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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 Faculty of Advocates has become an unlikely common denominator for a transatlantic fellowship and an ecumenical chapel in Edinburgh. Two senior members of Faculty, Lisa Henderson QC, and Herbert Kerrigan QC, have taken up appointments with the British-American Project (BAP) and the Thistle Trust

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.

Slater and Gordon has appointed Hayley Johnson as a senior associate to its Edinburgh employment team. Ms Johnson has over a decade of employment and public policy experience garnered throughout her time with Eversheds, Brodies, the Scottish Parliament and, most recently, Th

Macdonald Henderson has appointed Stacy Campbell as commercial property director. Ms Campbell joins the firm from Lindsays, where she held a similar role.

Aberdeen University PhD candidate David Lorimer has written an article analysing the probabilities of success for criminal cases brought to civil court. It briefly examines potentially influential factors such as corroboration and criminal intent, and the implications of cases like Coxen and Goodwil

Pictured (L-R): Maralyn Boyle, Maggie’s Partnerships Manager Scotland; Jackie McFarlane; Jenni Guy; Seonaid Cochran Five intrepid explorers from Brodies LLP will be taking on the Arctic to raise funds for Maggie's Cancer Centres in a 70km trek.

The departure of Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III from the position of US Attorney General would normally be a matter for celebration. His appalling track record is everything you might expect from an Alabama lawyer named in honour of two Confederate heroes. But he did at least have the s

The sister of an electrician killed in a preventable incident at work has backed a bid to reform the law around culpable homicide. Louise Taggart, whose brother Michael Adamson was killed in 2005, says Claire Baker MSP’s member’s bill would “plug the justice deficit” and &ldq

Much of Scotland’s land will remain outside the proposed Register of Controlled Interests in Land, whose purpose is to make land ownership more transparent – according to a report by the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee. MSPs also found that there could be gaps or lo

Neil Falconer discusses regulation of the highly controversial video game mechanic known as the 'loot box'. In computer gaming a loot box is essentially an in-game virtual lottery. A box is purchased by a player with real money. The virtual items found within loot boxes may be something highly

The former Advocate General for Northern Ireland has warned that Brexit risks undermining the rule of law in Northern Ireland if the UK government doesn't change course. Dominic Grieve, Attorney General for England and Wales and Advocate General for Northern Ireland from May 2010 to July 2

Registration is open for the ever-popular 21st Century Bar Conference, which this year has Lord Clark as the keynote speaker. A diverse programme includes Lord Clark’s judicial colleague, Lord Ericht, who will look at the Commercial Court, as well as David Sellar QC (Company Law), Jonathan Mit