Seonaid Stevenson-McCabe, lecturer in law at Glasgow Caledonian University, tweeted the above cross-stitch of US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg – and sharp-eyed readers will see it is not her first.
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The Supreme Court (UKSC) and Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) will hear all cases and deliver judgments through video conferencing from today. The UKSC and JCPC are adjusting working practices to ensure that the courts can continue to function, whilst taking appropriate steps to comply
Guidance on virtual court etiquette in England and Wales has been issued by a judge. Lord Justice Fulford, Vice President of the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division), has outlined the default position for hearings conducted online during the coronavirus pandemic.
Yvonne Evans, law lecturer at Dundee University, shared her home-working setup, saying: "Reconfigure your living room/office so you’ve got perfect conditions to write Tax Avoidance: The Musical".
A church is suing Edinburgh Council after a conference featuring an American pastor was cancelled due to complaints made about his views. Destiny Church, based in Glasgow, was due to host its three-day 'Surge Conference' in June at the Usher Hall.
A controversial five-year prison sentence for a woman who tried to vote without realising she was ineligible because she was on parole has been upheld by a US appeals court. Crystal Mason, 44, from Fort Worth in Texas, said she did not realise she was not allowed to cast a ballot in the 2016 preside
Dear Editor, As a (non-legal) retired newspaper journalist with a deep interest in the Scottish courts from my early days, I find the Scottish Legal News bulletin a superb way of keeping up to date with developments, cases, appeals and other news – much of which is, sadly, never reported today
A Glasgow lawyer writes: “An unexpected bonus of home-working is the view from my office window. I’m used to foxy clients but here’s the real thing - crouching down and waiting to pounce on an unsuspecting pigeon. Nature can be cruel – as we are now discovering...”
Four men convicted of the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman in 2012 have been hanged. Akshay Thakur, Vinay Sharma, Pawan Gupta and Mukesh Singh were given death sentences at a trial in 2013.
An international arbitration conference which had been due to take place in Edinburgh in May has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Congress of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA 2020) – the arbitration Olympics – was to have been hosted by the Sc
The developer obligations and conveyancing teams at Aberdeenshire Council have added to their recent success at the Scottish Awards for Quality in Planning by being named legal team of the year at the SOLAR (Society of Local Authority Lawyers and Administrators) awards.
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Edinburgh Law School has closed down and all teaching and assessment has moved online, following the advice of the UK and Scottish governments. LLB exams, however, will proceed and will be conducted online.
The Faculty of Advocates has made a plea to instructing agents for case papers in electronic format as it copes with the coronavirus emergency. The Faculty says it is monitoring advice constantly as it strives to maintain a high level of service and support to clients and agents, while keeping the h
Scottish Legal News staff are working from home just like many firms of lawyers now are and we are pleased to share this photo from Scullion Law, with the firm encouraging people to make their workspace as positive, comfortable and upbeat as possible.
