A barrister and construction expert has been recognised by Scottish electrotechnical industry body SELECT with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Professor Rudi Klein is a barrister by profession, a former academic, visiting professor of construction law at the University of Northumbria and chief executi
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Homeless Project Scotland has revealed that it has helped more than 50 rough sleepers on the streets of Glasgow city centre in the last two weeks. A number of these individuals experiencing homelessness were recently released from prison and said there is an issue with men being released late in the
The traditional way of life for Scotland’s crofters will “ultimately disappear” unless urgent action is taken over an "out of control" land market, the Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) has warned. The body is leading calls for crofting legislation to be overhauled
A new independent body tasked with helping Scotland to achieve the highest environmental standards, and ensure the environment is protected, has been officially launched. Environmental Standards Scotland (ESS) will play a crucial role to secure compliance with environmental law, the effectiveness of
The UK government has unveiled its first-ever "super courtroom", which will allow up to a dozen defendants to face trial at the same time. The first super courtroom has been created at Manchester Crown Court, which has been revamped to create a space which is three times the size of a normal courtro
The Biden administration has announced plans to sue the state of Texas over an extremely restrictive new law banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. The Supreme Court of the United States last week rejected an emergency petition brought by Texas abortion clinics against the law, known as SB8
A legal expert has documented America's position on the ‘crime of aggression’ towards other countries from the Declaration of Independence up until the Donald Trump administration. Giulia Pecorella, a senior lecturer in law at Middlesex University, has written The United States of Americ
The number of sole practitioners in England and Wales has declined by nearly a half in the past decade, according to new analysis of Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) data. There were 3,640 sole practitioners in July 2011, making up a third of all solicitors, but the figure has fallen by 47 per
Facebook could be forced to sell off Giphy, one of the largest online platforms for animated GIFs, following concerns raised by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The CMA has provisionally found Facebook's $400 million merger with Giphy will harm competition between social media platf
A woman who prominently accused the late billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein of sexual abuse has launched a lawsuit against Prince Andrew for allegedly sexually assaulting her when she was 17 years old. Virginia Giuffre, one of the most outspoken accusers of Mr Epstein, the disgraced American f
Online retail giant Amazon has been slapped with a record €746 million fine by a data protection watchdog for alleged breaches of the GDPR. Luxembourg's data protection watchdog, the Commission Nationale pour la Protection des Données (CNPD), issued the fine in July.
Thousands of Polish judges and prosecutors have signed an appeal urging authorities to follow recent rulings by an EU court to disband the country's disciplinary chamber for judges. At least 3,500 judges and prosecutors signed the appeal after Poland's authorities refused to abide by a ruling of the
A former Belgian judge was denied an effective remedy to challenge a judicial body's decision in breach of her rights, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled. The case concerned a former judge of the High Judicial Council (CSJ) who was suspended from her duties on the grounds that she
Shared Parenting Scotland has called for a "new vision" to breathe life into the Scottish government's proposed overhaul of child contact centres. The government has launched a consultation on changes to the Children (Scotland) Act 2020, proposing an overhaul of child contact centres, focusing on th
