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Criminal barristers are to go ahead with industrial action as the UK government's proposed cash injection for legal aid would amount to no more than an extra £100 per month for each of them. Jo Sidhu QC, chairman of the Criminal Bar Association (CBA), said practitioners “have made it abs

The International Court of Justice has ordered Russia to end its invasion of Ukraine. “The Russian Federation shall immediately suspend the military operations that it commenced on Feb 24, 2022 on the territory of Ukraine,” judges at the United Nations’ highest court said in a 13-2

I have known my solicitor since 1962. Granted at the time he did not know he was my solicitor because this was in primary one at Paisley Grammar. This is relevant for two related reasons. The first is that was just after the Cuban Missile Crisis when all the world thought it was going to die. Dylan

Ed Sheeran's High Court copyright cases has revealed that he and his co-writers earn about £5 million a year from the song in dispute, Shape of You, despite royalties being frozen. The case between Sheeran and rival songwriter Sami Chokri heard that when royalties for the song were frozen in M

The Sheriff Appeal Court has ruled that a sheriff hearing a divorce action was entitled to find that the relevant date on which the parties ceased cohabiting fell after a period in which the husband was staying regularly at the matrimonial home at his wife’s invitation. The sheriff had found t

The cross-party Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee has revealed “concerns” about Parliament’s lack of ability to scrutinise and amend emergency provisions in the Coronavirus Act over the last two years. In a new analysis published today, the committee critic

The Scottish Parliament has backed the Scottish government’s call to refuse legislative consent on the UK government’s Subsidy Control Bill. Business minister Ivan McKee said that the legislation, which replaces state aid rules lost as a result of the UK’s exit from the European Un

Craig Naylor is to be appointed as Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland. Mr Naylor is currently deputy director of investigations at the National Crime Agency. He has over 30 years' policing experience including as deputy chief constable in Lincolnshire Police and as a divisiona

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. UN human rights chief to visit China, including Xinjiang, in May

Pictured (L-R): Neil Patterson, Thomas Lillie, Diane Gundersen, Curtis Broadhead Aberdein Considine has appointed a new partner and two lawyers to its lender services practice group (LSPG).

Glasgow-based estate agent and solicitors, Pacitti Jones has announced the acquisition of RGM Solicitors, based in Linlithgow and Grangemouth. Gosia Chylinska of Pacitti Jones will relocate to the Linlithgow office to head up the legal practice at both branches whilst Lesley-Anne King, who has been

Yvonne Dunn, partner and financial services technology expert at Pinsent Masons, discusses the opportunities made available to businesses through open finance. A 10-year road map strategy published for Scotland’s fintech hub has highlighted “open finance” data as a key theme.

The Scottish Conservatives have revealed plans for an ‘Open the Books Bill’ to increase the financial transparency of the Scottish government. Douglas Ross said the proposal for a member's bill at Holyrood would end the SNP’s “secrecy” and deliver better value for taxpa

CMS has advised education technology provider ILT Inläsningstjänst AB (ILT Education) on its successful acquisition of Giglets Limited (Giglets Education), a Kilmarnock-based online literacy software company. Giglets Education enables schools and teachers to improve literacy results and ra

The president of Kazakhstan has proposed constitutional reforms to limit his power. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev would like to see the country switch from 'superpresidential' rule to mere presidential rule, with a strong parliament.