Ximena Vengoechea, a member of the Faculty of Advocates, will be a panellist in a webinar on "Women's Perspectives on a Career in International Law". Ms Vengoechea will be one of three panellists for the event organised by the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights and the
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Peter Alderdice and Daniel Boynton from Shepherd and Wedderburn detail how ethical finance can kickstart the green recovery of Scotland's economy after COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic has made one thing abundantly clear: when disaster strikes, major societal change is possible overnight.
The Supreme Court of India has imposed a symbolic fine of one rupee on a lawyer found guilty of criminal contempt for social media posts that criticised senior judges. Prashant Bhushan, 63, who had refused to apologise for the tweets, was told to pay the fine by September 15. If he fails to do
Aviation authorities have asked police to investigate reports from two pilots who claim to have spotted a man in a jetpack above Los Angeles. The bizarre saga began when a pilot approaching Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Sunday night told the control tower that he "just passed a guy in a
A mother who applied for an order under the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985 on the basis that her child had been wrongfully retained in Scotland has had her petition refused on the ground that the child was not habitually resident in Italy. The petitioner, JP, shared parental res
A number of new sheriffs and summary sheriffs have been appointed. Her Majesty The Queen has appointed 11 sheriffs and three summary sheriffs on the recommendation of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
Gilson Gray has appointed Lindsay Darroch as partner and head of Gilson Gray's Dundee office. Mr Darroch joins the firm with 27 years' experience and specialises in all aspects of property law including real estate, residential sales and purchases on behalf of individuals, developers, lenders and pr
A fostering couple have won a legal battle against a local authority over employment rights in a legal decision that will be "highly significant" for Scotland's other 4,000 foster carers. Jimmy and Christine Johnstone were the first foster carers to be given employment rights after an employmen
Bill Meldrum presents the five key principles that should focus landlords' minds around how they interact with commercial tenants. The UK’s commercial property sector faces its own set of challenges due to the uncertainty that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to our world.
Glasgow Caledonian University has launched a new student-led podcast which aims to make legal matters more accessible. The new podcast will feature writers, campaigners, and guests from the Scottish legal profession.
Scottish Labour has called on the Scottish government to update disaggregated hate crime data as the current figures are seven years out of date. Disaggregated data on racially-motivated hate crime has not been published since 2013-14 and Scottish Labour is calling for updated figures to be released
Around 54 million people are being referred to prosecutors for failing to vote in recent elections in Egypt. Voting is mandatory in the north African country but only 14 per cent of voters turned out for Senate elections earlier in August.
A Chinese citizen who claimed to be at risk of persecution in China because of his practise of the banned Falun Gong religion has lost his appeal against a decision by the Home Secretary to treat his further submissions as a fresh claim. Zuo Hui Xie raised a petition for judicial review of the decis
The Home Office has been roundly condemned by lawyers for attacking the integrity of the legal profession and undermining the rule of law after releasing a video accusing "activist lawyers" of delaying deportations. The video, which was posted on the Home Office's Twitter page but later removed, cla
New restrictions on social gatherings have come into force today and Police Scotland have been granted powers to enforce them. Under the new regulations, it is an offence to breach COVID-19 guidance by having a large house party indoors.