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Erika Guevara Rosas of Amnesty International responds to the Trump administration’s announcement that the US is withdrawing from 66 international organisations, conventions, and treaties. This is a vindictive and reckless assault on the legitimacy and integrity of the United Nations and the ru

An appeal by a social work student against a decision of the Scottish Social Services Council to remove him from the relevant part of the social worker register after he was convicted of an abuse offence has been refused by a sheriff after he found that the panel that considered his case had not err

Google and the artificial intelligence startup Character.AI have reached settlements in a series of lawsuits brought by families who claim AI chatbots caused harm to children, including contributing to the suicide of a Florida teenager, court filings show. The proposed settlements cover cases filed

Macdonald Henderson has advised Faskin Group, a well-established roofing business based in Paisley, on its disposal to Cardo Group. Founded in 2010 by Frank and Karen O’Hara, Faskin Group has grown into one of Scotland’s most trusted names in roofing.

New technology has been deployed to help enforce a Chinese smoking ban by taking away the privacy of toilet users when smoke is detected. Two shopping centres in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen have installed new glass toilet cubicle doors, which are designed to turn from opaque to transparent

A man has been awarded more than £3,300 after a clerical mistake at court resulted in him being unlawfully held in custody for seven days. Duncan Welsh was imprisoned in HMP Barlinnie between December 6 and December 13, 2023 after an error by court officials meant a grant of bail was wrongly r

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The Sheriff Appeal Court has quashed a Dundee motorist’s conviction for dangerous driving after finding that CCTV evidence that contradicted a police witness’ evidence that there would have been a head-on collision had he not turned his vehicle ought to have resulted in no finding that t

The number of court warrants issued in Scotland has risen by almost a quarter in recent years, prompting warnings from police representatives that the system is becoming unsustainable. Figures show Police Scotland received 31,367 warrants in 2025, up from 25,665 in 2023 – a 22 per cent increas

Just prior to the Christmas break, the Employment Rights Bill was finally approved and given royal assent. The UK government plans to phase in the majority of the changes over the next two years, writes Catriona Aldridge. Here are some of the key headline changes that will impact employers under the

James Campbell looks at the history of our venerable Parliament House. He is also keen to hear from readers as part of his research, as detailed below. Edinburgh’s High Street, or the Royal Mile as it increasingly came to be known during the 20th century, is a thoroughfare festooned with sites

Join the Supreme Court online for a conversation on 'Why trust matters: Public confidence in the rule of law in an age of AI and populism'. Public trust in institutions can no longer be taken for granted. In an era marked by the rise of populism, the spread of misinformation and the risks of AI, pub

Dallas McMillan has announced a number of promotions and new appointments. Ryan Macready has been promoted to partner and Chloe Neil to associate in the firm’s personal injury team.

The family justice system is systematically misrecognising intimate image abuse within coercively controlling relationships, new research warns. Research by Dr Charlotte Bishop shows that family courts often treat intimate images as neutral pieces of evidence, rather than recognising their use as a