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The UK government has indicated its preferred destination for British nationals detained in north-east Syria, explicitly opposing their transfer to the Assad regime or the US facility at Guantanamo Bay, but confirming it is in “regular discussions” with the government of Iraq about how t

Lady Hale reflected recently on attempts in the nineteenth century to establish an Imperial Court of Appeal, opposed by both Scotland and Ireland. Delivering the 2019 Macfadyen Lecture in Edinburgh last month, the Supreme Court President asked: what is the United Kingdom Supreme Court for?

Wednesday 24 April 2019 5.30pm-8.00pm Mackenzie Building, Faculty of Advocates,

DWF's Scottish corporate team has advised private equity investors Aliter Capital and Boston Networks on the acquisition of technology solutions business Pinacl Solutions and Pinacl GDA to create a new UK-wide network infrastructure and integrated technologies business. This is the tenth deal on whi

Members of the Scottish Parliament’s Justice Sub-Committee on Policing have asked police to stop their deployment of cyber-kiosks or ‘digital triage devices’ until there is greater clarity on the legal framework for their use in a new report out today. Cyber-kiosks are laptop-sized

Harper Macleod has promoted five lawyers to partner across the country. The promotions of Andrew Upton in dispute resolution, Collette Miller and Jill Fryer in public sector & social housing, and employment team members Scott Milligan and Lorna Davis take the firm's total number of par

Following BTO Solicitors LLP’s recent appointment of a new chairman and chief operating officer, the firm has announced a number of senior promotions. Two associates have been promoted to partner, fifteen have stepped up to senior associate level and a further two senior solicitors have b

Brodies LLP has appointed two new partners in its Aberdeen office. Elaine Farquharson-Black, a recognised leader in the planning arena, will add further strength to Brodies’ housebuilding and planning teams. She joins Brodies from Burness Paull where she was formerly head of both its planning

Shepherd and Wedderburn has appointed partner and private client specialist Gillian Campbell to lead its offering to private individuals and families, business owners and entrepreneurs in the north of Scotland. Ms Campbell, who is based in the firm’s Aberdeen office, is a highly regarded priva

Gildeas has acquired Fulton’s Solicitors and Estate Agents. The existing Gildeas conveyancing practice will merge with Fulton’s, which will continue trading as a separate entity from its two customer-facing units in Mount Florida and Clarkston.

Morton Fraser has appointed Stephen Clark as senior associate to its corporate law team. Mr Clark brings 12 years’ experience in corporate law to Morton Fraser and is dual-qualified in English and Scots law. Practising across a range of corporate law disciplines with a particular focus on equi

The UK government has abandoned plans to define extremism in law after being told it would criminalise legitimate political and religious activity. Lord Anderson of Ipswich, former independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, said previous attempts to deal with dangerous ideology before it leads t

The Scottish government has today published a review of national and international evidence on the extent, prevalence and nature of repeat violent victimisation. Overall, evidence from national and international crime surveys shows that violent crime is disproportionately suffered by repeat victims.

Stephen Cowan looks at summary warrants and their effects and powers. What is a summary warrant?