual misconduct were made against serving Scottish police officers in the past four years, with none dismissed as a result, new figures show. Data obtained through freedom of information legislation by Channel 4's Dispatches shows that 166 police officers and special const

The Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has welcomed a landmark UN resolution recognising the universal human right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment. The resolution was approved by the United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday during its 48th session in Geneva.

Immigration lawyer Jack Freeland looks at the latest rules for UK-US travel. The UK eased its restrictions on American travellers in July, and both sides of the pond are once again open for business. As such, it is timely to restate the procedure for applying for a UK spouse or partner visa from the

Scottish Labour has backed calls for a full public inquiry into the 2015 death of a 30-year-old prisoner after being violently restrained by prison guards. Allan Marshall was a remand prisoner in HMP Edinburgh and was days way from release when he died from serious injuries sustained from prison gua

The Scottish government should legislate to require braille labelling on retail goods, two of Scotland's leading national disability organisations have said. Marking the start of National Braille Week, Sight Scotland and Disability Equality Scotland said braille labelling should be made a requiremen

A speeding motorist was relieved of his brand-new Lamborghini just hours after he purchased it under new Danish legislation. The owner, an unnamed Iraqi man, was driving his new £228,000 car home from Germany to Norway when he was stopped by police in Denmark.

Solicitor advocate Andrew Stevenson, secretary of the Scottish Law Agents’ Society, points out the irony in the bizarre remarks of the Scottish Greens yesterday that this week's Supreme Court judgment marked a "dark day for democracy". Their claims call into question the independence of the Br

A new fund worth at least £30 million over the next three years is being launched to better help victims of crime as the Scottish government remains silent over its inadequate funding of the legal aid system. The fund forms a central plank of the Scottish government’s commitment to "putt

Poland is set for a fresh confrontation with the European Union after its top court ruled that the Polish constitution has primacy over EU law. The Constitutional Tribunal yesterday ruled by a 12-2 majority that articles 1 and 19 of the EU treaties – respectively establishing the powers of the

The UK government has introduced legislation designed to support small businesses following the end of restrictions on winding up petitions on 30 September, writes Joanne Gillies. The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (CIGA) introduced in June 2020 restricted creditors from serving s

Tens of thousands of unpaid carers will receive a double payment of the Carer’s Allowance Supplement this winter under legislation passed unanimously by the Scottish Parliament. Recognising the additional pressures unpaid carers face as a result of the pandemic, the December payment of the Car

World Tech Legal, a global network of tech-focused law firms, has officially launched. Founded by MBM Commercial (MBM), which has offices in London and Edinburgh, the network was established to build an association of like-minded entrepreneurial law firms that have specific expertise in the technolo

Law At Work (LAW) – the Edinburgh-based employment law, HR, and health and safety firm – has announced it has joined associated businesses owned by Marlowe plc to become WorkNest, a new £35m brand. The firm’s Edinburgh office will be the centre for WorkNest’s Scottish c

Investment deals totalling more than £3.5m in two Scottish space technology enterprises show the significant support that employee-owned (EO) companies can unlock, experts say. Capital for Colleagues (C4C), a specialist provider of advice and financing for firms owned by their staff, recently

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