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The Scottish Parliament is being urged to recommend a moratorium on the use of facial recognition technology, particularly by the police. Academics raised concerns about problems with the technology and argued it is “intrusive”.

Lynne Stewart has been promoted to partner at Ledingham Chalmers. She joined the firm on 1 November from Simpson & Marwick in Aberdeen as its estate agency team transferred to Ledingham Chalmers.

CMS has announced the appointment of Eric Gilligan as an of counsel. He joins from Stronachs where he was a partner and head of its employment law team. Mr Gilligan is a specialist in a full range of employment matters including tribunal claims, HR advisory work and corporate/project support. He has

Lindsays has announced three promotions as part of its ongoing growth. Louise Norris has been promoted to director within the commercial property team, Lauren Pasi has been promoted to senior associate within the personal injury team and Tim Macdonald has been promoted to associate within

A specialist charity that works to support stalking victims will receive government funding for the first time. Action Against Stalking will use the funding to develop and deliver training for services and organisations that work with victims of stalking. As cases become increasingly complex, greate

It is certainly an interesting time for the renewables industry in Scotland. Despite ongoing political (and consequent economic) uncertainty, the revival of the on-shore wind sector following the post Renewables Obligation Certificates (ROCs) downturn continues apace, and shows no sign of slowing do

Anderson Strathern has partnered with Amiqus, an Edinburgh-based company that provides online anti-money laundering and client onboarding software to regulated firms. Amiqus will provide identity verification software that will enable Anderson Strathern’s clients to undergo secure, online comp

Pupils at Mackie Academy in Stonehaven are the winners of the 2019 Scottish heat of the Bar Mock Trial Competition. The event took place at the High Court in Glasgow and the school will now compete in the UK final at the Old Bailey in the spring of next year.

The UK government should review the system by which public places are assessed as possible targets for terrorists following the London Bridge attack, the Chief Coroner for England and Wales has said. Eight people were killed two years ago when three men drove into pedestrians on the bridge before st

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Unesco has apologised to an artist whose nude sculptures were covered up with a thong and a nappy. Stéphane Simon, 45, designed the nude statues in the pose of men and women taking a selfie with an invisible mobile phone.

The guardian of a child who was made the subject of a care order has successfully challenged the decision after an appeal court ruled that the judge’s “wholly unsatisfactory” handling of the case amounted to “serious procedural irregularity”. The England and Wales

Prosecutors in Spain are preparing to reactivate the European arrest warrant (EAW) issued against former Catalan government minister Clara Ponsatí, a professor at the University of St Andrews, in relation to a disputed 2017 independence referendum. Professor Ponsatí, 62, took a secondm

A Lords committee has criticised the presentation of a proposed agreement between the US and UK governments on providing electronic data in order to counter serious crime. The Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) criticised the "staggered laying of associated papers as poor practice and l

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has found that a fifth of law firms in England and Wales are not compliant with the 2017 Money Laundering Regulations. In March, the SRA wrote to 400 firms asking them to demonstrate compliance with the regulations.