Following the postponement of ICCA Edinburgh due to COVID-19, ICCA and the Scottish Arbitration Centre have announced that the next ICCA Congress will take place from Monday 1 to Thursday 4 February 2021 in Edinburgh. ICCA president, Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler, said: “We are delighted that we w
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A solicitor who specialises in contract law expects we will soon see an increased appetite for inserting ‘virus clauses’ into future contracts as a result of the current COVID-19 crisis. Stephen Cotton, partner at Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP, said: “Hindsight is a wonderfu
A church is suing Edinburgh Council after a conference featuring an American pastor was cancelled due to complaints made about his views. Destiny Church, based in Glasgow, was due to host its three-day 'Surge Conference' in June at the Usher Hall.
Seventy one per cent of men under 40 who were surveyed for a BBC investigation said they’d slapped, choked, gagged or spat on their partner during consensual sex. And a third of those men said they would not ask verbally whether their partner would like them to carry out such an act either bef
Blackadders LLP has raised more than £3,000 for Dundee Carers Centre. A cheque for £3,025.68 was presented to the charity following fundraising by Jack Boyle, a trustee of the centre and director at Blackadders along with the Blackadders’ employment team and friends.
Police and immigration officers across the UK will be given powers to detain and isolate people to protect public health under emergency measures designed to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. The Emergency Coronavirus Bill, to be introduced at Westminster on Thursday, will set out various measures wh
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that the UK government discriminated against victims of domestic violence by reducing their housing benefits. Background
John Campbell QC has been announced as the new chairman of The Ross Development Trust, the charity working in partnership with the City of Edinburgh Council to deliver The Quaich Project in West Princes Street Gardens. Mr Campbell, a trustee of the charity for two years, takes on the role as chair f
A member of the Faculty of Advocates marked International Women’s Day by launching a campaign seeking justice for thousands of people in Scotland who were convicted of witchcraft and executed. Claire Mitchell QC wants a legal pardon for those who fell victim of the Witchcraft Act 1563 and
DLA Piper Scotland is marking International Women’s Day by bringing together leading female entrepreneurs to discuss their experiences in running their own businesses, at an evening event in Edinburgh. A panel of experienced legal advisors from DLA Piper will join four entrepreneurs from Edinb
Complainers in rape cases should have independent legal representation where defence lawyers are seeking the admission of sexual history evidence, a new report suggests. Scottish lawyers Eamon Keane and Tony Convery spent time in Ireland last year to research how that jurisdiction deals with the adm
The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association is hosting its Women in Law seminar in Edinburgh next month. The annual event brings together a number of high-profile and inspiring women from the Scottish and English legal communities to share their personal experiences and address our members on issues suc
No low-skilled workers will be awarded visas from January 2021 under the UK's proposed post-Brexit immigration system, unveiled today by Home Secretary Priti Patel. The points-based system will see applicants assigned points based on specific skills, qualifications, salaries or professions, and visa
A set of seminars at Edinburgh University aim to examine the role that law has played in facilitating the accumulation and distribution of wealth and the inequality that has resulted. The first seminar in the 'Law, Wealth and Inequality' project will focus on the role law, and in particular property
Legislation is required to tackle high rents in Scotland as efforts to date have failed to make an impact, argues Mike Dailly. Truth be told we haven’t done much to address unfair rents for more than a century in Scotland.
