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A judge in the Outer House of the Court of Session has permitted a petition by a US-based non-profit organisation for judicial review of the approach taken by the Scottish Ministers in applying for Unexplained Wealth Orders to proceed. The Avaaz Foundation also sought a determina

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. China issues white paper on achieving human rights from development, model ‘suitable for developing countries’ - Global Times

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has received a total of 2,754 separate allegations of misconduct, including fraud, money laundering and compliance complaints, according to official figures. The data, analysed by the Parliament Street think tank and contained in the FCA’s newly publi

New guidance for schools on supporting transgender children and young people has been published. The guidance contains real-life examples, best practice and advice on a range of issues that are known to affect transgender pupils including bullying, safety and privacy.

Adelyn Wilson has been promoted to the post of professor at Aberdeen University. Her research interests include early-modern Scottish legal history, public law, and the law of abortion in the UK. She is the co-director of the Centre for Scots Law, the chair of the Aberdeen Humanities Fund, a co-dire

An article by an Edinburgh Law School LLM student has been selected for publication by the Trinity College Law Review. Bracken Crossley, who is studying comparative and European private law, submitted an article drafted in French to the journal. It was selected for publication and considered the bes

The Crown Office is being sued for £120 million by a global financial consultancy firm over reputational damage allegedly sustained during the botched fraud probe into Rangers. New York-based multinational Duff & Phelps has claimed it suffered loss of earnings as two of its employees were

A leader is best when people barely know that he exists, not so good when people obey and acclaim him, worst when they despise him.

A lawyer has agreed to pay seven buffaloes in compensation after insulting an indigenous beauty pageant. Malaysian lawyer Marcel Jude Joseph reached a deal with local native leaders after he insulted the Unduk Ngadau beauty pageant by comparing it to a cattle show.

A judge in the Outer House of the Court of Session has reduced a decision not to progress a prisoner serving a life sentence in closed conditions at HMP Edinburgh to the open estate after he petitioned for a judicial review of the decision. George Smith was jailed for the murder of hi

A crowdfunder for a visa support service has been launched to bring people from the global south to Glasgow for the COP26. The COP26 Coalition, a civil society coalition supporting climate justice at the COP26 UN Climate Negotiations, aims to raise £20,000 to support 200 applicants.

Her Majesty The Queen has appointed eighteen sheriffs and fourteen summary sheriffs on the recommendation of the First Minister. The new sheriffs are: Barry Divers, Matthew Jackson QC, Daniel Kelly, Ian Wallace, Jane Farquharson QC, H Eoin McGinty, Gillian Craig, Murdoch Mactaggart, Colin Bissett, M

Facebook could be forced to sell off Giphy, one of the largest online platforms for animated GIFs, following concerns raised by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The CMA has provisionally found Facebook's $400 million merger with Giphy will harm competition between social media platf

More than 120 projects across Scotland will share £38 million to support victims of gender-based violence and focus on prevention. The Delivering Equally Safe Fund includes more than £28m for frontline services which provide direct support to women and girls, prioritising services that m

Organisations and community groups working to support refugees in Scotland will share £2.8 million through a new grant scheme. In total, 56 projects will receive funding to deliver initiatives designed to help new Scots settle in their adopted communities by promoting employability, education,