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Two elderly women convicted of cruel and unnatural treatment and assaults upon children while they worked at a care home from 1969 and 1981 have had their custodial sentences reduced to seven months’ imprisonment after an appeal in the High Court of Justiciary. Margaret Hughes, 77, and Eileen

The police have been accused of “institutional failures” over the death of an Aberdeen man as the longest-running fatal accident inquiry in Scottish legal history concluded. Warren Fenty, 20, died in a cell in Kittybrewster Police Station following a methadone overdose in 2014.

The partners of DAC Beachcroft’s Glasgow and Edinburgh offices have elected Louise Gallagher as the new location head for DAC Beachcroft in Scotland. Ms Gallagher, who joined DACB in 2019, takes over from long-standing location head John Maillie, who has been in the role since 2015. Her three-

Burness Paull has strengthened its planning and environment team with the appointment of Emma Paton. She brings considerable experience of contentious and non-contentious planning and environmental work, including consenting advisory, contract negotiation, planning aspects of due diligence, public i

US and Israeli threats against the International Criminal Courts (ICC), its officials and members of their families have been condemned in a joint statement signed by dozens of UN experts. The intervention comes a week after the office of ICC prosecutor Karim Khan demanded an end to "all attempts to

The appointment of Professor Angela O’Hagan as the new chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission is to be endorsed by the Scottish Parliament on Thursday. The commission’s role is to promote widespread awareness, understanding of, and respect for human rights.

The Law Society of Scotland has marked its 75th anniversary year with a formal dinner in Edinburgh, celebrating its ongoing role supporting and overseeing the solicitor profession. The black tie event at the National Museum of Scotland on 10 May was also an opportunity to mark the contribution of ou

On 17 to 19 April, Edinburgh Law School hosted the annual conference and AGM of the European Law Faculties Association (ELFA).

Edinburgh Law School's Professor Gillian Black is to deliver her inaugural lecture next month. Family life is generally regarded as a private matter for the family members. This gives rise to a troubling tension at the heart of family law: how should the state respect the privacy of the family while

Gilson Gray Financial Management (GGFM) has promoted Emma Bradbury to chief operating officer. Ms Bradbury has been with the firm since it was first set up 10 years ago and has held several roles during that time supporting its expansion, including her most recent position as operations director. As

Following the FCA's recently published guidance on financial promotion through social media channels, Marianne Murnin and Steven Knox look at the intersection of financial services, social media, and influencer marketing, highlighting the regulatory and commercial considerations for firms navigating

Child rapists in England and Wales will automatically lose parental responsibility over their own children under legislative amendments proposed by the UK government. The change comes alongside separate legislation which will apply an automatic suspension of parental responsibility in cases where a

The SYLA 2024 AGM will take place on 30 May. At the AGM, the 2023/2024 president, Patricia Taylor, will present a brief overview of activities undertaken in the previous term, the 2023/2024 treasurer, Heather Gibson, will present the annual accounts, and the SYLA will elect a new Committee for 2024/

A company which hid an offer of free wine in its online privacy policy has said it has finally been claimed three months later. Tax Policy Associates (TPA) added the following words to its privacy policy in February: "We will send a bottle of good wine to the first person to read this."