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Scottish Labour MSP Elaine Smith has this week launched a public consultation on a proposal for a bill that seeks to enshrine the human right to food, as recognised by the United Nations, into Scots law. The bill, entitled the Right to Food (Scotland) Bill also seeks to establish an independent stat

All couples now have the same choices when deciding on a legally recognised relationship. For the first time, mixed-sex couples are to have the right to enter a civil partnership in Scotland after MSPs voted to pass the Civil Partnership Bill.

The Rev Alistair McGregor QC has passed away peacefully. The Faculty of Advocates said in a statement it was saddened to learn of his death. He joined the bar in 1967 and took silk in 1982 before leaving to become a Church of Scotland minister.

A "high degree of convergence" in data protection law between the UK and the EU is important for their future relationship, a new report published by the European Commission has said. The two-year review of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has found that it has met most of its objective

New guidance has been issued which aims to ensure that moving home in Scotland can happen safely during the coronavirus outbreak. Having announced on June 18 that restrictions on housing moves will be relaxed from June 29, the Scottish government has now published more detailed guidance on how

Dawn Reoch discusses business debt in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. The Before

A petition has been started by a legal officer calling on the UK government to fund more research into childhood cancers. Fiona Govan, senior legal officer at the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission, began the campaign in tribute to her three-year-old grandson, Logan, whom she and her family l

The findings of an inquiry into allegations of sexual harassment by a senior Australian judge have prompted urgent reviews into how the country's courts deal with sexual misconduct. Lawyers for Dyson Heydon, a former judge of the High Court of Australia, have said their client denies "any allegation

Predictive policing is no longer just science fiction, as Benjamin Bestgen explains. See his last jurisprudential primer here. Philip K. Dick’s Minority Report is a short story probably better known through its movie adaptation: three mutants with the ability to foresee crimes before they happ

A bitter row between two neighbours over the paternity of five goats has ended up in court. Florida woman Kris Hedstrom demanded DNA from the father of five goats she bought from her neighbour Heather Dayner for $900 (around €800) in December.

Graham Ogilvy enjoys a new presentation of the famous denouement of demagogue Joe McCarthy at the hands of Boston lawyer Joseph N Welch. It is an epic moment in American legal history that played out live on US television – and now new light is shed on the withering exchanges between veteran B

A husband has been ordered to transfer over £700,000 to his wife in order to realise a fair and equal division of matrimonial assets between them in their divorce, but only after legal proceedings against him in Pakistan have been withdrawn. The pursuer, ASA, instigated divorce proceeding

Peter Braid installed today as a senator of the College of Justice at a ceremony held in Parliament House, where social distancing was observed. Lord Braid was installed before a bench of two judges, the Lord President, Lord Carloway, and the Lord Justice Clerk, Lady Dorrian.

Two new protocols that set out practical expectations for private trusts and charities owning land in Scotland have been published today by the Scottish Land Commission. Designed to ensure that the way land is owned, managed and used, benefits everyone in Scotland, the protocols set out expectations

ESPC noted the highest number of viewing requests seen in a single day so far in 2020 after First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed on 18 June that the restrictions on house moves would be relaxed on 29 June. From this date, activities such as in-person property viewings and house moves m