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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

A new research project co-led by Edinburgh Law School aims to help the UK space sector more easily access guidance on global standards and laws concerning space sustainability. Dr Rachael Craufurd Smith and Dr Michael Picard are co-leads on the Green Toolkit for Space (GTxS) project, supported by re

Police officers and staff are under-reporting misconduct because of a lack of confidence in Police Scotland processes, according to a new report. An inspection by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland (HMICS) found that misconduct and grievance processes are "perceived as lacking openness, tra

A man who cycled to a probation meeting in defiance of a court-ordered cycling ban has been jailed. Jake Carter, 27, twice breached a criminal behaviour order within days of its imposition by an Essex court last November, the BBC reports.

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Scottish government proposals to simplify the gender recognition process have been dealt a severe blow after the Court of Session ruled that the UK government's unprecedented decision to veto the bill was lawful.

A private members' bill to extend Scotland's freedom of information (FOI) regime has reached a significant milestone with the lodging of a final proposal at Holyrood. The Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill, proposed by Scottish Labour MSP Katy Clark, aims to modernise FOI and extend desig