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Criticism of a football referee’s impartiality can fall within the protection of freedom of expression under Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. In de Carvalho Marques and Others v Portugal, the court considered six applications
Courts will be given tougher powers to impose football banning orders (FBOs) in Scotland to include specific offences in an effort to improve the matchday experience and safety at games. It comes as the analysis of a consultation on FBO legislation has published.
The Sheriff Appeal Court has allowed an appeal by two Nairn landowners against a sheriff’s decision to grant interdict in respect of future interference with their neighbours’ servitude right of access, while likewise declaring a note of acquisitive prescription on the parties’ tit
The last woman to be executed in the UK has been granted a posthumous conditional pardon following a campaign by her family. Ruth Ellis, who was 28 when she was hanged in 1955 for murdering her partner, David Blakely, has had her death sentence replaced on the official record with life imprisonment.
Addleshaw Goddard and Simmons & Simmons have reported double-digit revenue growth, pushing average pay for their full equity partners above the £1 million mark. Addleshaw Goddard, the UK’s eleventh highest-grossing law firm, increased annual revenue by 17 per cent to £644m. Pro
Lord Lake has delivered the opinion of the Court of Session in Ferit Samuray v Maxim Asanov [2026] CSOH 64.
A Hamilton-based company has been fined after a worker died when a series of wall panels collapsed and ejected him from a scissor lift. Steven Tervit had been carrying out a dismantling operation at a specialist technology centre in Renfrew on 9 November 2022 when the incident happened. The 32-year-
The Appeal Court of the High Court of Justiciary has rejected an appeal against conviction by a Dundee teenager convicted of rape and sexual assault, finding that a preliminary hearing judge’s refusal to admit evidence of social media exchanges between him and the complainers did not result in
United Airlines has been forced to defend its claim that a “window seat” does not necessarily need to have a window after a judge rejected its attempt to dismiss a passenger lawsuit. The airline argued that the term referred only to a seat’s position next to the cabin wall, rather
Gemma-Grace Johnstone has been elected as the new president of the Scottish Law Agents’ Society (SLAS). Ms Johnstone, of Thorntons Law LLP, was elected at the SLAS AGM on June 25 alongside Shelley Anthea Matheson, of Archibald Sharp, who became vice-president.
Britain's financial watchdog is considering whether general-purpose AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini should come under regulatory oversight as they play an increasingly important role in consumers' financial decisions. The Financial Conduct Authority has published a major review into the
The Inner House of the Court of Session has allowed a reclaiming motion to proceed after finding that, on a “fair and pragmatic” interpretation of the statutory time bar, the petitioner had lodged her appeal within the prescribed period. The petitioner, who sought judicial review of vari
Three sheriffs have been appointed to the Sheriff Appeal Court. Sheriffs Scott Pattison, Andrew McIntyre and Paul Brown have been appointed as appeal sheriffs by the Lord President, Lord Pentland. These appointments are effective from 6 July. Each appointment is for one year.
A Russian internet streamer says he was detained and assaulted by police after waving goodbye at a passing prisoner transport van in central Moscow. Footage from the man’s livestream shows him standing with a small group in the Kitay Gorod district before waving towards the vehicle. Seconds la
