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Our weekly round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Int'l group urges Japan to respect human rights under anti-espionage law

To Dublin – a city fairly swarming with highly-paid lawyers, their salaries supercharged by big UK and US law firms locating to Ireland in search of a foothold in the European Union. New buildings are springing up on the banks of the Liffey like shamrocks after a summer shower. Our cheerful ta

In this true, but often scarcely-believable, story Neil Root explains as best can be done the personal history of Peter Rachman before the latter arrived in Britain. His mysterious background relies for the most part on Rachman’s own undocumented explanations.

CMS is joining forces with leading business groups and policy organisations to stage an event this month examining the prospect of opt-out class action law suits being introduced in Scotland. Under the opt-out proposals, currently under consultation by the Scottish government, affected individuals w

A medieval manuscript regarded as one of the earliest to tell the tale of King Arthur and the search for the holy grail is to be offered at auction for the first time after more than 700 years in private hands. Christie's will sell the richly illuminated tome in its valuable books and manuscripts sa

Law professors overwhelmingly preferred AI-generated answers over those written by fellow law professors – and flagged the AI answers as potentially misleading or harmful far less often, a study conducted by Stanford University has found. Led by Stanford Law School Professor Julian Nyarko, the

Private non-financial corporations (PNFCs) borrowed a net £5.5 billion of finance in April, up from £3.7bn in March, according to The Bank of England's latest Money and Credit release. The bulk came through £4.4bn of bank loans and £1bn of net commercial paper issuance, parti

The Royal Bank of Scotland has become the first bank in Scotland to allow companies to borrow up to £10 million against the value of their IP.

A new video commissioned by the Scottish Sentencing Council provides "insight" into the sentencing process in Scottish courts.

Napier University law graduate Megan Kane has become the first solicitor to train and qualify with legal firm Ralph Sayer. The Edinburgh-based business has enjoyed consistent growth since launching four years ago, and brought in Miss Kane in 2024 as its first trainee solicitor as part of a strategic

The Outer House of the Court of Session has admonished the Scottish ministers after finding that they failed to timeously comply with a decision notice issued by the Scottish Information Commissioner to provide additional material relating to the Hamilton report on whether former First Minister Nico

Actress Rosamund Pike interrupted the curtain call of her West End play Inter Alia to criticise an audience member she said had been texting during one of the production’s most emotional scenes. The actress, who starred in the 2014 hit film Gone Girl, returned to the stage alone after Sat

Outdoor clothing company Patagonia has come under fire after launching legal action against a drag performer and environmental activist who performs under the name Pattie Gonia. The US retailer filed a lawsuit in California in January against Wyn Wiley, alleging the use of the name infringes its tra

Eventus Law has appointed corporate lawyer Donnie Munro, former senior partner at Harper Macleod, alongside corporate associate Aiden Paterson. The appointments come less than eight months after the firm launched in October 2025 and mark a significant milestone in its expansion.