A policy allowing the Home Office to request patient data from the NHS to target people for deportation has been abolished following a legal challenge. The agreement gave the Home Office access to confidential patient information to aid immigration enforcement.
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Human rights has been one of the undoubted successes of devolution, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on the 20th anniversary of the Scotland Act and Human Rights Act becoming law. The First Minister warned that Brexit must not be allowed to erode the rights and duties which derive from human righ
The "unnecessary" UK law curbing the powers of the Scottish Parliament is undermining devolution and should now be repealed, Constitutional Relations Secretary Michael Russell has said. In an update to the House of Commons, Cabinet Office Minister, David Lidington, confirmed "significant progress" i
Two police officers who were seriously injured, as well as the officers who came to their aid and arrested the man responsible, displayed extreme bravery, professionalism and sound judgement, a PIRC report has found. A 43-year-old man was deliberately struck by a police car during an attempt to arre
BLM partner Caroline Gillespie has become head of the firm's family law team in Scotland. She succeeds Siobhan Kelly who becomes a family law consultant with the firm. Ms Gillespie has more than 20 years' experience in litigation. Her practice has concentrated exclusively on family law since 2002 an
Pictured (L-R): Asa Jordan, Evana Ferguson, Daniel Breerton and David Durie Dundee University has produced Scotland's qualifying team for a major international moot in the Netherlands – for the fourth year in a row.
Thompsons Solicitors Scotland received more entries than ever before for this year’s Frank Maguire Memorial Award. Law students across Scotland were asked to write a blog post on a current issue, inspired by the work of Frank Maguire.This year the award was won by Euan Robertson, a third-
Criminal defence lawyers in England and Wales have welcomed Lord Chancellor David Gauke's announcement of a one per cent increase in legal aid fees. The announcement followed the end of the UK government's consultation on its earlier proposal to increase spending on the revised Advocates Graduated F
Ross Caldwell comments on the demotion of floating charge holders that will follow the reinstatement of Crown preference in 2020. Amidst all the hype attending the recent Budget about the £20bn windfall which befell the Exchequer and was thereafter shovelled towards the NHS, one could be forgi
A campaign has been launched to raise funds to support law students from disadvantaged backgrounds and drive fair and equal access to the legal profession.
Scottish spending on legal aid fell by more than eight per cent to a total of £124.4 million last year, the Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) has said. The fall in spending is linked to a lack of demand rather than a reduction in funding or the level of fees, but still paints a challenging pictu
A Scot wanted by the FBI over an alleged shares scam has successfully challenged a decision by the UK Government to delay the introduction of a possible defence to his extradition to the USA. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that the UK Government was acting “unlawfull
Burness Paull, based on the third floor of Exchange Plaza in Edinburgh has leased the 16,676 sq ft second floor beneath its current premises, taking its total floor space in the building to 33,353 sq ft.
Anderson Strathern has announced a six per cent increase in turnover to £22.8 million and a 10 per cent rise in profits in the year ending 31 August 2018. The firm said client wins, panel appointments and increased activity across the private client, commercial and public sector practice group
David Buchanan-Cook, head of strategic insight at the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC), writes on stress for lawyers at Christmas-time. Christmas is often an unintended bearer of stress. It’s that time of year when otherwise innocuous factors can collide and accumulate to create a s