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A new University of Stirling academic journal dedicated to sharing research on human rights aims to influence policy and decision makers in the UK and worldwide. The University of Stirling Human Rights Journal (USHRJ) is the first of its kind in Scotland.
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Criminals who refuse to appear in court for their sentencing hearings could face up to two additional years in prison and stricter conditions behind bars, under new powers to be granted to judges across England and Wales. The measures – to be introduced in the UK government’s Victim
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Lord Penrose, a former senator of the College of Justice, has passed away after a long illness. There will be a celebration of his life at a service at Cramond Kirk on Tuesday 13 May at 2:30pm, to which all are invited.
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Haseltine Lake Kempner has announced that Dr Lauris Kemp has joined the firm as a partner in its chemistry and life sciences team in Glasgow. As an experienced UK and European patent attorney, she holds a degree in immunology and biochemistry and followed this with a PhD and postdoctoral position in
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A man with indefinite leave to remain in the UK who suffered from long-term memory problems affecting his ability to learn English has lost a challenge against a decision that he was required to meet knowledge of life and language (KOLL) requirements in order to obtain UK citizenship. Shorsh Mohamma
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The Solicitors Regulation Authority has authorised the first law firm providing legal services through AI. While many firms are already using AI to support and deliver a range of back-office and public-facing services, Garfield.Law Ltd is the first purely AI-based firm authorised to provide regulate
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The Glasgow Centre for International Law and Security is to host a lecture by Sally Langrish later this month. Ms Langrish was appointed foreign, commonwealth & development office legal adviser (director general, legal) in May 2022.
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If a parent wishes to move abroad with a child who is usually resident within Scotland, that parent will require the permission of anyone else who holds parental rights in respect of the child. Unfortunately, such permission is not always sought or obtained before a parent takes the child to live ab
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A consultation has been published on the potential for certain exemptions from rent controls or increases above the rent cap.
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Rebekah Vardy has been ordered to pay over £1.4 million in legal costs following her defeat in the "Wagatha Christie" court case. Mrs Vardy unsuccessfully sued Coleen Rooney after she publicly accused her of leaking details about her personal life to The Sun.
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Spanish prosecutors are for the first time investigating the deaths of thousands of Spaniards in Nazi concentration camps. Dolores Delgado, the Spanish prosecutor for human rights and democratic memory, yesterday announced the launch of the investigation, which will examine whether the Franco dictat
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A manhunt for a convicted killer came to an embarrassing end after his jailers realised they had forgotten him at a courthouse for at least 12 hours. Officials at Clayton County jail in Jonesboro, Georgia ordered a lockdown and search after they could not find 70-year-old Julian Brooks Deloach.
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Scotland's ban on industrial sandeel fishing does not breach the UK's obligations under the Brexit deal, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) has ruled. The European Union brought a legal challenge to the simultaneous closure of Scottish and English waters to sandeel fishing, claiming that it br
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