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SLN's editor reviews Trials of the State: Law and the Decline of Politics by Jonathan Sumption. Though apt to be caricatured as some sort of anti-judge in the post-prorogation world, iconoclast jurist Jonathan Sumption—in this, his first popular legal book—echoes Montesquieu wh

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Israel accused of crimes against humanity over forced displacement in Gaza

Join us to celebrate Christmas at the Signet Library with the Choir of St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral next month. With carols old and new from across the world, this year’s concert is a wonderful occasion to entertain family, friends and colleagues in the run up to the festivities.

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Proposals to simplify crofting regulation, encourage more use of common grazings and a range of other changes have received high levels of support in a recent consultation. The Scottish government has published an independent analysis of the responses to the consultation on proposals for Crofting La

Infowars, the far-right media outlet built by disgraced conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, has been acquired by satirical news website The Onion. Jones – once close to Donald Trump – declared bankruptcy after he was ordered to pay $1.5 billion to families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook E

Glasgow-based AI chatbot and messaging technology company Konversable has raised £300,000 following a successful investment round, with support provided by Davidson Chalmers Stewart. Konversable’s technology enables businesses and organisations to have ‘smarter conversations’

Meta has been fined nearly €800 million by the European Commission for competition law breaches related to Facebook Marketplace. According to the Commission, Meta abused its dominant position in the market for personal social networks by tying Facebook Marketplace to Facebook.

A former foster carer who subjected three vulnerable children to a campaign of abuse over the course of almost 20 years has been sentenced.  Angela Hassan, formerly Deeney, was found guilty of three charges following a trial at Hamilton Sheriff Court on 15 October 2024. The 78-year-old, from Mo

An academic has taken the Lord Justice Clerk, Lady Dorrian, to task over a "carelessly drafted" opinion. In an article on long punishment parts in the Scots Law Times, Dr Graeme Brown, senior lecturer in law at Aberdeen University, wrote that Lady Dorrian's opinion in Packer (Iain) v HMA was "poorly

The Sheriff Appeal Court has refused an appeal by a woman who had spent 22 years trying to acquire ownership of her brother’s flat in Edinburgh after he was imprisoned for drugs offences seeking to overturn a sheriff’s refusal of an amendment to an action seeking implementation of missiv

Broadcaster Sky acted in bad faith by applying for trade marks covering goods and services which it never intended to provide, the Supreme Court has ruled in a landmark judgment. Lord Kitchin yesterday gave judgment in SkyKick UK Ltd and another (Appellants) v Sky Ltd and others (Respondents) [2024]

This year’s Faculty Christmas Collection, which raises funds for vulnerable families in Fife, is now open for donations. It was founded and has been run for the past nine years by Maria Maguire KC. “We are still going strong,” she said. “The money we raise is really making a