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Our weekly round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Iran’s internet blackout could worsen human toll of war, say rights groups

A shoplifter whose struggle with a store security guard caused him to suffer a fatal heart attack has been jailed for five years and four months.  Natasha Smith, 38, was prevented from leaving the Asda superstore in Arbroath by 61-year-old Alun Harris-Richards and another shop worker amid suspi

This is a serious, well-researched consideration of how the prosecution of violent crime in Scotland has developed and of society’s changing attitudes to it. Some of the fifteen cases carefully selected by Dr Louise Heren are well-known landmark cases like those of Burke and Hare, Madeleine Sm

The Financial Conduct Authority has fined Wood Group £13 million after concluding that a "poor operating culture" at the Aberdeen-based engineering firm led it to publish misleading financial information to investors over a three-year period.

CMS is bringing together leading figures from PR, marketing, sport and law for its Scotland Brand Forum, examining the key legal, commercial and creative challenges facing brands operating in Scotland today. The line-up includes Scarlett and Gregor Hollerin, founders of award-winning Glasgow-based P

Tax evasion should be treated as a form of corruption if financial criminals are to be held accountable, a new study argues. Experts warn that without stronger enforcement, and clearer rules on corporate liability, the UK will continue to struggle to prosecute tax offences effectively.

The Supreme Court has rejected the Kingdom of Spain’s long-running attempts to invoke state immunity to prevent renewable energy investors registering their 2018 ICSID arbitration award in England. Infrastructure Services Luxembourg and Energia Termosolar, the investors, are owed €120 mil

A camel beauty contest in Oman has become the latest to be rocked by a plastic surgery scandal. Organisers of the 2026 Camel Beauty Show Festival in Al Musannah in February say they disqualified a total of 20 camels who received cosmetic enhancements including lip fillers and Botox injections.

Murgitroyd has today announced the appointment of Barry Moore as managing director of its patent practice. Mr Moore joined Murgitroyd in 2021 following the acquisition of Hanna Moore & Curley, the firm he co-founded and helped build into a respected patents practice. A chartered physicist, Europ

Sarah Stuart highlights the risks of project overrun and shares how to structure contracts in order to mitigate it. As attention turns once again to Holyrood with Scottish Parliamentary elections approaching, it's worth remembering that there was a time when the story wasn't about who would sit ther

On Monday 16 March, JUSTICE Scotland will host two events exploring the impact of human rights and the rule of law. A panel discussion in the afternoon will examine the European Convention on Human Rights and its impact in Scotland. Chaired by Angela O’Hagan (chair of the Scottish Human Rights

TLT has launched a new qualification pathway in Scotland, boosting social mobility and improving access to the legal sector. The ‘Pre-PEAT’ traineeship is an internal three-year work-based route to qualification for paralegals that offers an alternative to university. It will allow candi

A lord ordinary has granted decree of absolvitor to a partnership of solicitors and to its individual partners in a claim raised against them for damages following the purchase of the ground floor of a tenement for use as a beauty salon, after finding that they could not be held responsible in law f