Law clinics club together to launch online video training platform for law students
Scottish law clinics and senior lawyers have come together to launch a new online platform to provide free on-demand video training to law students involved in pro bono work across Scotland.
Published 30 September 2020
New social security legislation passed by Scottish Parliament
New legislation to improve the benefits system to help those who need it most was unanimously passed by the Scottish Parliament yesterday.
Published 30 September 2020
Lawyers of Tomorrow – Derek Gardiner
I graduated from the University of Aberdeen with a 2:1 honours degree in 2019 and gained my diploma with commendation from the University of Aberdeen this year. I am now continuing my search for a traineeship commencing in 2020 or 2021.
Published 30 September 2020
Michael Cox: Is the New Deal for Consumers the next GDPR?
Corporate lawyer Michael Cox examines the latest EU update of consumer protection rules.
Published 30 September 2020
Glasgow City Council seeking court interdict to ban short-term let flat
Glasgow City Council is seeking what is believed to be one of the first court interdicts in Scotland to enforce an existing ban on a short-term let which has continued to advertise for bookings amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Published 30 September 2020
Government considered shipping asylum seekers over 4,000 miles away
Home Secretary Priti Patel allegedly ordered civil servants to consider processing asylum seekers on remote islands more than 4,000 miles from Britain, according to reports.
Published 30 September 2020
Lady Hale to deliver lecture on ‘communication and transparency’ in UK Supreme Court
Baroness Hale of Richmond, the former president of the UK Supreme Court, will deliver a lecture next week on communication and transparency in the UK's top court.
Published 30 September 2020
Head of Auschwitz Memorial offers to serve 13-year-old Nigerian boy’s prison sentence
The head of the Auschwitz Memorial in Poland has offered to serve part of a jail sentence in Nigeria on behalf of a 13-year-old boy facing 10 years in prison for blasphemy.
Published 30 September 2020
Diploma in Trusts and Estates - Scotland
Stay ahead of the competition and work towards becoming a Full Member of STEP when you study our Diploma in Trusts and Estates- Scotland.
Published 30 September 2020
And finally… crime wave
Police officers have been offered "surf therapy" to help them deal with mental health problems.
Published 30 September 2020
