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Philip Alston, the John Norton Pomeroy professor of law at NYU School of Law, argues that gender diversity on the International Court of Justice must be taken more seriously. In Is There a Special Practice?, Antonios Tzanakopoulos has written a very learned post seeking to dispel the notion that the

A judge in the Outer House of the Court of Session has ordered a local authority to pay over £1.3 million in damages to a man who was abused by his foster carer. The pursuer, A, now aged 50, averred that Glasgow City Council was vicariously liable for the acts and omissions of his carer, refer

The BBC has profiled lawyer Manjula Pradeep who was born in Western India to a Dalit family, a community on the lowest rung of the caste ladder. Growing up she experienced severe discrimination and indignity because of her background. She was also the victim of sexual abuse yet excelled at school an

I do not call one a brahmin simply because they are born from a certain womb.

Harper Macleod has been appointed to provide legal services to the Orkney-based European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), the world’s leading test facility for wave and tidal power devices. The firm won a place on EMEC’s new legal services framework following a tender process and the appoint

A woman is suing Kellogg's for $5 million, alleging the company's strawberry Pop-Tarts contain very little strawberry. Filed earlier this month in the Southern District of New York, the suit is the latest in a series of class actions against Kellogg Sales.

The term "zoonotic disease" is one which has entered the public vocabulary in the past 18 months as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. However, for those working with livestock, zoonoses aren't a new concern. A recent Health & Safety prosecution highlights the serious consequences for businesses

Disabled voters can lawfully be required to enter polling places through a back entrance, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled. In a "disappointing" ruling yesterday, the court said polling places and election procedures in Europe need to be accessible for disabled people, but access

There are "reasonable questions" around the money used by Donald Trump to buy his properties in Scotland and the continuing source of the wealth used to finance them, a court has been told. A judge in a case on the Scottish government's refusal to pursue an unexplained wealth order (UWO) into the fo

Direct offers made in pay negotiations by an employer to employees who were trade union members fell foul of employment legislation, the Supreme Court has ruled. The Supreme Court unanimously allowed the appeal of 56 claimants and restored the awards made by the Employment Tribunal. It held that Kos

Rosina Dolan, a partner at Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP, took to the streets of the capital earlier this month alongside 40,000 people to run the London Marathon. The solicitor’s efforts raised an impressive £2,240 – significantly exceeding her original £1k target &nd

The number of corporate insolvencies in Scotland rose by 29.4 per cent to 211 in July-September this year – compared with the April-June figure of 163. Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidations meanwhile rose to 179 for July-September – an increase of 35.6 per cent on the 132 recorded for

Multiplex is facing a new compensation claim from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) regarding the design and construction defects that led to a public inquiry into infection deaths at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) campus in Glasgow. The health board is already su

An appeal by a man convicted of two charges of rape against separate complainers after meeting them on nights out has had his appeal against conviction refused by the Appeal Court of the High Court of Justiciary. Raymond Nyiam argued that the jury ought to have been directed on the issue of reasonab

A woman who worked as a stripper has said the Employment Appeal Tribunal's refusal to grant her anonymity infringes her right to respect for a private and family life, The Gazette reports. The claimant in A v Burke and Hare had worked in Edinburgh and London and sought £1,846 for holiday