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A judge in France has renamed a baby whose parents had named it “Nutella”. The judge ruled the parents’ decision to name their child after the chocolate and hazelnut spread was against its interest and would lead to ridicule.

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An increase in complicated sex abuse cases in the wake of high profile celebrity scandals has left a gap of £50 million in the Crown Prosecution Service(CPS) according to its director. Alison Saunders (pictured) has said that the increase, which she described as “unheralded” has resulted in hun

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Alan Delaney (pictured) discusses the importance of clear social media guidelines for employees following a recent EAT decision. The debate surrounding freedom of expression has perhaps never been more high profile. But the role of Twitter and its social media peers is by no means limited to the big

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The justice secretary Michael Matheson (pictured) has announced that current plans for a female prison in Inverclyde will not go ahead. During a visit to the "218 centre" in Glasgow, he stated that the current plans do not fit with his vision of how to address female offending and that Scotland need

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A High Court judge is to be asked whether the families of those killed in the Lockerbie bombing can launch an appeal to get the conviction of Abdelbaset Al-Megrahi overturned. Mr al-Megrahi was the only person convicted over the bombing of a Pan Am plane that killed 270 people as it flew over the so

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Ending the automatic early release of prisoners will affect cases where a judge is considering a non-mandatory life sentence, the Faculty of Advocates has told MSPs. When examining the option of an order for lifelong restriction (OLR), the Faculty said, a judge must look forward and assess whether t

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The Faculty of Advocates has called for new Scottish tax tribunals to be given a “brief but powerful” overriding objective. Under current Scottish government plans, the guiding principle for the tribunals would be to deal with cases “accessibly, fairly, quickly and effectively”.

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Donald Trump has renewed his legal challenge against an offshore windfarm he claims is destroying his attempts to build a golf resort in the north east. Mr Trump has raised a court action in the Court of Session against Scottish ministers who are supporting the Aberdeen Bay scheme.

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Finance Secretary John Swinney (pictured) has, as expected, set out new rates for the land and buildings transaction tax (LBTT), a move forced upon him by UK chancellor George Osborne, whose changes to UK stamp duty undercut Mr Swinney's initial proposals. The new rates will see 50 per cent of all h

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A petition for judicial review of legislation which will see a “named person” assigned to almost every child in Scotland has been refused by a judge in the Court of Session. Four charities and three individuals contended that provisions in the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 passed

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Trainee solicitor John Morgan (pictured) discusses his experiences in his banking seat. Any time I meet up with friends, I’m always met with the sympathetic look and tilt of the head as they ask: “So, how are you coping in banking?”

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A new report has found that while local authorities have developed successful Gypsy Traveller sites throughout Scotland, more work is still needed. The research, published by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), was commissioned in response to claims from some councils in Scotland who sa

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A draft bill drawn up by Conservative lawyers would see terrorist suspects, illegal immigrants and criminals barred from exercising some of their human rights The draft bill, which would replace the Human Rights Act 1998, provides that rights need to be placed in the historical context of the UK , w

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