Carly Forrest, Lauren Kerr and Craig Fulton of Brodies look ahead to Scottish gyms reopening in September. When social distancing measures were introduced in March, we were only allowed to leave our homes for four reasons: medical needs, shopping for basic necessities, travel to and from work (
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Govan Law Centre has repeated its call for action on rent increases as it continues judicial review proceedings against the Scottish Parliament over the tabling of a bill. The Fair Rents Bill, introduced by Labour MSP Pauline McNeill, proposes to cap rent increases at one per cent above the consumer
Gilson Gray has revealed that in the last 12 months it has been involved in the restructuring, selling and refinancing of multiple portfolios, totalling in excess of 300 properties worth over £23 million. The firm, which took over Coulters Letting in 2019, has looked to help investors reapprai
Glasgow Caledonian University is to launch its first law journal, which will be a student-led publication featuring work from GCU students. It will also establish an annual Law and Common Good Lecture, featuring a keynote speech from a social justice lawyer.
At least £150 million has been wasted on unusable PPE procured from a company linked to government ministers, according to papers released through judicial review proceedings. The Good Law Project, led by founder Jo Maugham QC, is pursuing litigation over the UK government's "PPE fiasco" at th
The Northern Ireland Executive should be "very slow to interfere" with the current 12-person jury in criminal trials in the face of the COVID-19 backlog, an experienced criminal lawyer has said. According to newspaper reports a reduction in the size of juries from 12 to seven or nine is one of
British lawyers are among professionals who have functioned as "enablers" for the extension of Russian influence in the UK, according to a long-awaited report from the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (ISC). The committee drew up the report on Russia last year under the chairmanship
Lawyers representing a journalist facing jail in the Philippines for "cyber libel" have condemned the outcome of her trial. Maria Ressa, an award-winning journalist and former CNN bureau chief, was yesterday fined around €7,050 and sentenced to a minimum of six months and a maximum of six years
A hijab-wearing Muslim woman has been appointed as a deputy district judge in a UK first. Nottingham barrister Raffia Arshad, 40, will begin sitting part-time on the Midland Circuit later this year while continuing to practise from St. Mary's Chambers.
Correspondence between Queen Elizabeth II and her representative in Australia during his controversial dismissal of Australian prime minister Gough Whitlam in 1975 can be released to the public, judges have ruled. Three years after his Labor Party's narrow election victory, Mr Whitlam was removed fr
Most Northern Ireland barristers will be unable to sustain their practice if there is no increase in court business or additional government support by September, a new survey suggests. A survey carried out by The Bar of Northern Ireland in April, with responses from nearly two-thirds (60 per cent)
Jury trials could resume in England and Wales next month as the UK government comes under pressure from a growing backlog of cases to explore measures including a reduction in jurors. Justice Secretary Robert Buckland QC yesterday told BBC Radio Four's Today programme that he is considering "measure
Remote courts technology is not ready for criminal trials with juries, the head of the Criminal Bar Association in England and Wales has said. After observing a mock remote jury trial, Caroline Goodwin QC concluded that "the technology is not there to deliver a safe and fair trial", The Times report
Irish criminal barristers are to receive legal aid payments for adjourned cases during the coronavirus lockdown and "refresher fees" when trials resume. The Department of Justice confirmed in response to representations from The Bar of Ireland that brief fees will be paid now in respect of defendant
The Netherlands has been ordered to pay compensation to the families of 11 men who were shot dead by Dutch soldiers in Indonesia in the 1940s. Human rights lawyer Liesbeth Zegveld took the Dutch state to court in The Hague on behalf of eight widows and three children, The Guardian reports.
