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A New Zealand bank has found itself in the middle of a free-speech row after attempting to remove explicit memes of its new sheep mascot from social media. Kiwi Bank introduced Buck in June with an ad campaign designed to encourage customers to stop "following the flock".

The Council of Europe has called on Belarus to halt executions as part of renewed efforts to abolish capital punishment across Europe. The call came as the organisation held its first event at its Information Point for Belarusians in Vilnius, Lithuania, yesterday, marking the World Day Against the D

The judiciary in England and Wales will allow AI to support court work but not replace judicial decision-making, under a new position statement setting out safeguards for the technology’s use. The statement, issued by Sir Colin Birss, president of the business and property division and lead ju

The Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has written to First Minister John Swinney following the publication of updated statistics showing a rise in deaths related to illicit drugs. The human rights watchdog says the continued scale of drug deaths in Scotland remains a serious human rights conce

The Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) has called for “transformational change” as the Scottish government prepares to overhaul the publicly funded system. SLAB has set out its proposals in response to a government consultation on reform, amid concerns about the current system’s &ldqu

Thorntons has appointed Stephanie Mann as a partner in its Aberdeen office to lead the firm’s residential property practice in the city. Mann was born and educated in Aberdeen and has built her career in the North East. She trained at Aberdein Considine, spent six years with the firm, ran its

A community catering enterprise seeking £5.25 million from two Serco companies has been allowed to take its fraudulent misrepresentation case to proof after the Outer House rejected arguments that its pleadings were irrelevant or insufficiently specific. Well-Fed Scotland CIC claims that Serco

The UK government has launched a consultation on rewarding whistleblowers who report economic crime such as fraud and bribery.

A good understanding of “informed consent” helps patients play an active role in decisions about their medical treatment, writes Claudia Preiss. Historically, there has been a paternalistic approach to deciding patient care; the medical professional makes the treatment decisions on behal