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The Saudi Human Rights Commission has announced that, following a royal decree, the sentences of all people convicted of childhood crimes will be reviewed. According to a new Royal Order, all authorities must suspend the application of the death penalty for those convicted while they were minors, pe

The Court of Session has awarded an interim payment of £600,000 to two Rangers FC administrators after the Crown admitted a "malicious" prosecution. David Whitehouse and Paul Clark were appointed as administrators of Rangers in February 2012 and the club was liquidated in October 2012, sh

A legal expert has warned against the Scottish government's plan to hand powers currently held by the EU to ministers after the Brexit transition period. Aileen McHarg, professor of public law and human rights at Durham University, has raised concerns over the proposals and recommends that powers sh

New laws to make family court proceedings in Scotland more child-friendly have been passed by the Scottish Parliament. The Children (Scotland) Bill will require all children's views to be heard and taken account of in family cases, subject to limited exceptions, removing the presumption that on

Brodies LLP has been named one of the top family law firms for 2020 by eprivateclient. Eprivateclient surveyed more than 100 family law firms based on several criteria.

Clan Childlaw has lent its support to the latest amendments to the Children (Scotland) Bill, which would widen participation in children's hearings. The bill as amended would modify the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011. As a result of the changes, certain individuals, who are curre

A new bill has been introduced at Holyrood that would provide victims of historical child abuse in care in Scotland the opportunity to apply for financial redress payments of up to £80,000. The Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Bill aims to provide tangible reco

A survey of members of the Faculty of Advocates has found that there is support for the use of remote hearings as a temporary measure during the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey found that four in five agree that remote hearings are a useful addition to how court hearings are heard in Scotland. However

Following a successful inaugural virtual court, the Bail Appeal Court will now convene daily with the presiding appeal sheriff, clerk of court, prosecutor and defence counsel or solicitors all participating remotely. Traditionally the Bail Court sat in Edinburgh, originally in the High Court and mor

Stephen Phillips discusses the UK government's Brexit blueprint in relation to policing trade between the different parts of the UK. Last month the Westminster government set out its blueprint for policing trade between different parts of the UK after the post-brexit transition period ends on 31 Dec

Global law firm DWF has announced that it has moved to a "contextual assessment of graduate recruitment", hoping to attract a more diverse talent pool. DWF will no longer be asking for specific high school qualifications for its graduate recruits, rather it will look for "good A-levels/Scottish High

Kennedys has launched a virtual work experience programme in an effort to ensure the widest possible pool of would-be lawyers can get a taste of legal life. The new virtual programme is being introduced as part of the firm's commitment to making access to the law as widely available as possible

Two technology companies are being sued over claims that users' personal data is being obtained using cookies and traded unlawfully for advertising purposes. A legal claim will be filed by campaigners from the non-profit organisation Privacy Collective against tech giants Oracle and Salesforce in Am

A woman who recently renewed her driver's license was left laughing after the new license came back with a photo of an empty chair. Jane Dodd, of Hickman County in the US state of Tennessee, renewed her license only to discover that a clerical error meant the photo on her ID was of an empty chair.

Dentons has announced it will combine with US firm Durham Jones & Pinegar as part of 'Project Golden Spike', a series of combinations aimed at dominance in the US market.