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A bill proposing a Scottish Pubs Code to govern the relationship between tenants and owners of tied pubs and to establish the office of Scottish Pubs Code Adjudicator has been introduced at Holyrood by Labour MSP Neil Bibby. The proposal, which has won cross-party support, was also strongly supporte

TLT has expanded its international trade team with the appointment of EU, regulatory and trade expert Ayla Skene as of counsel. Ms Skene has spent time in Canada and has experience advising clients internationally. Ms Skene brings expertise in subsidies, competition, public procurement and public la

Natalie Mortimer has joined Aberdein Considine as the head of compliance for the lender services practice group. Ms Mortimer has come to the firm from Virgin Money where she was head of risk, compliance and quality. She brings over 15 years’ experience in a range of risk-related roles in finan

The European Law Journal's editorial board and advisory board have resigned en masse in protest of alleged editorial interference by its publisher. In a statement published online, the legal academics said multinational publisher Wiley had refused to give control and authority over editorial appoint

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) in Ireland has launched statutory inquiries into practices at tech companies Google and Tinder. The watchdog said it had received complaints from consumer organisations across the EU in relation to Google's processing of location data and transparency surrounding

In this video from Edinburgh Law School's International Legitimacy Interview Series, Dr Cormac Mac Amhlaigh speaks with Professor Samantha Besson of the Collège de France about a posthumous paper of the late Ronald Dworkin.

A judge in South Africa has issued an arrest warrant for the country's former president, Jacob Zuma, after he failed to appear in court for his corruption trial. His lawyers said that Mr Zuma, 77, was ill and seeking treatment abroad.

A large stash of drugs was seized by police after officers checked two bags labelled "bag full of drugs".

A prisoner who claimed that prison authorities breached his human rights by opening a letter addressed to him has had his petition for judicial review dismissed as “incompetent”. William McCulloch was seeking declarator that the opening of his correspondence was “incompatible&

Terra Firma Chambers’ Julius Komorowski has been appointed by the Judicial Appointments Commission as a salaried tribunal judge (Immigration and Asylum Chamber). Mr Komorowski called to the bar in 2008 where he established an extensive practice involving regular appearances against the UK gove

The new Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Advocates is Roddy Dunlop QC. Mr Dunlop was the sole nomination to succeed Angela Grahame QC, who stepped down after three-and-a-half years in office.

New guidance for Scottish solicitors on publishing pricing aims to help consumers better understand the cost of legal advice and services. The new guidance from the Law Society of Scotland means solicitor firms offering legal services to the public are encouraged to publish indicative price informat

The House of Lords' Economic Affairs Committee has launched an inquiry into the economics of Universal Credit. The committee will examine whether the welfare reform is meeting its original objectives and whether the policy assumptions reflected in its design are appropriate for different groups

Stephen Webster considers the issues surrounding the reform of commercial leases. This year, following an extensive stakeholder consultation exercise, the Scottish Law Commission (SLC) is expected to make important recommendations for the reform of six areas of Scots law relating to the termination

Emma Toner of Compass Chambers has been appointed editor of Session Cases, the Scottish Council of Law Reporting (SCLR) has announced. Ms Toner, who had been deputy editor since 2016, succeeds Julius Komorowski, who has become a tribunal judge.