New standards for treatment for drug users published by the Drug Deaths Taskforce aim to reinforce a rights-based approach for people who use drugs. They make clear that people must be able to start receiving support on the day that they ask for it and emphasise the importance of allowing people to
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Drummond Miller LLP has announced a number of senior promotions across the firm’s practice areas and offices, including the assumption of three new partners: Sharon Fleming in private client; Sarah Jack in immigration; and Ailsa Meiklejohn in conveyancing and property.
The trial of a former police solicitor and two former police officers in relation to the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, in which 96 football fans were unlawfully killed, has collapsed. The three men were accused of perverting the course of justice in relation to their actions following the disaster, in
Nationwide Building Society, the UK’s second-largest mortgage lender, has predicted that house prices will continue to rise this year beyond the end of the stamp duty holiday. The lender has warned, however, that higher costs could make it harder for first-time buyers to get on the property la
Glasgow legal practice Lynch & Co. has been acquired by Elaine MacDonald, a former associate at Austin Lafferty Ltd. The new firm, MacDonald Lynch, has three former employees and a consultant from the original office. Colin Carr will also join the new operation.
Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has announced its new charity partners in Edinburgh, including Simpsons Special Care Babies, the Edinburgh Food Project and Fresh Start. The firm will be supporting all three charities through fundraising, volunteering and raising awareness.
The Supreme Court has refused an appeal by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs against a decision of the English Court of Appeal not to require a top UK divorce lawyer to pay back over £475,000 in taxes that were avoided via a scheme. HMRC claimed that the respondent, Raymon
Two men in North Carolina who were wrongfully convicted of the rape and murder of a young girl more than three decades ago have received a $75 million payout, believed to be the largest in US history. Henry McCollum and Leon Brown, who are intellectually disabled half-brothers, spent decades on deat
Vialex has signed the Mindful Business Charter, joining a wide range of businesses and professional service firms around the world in a collective commitment to address the avoidable stresses in our working practices and to promote healthier and more effective ways of working. The charter, originall
Harper Macleod and the National Autistic Society Scotland are this week marking a significant milestone in their association to deliver the Education Rights Service to parents in Scotland.
Fresh inquests into the 1971 killings known as the Ballymurphy massacre have concluded that all 10 victims were "entirely innocent of any wrongdoing" on the days they were killed. The 10 victims in five incidents over three days between 9–11 August 1971 were Father Hugh Mullan, Francis Quinn,
Benjamin Bestgen, the author of our jurisprudential primer series, reflects on a year of his articles – from their inception in far-flung New Zealand to their conclusion in besieged Jersey. Following Kapil Summan’s bonus primer, I am taking a look back at one full year of these little ju
The civil justice system also has its part to play in tackling the climate emergency, writes John Sturrock QC. CO2 concentration in the atmosphere is at record levels, higher than for 3 million years. According to the former Governor of the Bank of England, and now UN special envoy on climate action
Lord Ericht reflects on the significance of the cases that topped the Session Cases poll. In July 1930, a full bench of the High Court of Justiciary heard an appeal against conviction in relation to a series of sexual assaults against female employees in a “drapery establishment” at 186
When Janys Scott QC was asked to represent 27 church leaders in a case relating to whether the Covid-induced closure of churches was lawful, she jumped at the chance. It was, she says, not only an opportunity to test a novel point of law but to explore questions relating to her own faith as well. &l
