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Two human traffickers have been told they have to pay more than £13,000 in compensation to their victims. Robert McPhee, 70, and his son-in-law John Miller, 40, were jailed for a total of 17 years in 2018 after being found guilty of a catalogue of crimes.
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Environmentalists at Yale Law School have joined peers at Harvard Law School in a campaign targeting recruitment events for Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP until the international law firm drops ExxonMobil as a client. The firm, which employs over 1,000 lawyers, has successfully def
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I was invited to speak at the conference of the Cyrenians’ Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution and took the opportunity to read their very detailed report: Transforming Conflict, Improving Relationships and Lives. A very sobering read it was. Fabulous work is being done with families on th
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A Scots lawyer who represented an elderly victim of a mortgage fraudster has been struck off the solicitors’ roll after being found guilty of “professional misconduct” over his failure to act his client’s best interests. Solicitor Alistair Bowie, 69, concluded missives w
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The Scottish Human Rights Commission has joined calls for an urgent government response to a new report detailing serious concerns about practices in Scotland’s prisons and police custody facilities. The report from the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) fo
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The EU will insist that the Court of Justice of the European Union should be able to rule on any post-Brexit agreement with the UK, The Times reports. An internal Brussels diplomatic document states that the EU will argue its court should be able to enforce the terms of a trade, fishing and security
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The roll-out of live facial recognition technology across London has come under sharp criticism from human rights and civil liberties groups. The Metropolitan Police has announced it will begin the operational use of the controversial technology in order to tackle serious crime in specific locations
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He has attained folk hero status as a sort of Scottish Robin Hood and at Burns Suppers around the country this weekend his execution will be recalled with performances of ‘Macpherson’s Farewell’ also known as Macpherson’s ‘Rant’ or ‘Lament’. But who wa
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A young entrepreneur who is helping homeless people across the globe has won a top award in honour of Scotland’s most famous bard. Dr Josh Littlejohn MBE won the Robert Burns Humanitarian Award 2020 at a special ceremony in Burns cottage last night.
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Tayside patients affected by violent and chaotic lifestyles are being offered help and support when appearing at A&E following the expansion of a ground-breaking project to Ninewells Hospital. The Navigator service connects vulnerable patients with support services that can help address their ne
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Jamie Kerr provides 20 insights into what the UK immigration system might have in store in the coming years. 1. Brexit
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A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Brazilian supreme court rules Netflix allowed to show gay Jesus film | World news | The Guardian
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Balfour and Manson has revamped its management structure after a successful year. The firm has a new senior management team of three partners: Ann Logan, Robert Holland and Alan Gilfillan.
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The Employment Tribunal has held that ethical veganism falls within scope of Equality Act 2010. Jack Boyle explains what happened. Veganism has risen rapidly to its current position in today’s mainstream society. From the presence of plant-based food festivals nationwide to the large food chai
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With Christmas, and Brexit, fast approaching, it is a good time to consider how Brexit could affect Santa’s annual task of delivering presents to the children of the UK, writes Iain Halliday. Santa lives in Lapland, in Finland, so we can presume he is a Finnish (and therefore EU) citizen. At t
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