The effectiveness of UK sanctions will be undermined unless the UK can quickly agree arrangements for future sanctions policy co-operation with the EU, the EU External Affairs Sub-Committee has stated in a new report. Without this, the UK could be left with the choice of imposing less effective unil
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The prosecutors’ union has warned that its members will not be the only ones to bear the consequences of a budget cut and that there “will inevitably be an impact on the wider justice system and the service provided to the public”. The budget for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal (COPFS)
The Scottish government will press ahead with preparations for a ‘Continuity Bill’ if significant changes are not made to UK Brexit legislation, Brexit minister Michael Russell has said. Speaking after the Joint Ministerial Committee in London yesterday, Mr Russell set out the need for a “cast
A human rights group has condemned Russian authorities’ blocking of five websites run by the Open Russia movement founded by the former Russian prisoner of conscience and Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Amnesty International’s deputy director for Europe and Central Asia, Denis Krivosheev, s
Changes are needed to ensure the Scottish Parliament can scrutinise the detail of how Scotland’s new social security system will operate, according to a report by the Social Security Committee. The committee’s report follows consideration of the Social Security Bill – one of the biggest transf
Members of Terra Firma Chambers braved temperatures as low as -7C on Saturday night for Sleep in the Park, the world's largest ever charity sleep-out.
A medical student who was spared a prison sentence after stabbing her boyfriend because of her "extraordinary talent" is appealing her suspended sentence. Aspiring surgeon Lavinia Woodward, a 24-year-old student at Oxford University, was handed a 10-month prison sentence suspended for 18 months at O
The Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow will mark its 350th anniversary next year. A publication is planned to mark the occasion and the RFPG welcomes members who have any anecdotes or memories of the library or messages which could be included to contribute.
There is no "legal or logical bar" to the UK remaining in the EU single market and customs union after Brexit, The Bar Council has said. A report from the Bar Council's Brexit working group, seen by The Brief, says there "is no logical or practical necessity for the UK to be a member of either the E
Burness Paull has announced that its private capital team has been awarded "Platinum Employer Partner" status, the highest level of accreditation of the STEP Employer Partnership Programme. The team currently has four full members of STEP, with two more close to qualifying.
Two names in the sheriff officer profession have joined forces in a new venture; Fraser Irvine Sheriff Officers. The firm is a collaboration between Alex Irvine (pictured right) and Andrew Fraser (pictured below).
Blackadders' employment law trio Simon Allison, Jack Boyle and Richard Wilson have gotten into the Christmas spirit with a video depicting their festive car journey to the supermarket, no doubt to stock up for the gluttonous month ahead, set to Shakin Stevens' Merry Christmas Everybody. Enjoy!
Following an article in SLN detailing Lady Hale's reflections on life in the legal profession for women, as part of the First 100 Years project, Sheriff Brian Kearney sheds light on an early milestone north of the border.
