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The University of Leicester is inviting members of the public to a thought-provoking lecture exploring the role of human rights in modern British society. Hosted by the Centre for European Law and Internationalisation (CELI), the free in-person and online lecture, “What have human rights done
Despite promises to “take back control” and diverge from EU rules, the UK is increasingly aligning with the European Union, according to a new report from the Constitution Society and the Federal Trust. In Brexit and Regulation, experts Professor Catherine Barnard and Joël Reland ch
A Toronto cannabis retailer was ordered by FIFA to stop selling bongs modelled on the World Cup trophy after the football governing body claimed they infringed its intellectual property rights. Cosmic Charlies, which sold the gold-coloured bongs for $50 CAD, received a legal letter demanding it ceas
Deloitte has announced the latest winners of its UK’s Best Managed Companies 2026 programme with two Scottish businesses recognised. An initiative of Deloitte Private, the UK's Best Managed Companies programme shines a spotlight on private businesses from across the UK and the performance that
Criminals stole £1.28 billion through payment fraud in 2025, an increase of four per cent, according to UK Finance’s latest Annual Fraud Report.
The operator of Europe’s only quartz sand mine has been fined after an experienced electrician was killed after being struck by the blades of a mine BORA fan. Colin Thwaites, 61, died on 21 October 2024 while working at Lochaline Quartz Sand Limited's underground mine on the Morvern Peninsula
A sheriff principal has refused an application by a sequestrated shop tenant for permission to appeal to the Court of Session after his case against his landlords for payment was held to have prescribed, after finding that none of the grounds of further appeal he advanced had any prospect of success
The UK Consumer Price Index (CPI) held steady in May, rising by 0.2 per cent, the same rate as in May 2025.
A domestic abuser who systematically targeted young women in a campaign of emotional, physical and sexual abuse has been jailed for 14 years.
A man who exploited and intimidated vulnerable men and women to allow their homes to be used for a drugs supply network in Aberdeen has been sentenced. Victor Kihu, 24, recruited men from deprived areas in England to sell and supply Class A drugs from several properties in a cross-border county line
The Inner House of the Court of Session has refused an appeal under section 239 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 against a decision of a reporter for the Scottish ministers to grant planning permission to extend quarrying operations in an area where one of its pipelines ran and r
France is seeing a growing crackdown on bare-chested tourists, with up to 20 seaside towns now imposing fines on people who walk through town centres in swimwear. While topless sunbathing remains legal on most French beaches, resorts from Deauville on the Channel coast to Narbonne on the Mediterrane
Lord Sandison has been appointed as chair of the Scottish Law Commission. He succeeds Lady Paton who had served as chair from 1 January 2019 and retired on 31 December 2026.
Half of women working in legal services say their current working pattern is unsustainable for their long-term health, while 67 per cent have considered moving job or taking a career break due to health and wellbeing issues. New research from the Next 100 Years project, supported by LawCare, RPC and
