Only 23 per cent of the public support Britain's departure from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), a poll has revealed. The poll, conducted by think tank More in Common, suggests that 49 per cent of respondents want the UK to continue its membership in the ECHR.
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A football tournament intended to promote world peace descended into chaos after hundreds of people brawled over political disagreements until riot police were deployed. The annual Canada World Peace Soccer Tournament in Edmonton was called off at short notice due to rain, but hundreds of people gat
The Scottish government is careful to limit the public's participation in the legal system so as not to frustrate its own ends, suggests Andrew Stevenson. In the preface to his 1906 satire The Doctor’s Dilemma, George Bernard Shaw launched a coruscating attack on the medical profession as it t
Campaigners have backed proposals for a new ecocide law in Scotland. Such a law would establish a specific crime for causing mass environmental damage. The move would fulfil the decade-long campaign of the Scottish barrister Polly Higgins, who passed away in 2019.
The High Court of Justiciary has tripled a fine imposed on a care home that pled guilty to an offence under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 following the death of a resident after the Crown challenged the original level of fine as being unduly lenient. Tigh-Na-Muirn Ltd pled guilty to the
The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), responsible for investigating possible miscarriages of justice, is set to review the case of Andrew Malkinson. Mr Malkinson wrongly served 17 years behind bars for a rape conviction.
Alison Bryce has joined Brodies LLP as a partner. She joins from Dentons and brings more than 20 years of experience. In addition to core commercial contracts, she specialises in IP and innovation, with sector expertise in food and drink, fintech and green energy.
Macdonald Henderson has advised the shareholders of Anderson Engineering (Generator Specialists) Ltd on the disposal of the company to Wernick Power Solutions Limited.
A team from Blackadders LLP is raising money for Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS).
An Ellon-based tyre company has been fined £9,800 for health and safety breaches which came to light as part of an investigation into the death of an employee. Kairdson Tyres Limited, who provided vehicle recovery services to Police Scotland, pled guilty to failing to ensure their employees ha
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has received £11 million in an out-of-court settlement relating to the original design and construction of the Cairngorm funicular railway in the 1990s and early 2000s and guarantees in place with the previous operator.
Raeburn Christie Clark and Wallace LLP has promoted Jane Merson to branch principal at its Banchory branch. Ms Merson started her legal career at RCCW, completing her traineeship in 2014. She then worked for another firm, returning to RCCW in October last year where she took up the role of associate
A pair of American tourists were left stranded at the top of the Eiffel Tower overnight after drinking too much. The men had tickets to visit the tower on Sunday evening but were found to still be there on Monday morning when staff arrived to open one of the world's most popular tourist attractions.
The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has today lodged a petition, against a solicitor the court has already found in contempt of court earlier this year – for again failing to provide a file to the SLCC. In May the SLCC published the outcome of a case where a solicitor was found in
Disabled people in Scotland are experiencing "unrelenting attacks on their human rights", a number of organisations have told the United Nations. Two parallel reports for the UN highlight worsening poverty rates for disabled people in Scotland and how the cost of living is affecting their ability to
