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Staff at public bodies can be “overwhelmed” with the implementation of human rights laws in their organisations, a new study warns. When laws are viewed as sacrosanct, control over their interpretation and implementation can be seen as the responsibility of a privileged few, according to

A fake road toll plaza collected money from motorists for over a year-and-a-half before being discovered by authorities. The scheme near Morbi, in the Indian state of Gujarat, even fooled police and government officials who repeatedly paid the toll, NDTV reports.

Election workers defamed by former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani are seeking $43 million in damages. A jury is determining the appropriate level of damages after a federal judge ruled in August that Mr Giuliani defamed Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss in relation to his baseless cla

Judges can use generative AI technology like ChatGPT to assist in producing judgments but should not use them for legal research, landmark new guidance in England and Wales sets out. The new judicial guidance on AI states: "Judges are not generally obliged to describe the research or preparatory wor

Revenue generated by the UK’s legal services sector increased by 5.6 per cent in 2022 to £43.7bn, according to new research. A new report from TheCityUK, an industry body for UK-based financial and related professional services, shows that the majority of this revenue was generated by th

Senior lawyers will give evidence to Holyrood's Criminal Justice Committee tomorrow as it considers proposals to abolish the not proven verdict amid other changes to jury trials. Part 4 of the Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill will abolish the not proven verdict, reduce the size

The UK's international reputation is "in jeopardy" as a result of Rishi Sunak's Rwanda bill, the Law Society of Scotland has warned. The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill is designed to allow the UK government to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda in spite of a UK Supreme Court ruling last

Police have made 11 arrests at football matches under new legislation banning pyrotechnics since its introduction six months ago, new figures show. The Fireworks and Pyrotechnics Articles (Scotland) Act 2022, which came into force in June, prohibits the possession of pyrotechnic articles in public p

The Law Society of Scotland has granted extended rights of audience to seven solicitors, with the new solicitor advocates introduced to the court in a ceremony at the Court of Session in Edinburgh. The ceremony yesterday held extra significance, as 2023 marks 30 years since the first solicitor advoc

European human rights experts will this week join a discussion on moves to enhance the rights of ethnic and linguistic minorities in Scotland. The University of Glasgow will host the discussion on the role of the Council of Europe in enhancing minority and linguistic rights, with participants includ

A man has been arrested after trying to smuggle a Prairie dog and two otters onto a plane in his underwear. The 22-year-old Taiwanese man was stopped on suspicion of concealing live animals in his clothing after he passed through an X-ray machine at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok.

Denovo continues to shine as a leading innovator, consistently striving to simplify and enhance the practice of law. In 2023, Denovo has once again raised the bar by introducing a range of cutting-edge features and integrations that will reshape the landscape of the Scottish legal software market. L

The European Union has recorded a major milestone on the road to establishing the world's first comprehensive legal framework to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Following lengthy negotiations, the European Parliament and Council on Saturday reached a political agreement on the AI A

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP has announced a host of appointments and promotions across the business. In Glasgow, Leah McGibbon joins the firm as a solicitor specialising in energy and commercial property alongside CRG legal administrator Natalie Murphy. The city centre office has also annou

The UK government has set out plans for a fresh crackdown on companies dodging strict trade sanctions, including those imposed following the Russian invasion of Ukraine last year. A new Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI) is to be established in early 2024 with responsibility for the civ