Lorna McGregor A greater effort is needed to protect Britain’s position as a global leader in human rights as the development of a new British Bill of Rights, a rise in hate crime in recent years and changes to social security provide an uncertain future for society’s most vulnerable and margina
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Judith Robertson A Scottish human rights body has produced a series of case studies profiling how communities in Scotland are using human rights to tackle poor housing, challenge poverty and improve health.
Rona Jamieson The International SOS Foundation, the global not-for-profit organisation striving to protect the health, wellbeing and safety of people at work, and Burness Paull have published a white paper detailing the duty of care required by Scottish companies for workers travelling on business a
Ken Murphy The Law Society of Ireland has said it will welcome a record number of solicitors in 2016 as a result of the Brexit vote, our sister publication Irish Legal News reports.
Strict rules rightly govern contracts awarded by public bodies, and, in some cases, by utilities. Contractors must make clear not just their costs, but also exactly what they will do: so what happens when the buyer’s requirements change during a project? Recent regulations which sought to offer cl
Neil Stevenson There has been a “significant increase” in the number of complaints about lawyers made to the profession’s complaints body, particularly in relation to conveyancing and will writing, with the number of complaints having risen to 1,132 – up from last year's figure of 1,009.
Lord Neuberger The UK’s highest court should sit in Edinburgh as well as Cardiff and Belfast, the President of the Supreme Court has said as he announced his retirement.
The bar regulator has proposed three new ways of qualifying as a barrister in a consultation. The first option in the Bar Standards Board’s (BSB) Future Bar Training Consultation is the “evolutionary” approach, which would preserve the current system of academic study, vocational training and
Alison Wild Westwater advocate Alison Wild has successfully completed the Edinburgh Culture Crawl. The ten-mile adventure through the city’s streets took in nine venues. For Alison the highlight was the Royal Bank of Scotland in St Andrew Square where the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland sang
Fatou Bensouda Landgrabs and destruction of the environment will now be within the remit of the International Criminal Court following an announcement it would take crimes traditionally prosecuted less frequently into consideration.
The number of solicitors from England and Wales seeking to register the Law Society of Ireland has now reached 568 as uncertainty about the impact of Brexit continues. So far, 400 applications for the right to practise in the Irish courts have been accepted with a further 168 applications pending.
In the case of ASA International Ltd v Kashmiri Properties (Ireland) Ltd and another, the Inner House has refused an appeal by the pursuer and appellant who sought declarator that their property benefitted from a servitude right of pedestrian access through a gate which led on to the carpark of the
Lord Neuberger The Supreme Court has published a quartet of lectures delivered by Lord Neuberger in Singapore.
Chris McDowall On average, women in paid work receive about 18 per cent less per hour than men, according to a new report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).
Theresa May New UK government proposals could see professionals including lawyers, accountants and consultants who provide advice on tax avoidance facing substantial penalties if they are found to have acted illegally.
