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Asylum seekers may not be subjected to a psychological test in order to determine their sexual orientation, the Court of Justice of European Union(CJEU) has determined. The performance of such a test, the court said, amounts to a disproportionate interference in the private life of the asylum seeker

A prisoner who claimed that Scottish prison authorities “unlawfully” opened mail addressed to him and that the failure to treat correspondence between inmates and legal regulatory bodies of of other parts of the United Kingdom as confidential was “irrational” has had his case dismissed. Will

A married couple who challenged a sheriff’s decision to grant a permanence order in respect of their youngest of four children following their conviction for assaulting her three older siblings have had their appeal rejected. The appellant’s claimed that the sheriff erred in his assessment of th

Ross Cameron Ross Cameron looks at whether a recent English case could curb "smash and grab" adjudications.

Gordon Jackson QC Dean of Faculty, Gordon Jackson QC, explains a new scheme for students considering a career at the bar.

Eric Robertson Advocate Eric Robertson recalls some powerful perspectives on targeted law enforcement presented at this year’s human trafficking seminar in the Faculty of Advocates.

Denise Laverty, associate solicitor and accredited family law specialist at BTO Solicitors, writes on calls for greater recognition of grandparents' rights. There have been a number of news reports in recent days commenting on MPs calling for the Government to ‘enshrine in law’ the right

A BBC journalist who raised allegations of sex discrimination, victimisation and harassment against the broadcaster has lost her appeal against an employment tribunal ruling to strike out her claim. Sally Chidzoy, a BBC home-affairs correspondent for some 30 years, was overheard discussing her case

Writing for Scottish Legal News, Scottish Conservative MSP Liam Kerr responds to colleague Gordon Lindhurust MSP's article in the SLN Annual Review on the proposed removal of the reasonable chastisement defence. Recently my friend and colleague Gordon Lindhurst MSP expressed his surprise in an artic

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched a consultation with a view to clarifying pension trustees’ legal obligation to consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks. Richard MacDonald explains the details. The consultation, which runs until 16 July 2018 and whi

The legal profession in Scotland is in the midst of a regulatory review, overseen by Esther Roberton. One of the issues raised is the question of internal instruction of solicitors with extended rights of audience, usually referred to as solicitor-advocates. The ability of a solicitor to seek extend

Recently, the Court of Appeal ruled that Dr Bawa-Garba should be reinstated to the medical register following the widely publicised case involving her care of six-year-old Jack Adcock in 2011, which led to his tragic death. The case has sparked international debate in relation to support available f

David Lorimer applies a quantitatively analytical approach to criminal law. He has written previously for SLN on jury analysis and the admissibility of prejudicial evidence (with a journal paper currently under peer review). In this article he indicates how his work led to similar con