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Amnesty International has denounced the UK government’s policy requiring British-born children to register their legal right to citizenship in the UK. Amnesty described the policy as “profiteering” and an “outrage” as a hearing into the policy began at the High Court today.

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has convicted Ratko Mladić of genocide, crimes against humanity and violations of the laws or customs of war. The charges relate to crimes committed by Serb forces during the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1992–1995, wh

Professor Helen Fenwick (pictured right) and Dr Andy Hayward of Durham Law School provide a critical analysis of the European Court of Human Rights’ judgment in Ratzenböck and Seydl v Austria and its implications for Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan, a British couple seeking legal recognition

Academically gifted students from less advantaged backgrounds in Scotland will have their aspirations of a legal education realised after Dickson Minto agreed to donate £10,000 to the Lawscot Foundation. As platinum sponsor, the Edinburgh based firm will in essence, fund a Lawscot Foundation bursar

On 1 December 2017 new legislation will come into force which will mean the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber) will receive applications in respect of private sector rented cases and private residential tenancies. Civil cases relating to the private rented sector will no

A majority of members on Holyrood’s Equalities and Human Rights Committee have backed the general principles of the Gender Representation on Public Boards Bill, as it reports on its findings from stage 1 scrutiny. The bill as drafted sets a "gender representation objective" for public boards to ha

Spine injury victims will benefit from an incredible £71,000 raised through Digby Brown’s annual Winter Dinner Dance.More than 500 people attended the charity bash earlier this month in aid of Spinal Injuries Scotland (SIS).

Twins Stephanie and Madeleine Barratt, originally from Glasgow, were welcomed to the legal profession as Scottish solicitors on the same day. Graham Matthews, president of the Law Society of Scotland, presented Madeleine, Stephanie and 62 other new solicitors with their certificates at the Law Socie

Properties in Edinburgh and Glasgow sell faster than in cities elsewhere in the UK, according to a new report. The average UK property takes 96 days to sell, according to the latest City Rate of Sale report from Post Office Money, compared to 41 and 50 days in Edinburgh and Glasgow respectively.

Legislation to criminalise sex between sports coaches and under-18s in their care is only necessary because of the "pedantic drafting" of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, an expert has said. The UK government yesterday announced plans for new legislation in the wake of high-profile abuse and welfare sc

The House of Lords Constitution Committee has today warned that the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill, the first Brexit bill to be scrutinised by the House of Lords, contains inappropriately broad powers for ministers. The Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill is intended to provide a new,

A woman has been sentenced to a community payback order, with a condition to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work, after breaching an order which banned her from keeping dogs. Morag Jackson was found guilty of an offence under the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006 as well as three offences

Clear lines of accountability are “absolutely essential” to avoid major IT failures in the future, a Holyrood committee has warned today. In a letter to the Scottish government, the Public Audit and Post-Legislative Scrutiny Committee said there was some confusion over who is ultimately responsi

Some of you will be old enough to remember songs and poems like this from your primary days. Things like The Next Stop Is Kirkcaldy. Even as a kid, I never felt entirely comfortable with the Cooper one. Basically about wife beating. Strange. Anyway, what is all this you will be wondering. Cupar. Fif