Angelika Nußberger The European Court of Human Rights has elected a new vice-president – Angelika Nußberger (Germany). She has been elected for a three-year term and will take up her duties on 1 February 2017.
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Anıtkabir A Europe-wide body for judges has suspended the membership of Turkey’s judiciary owing to evidence that it is no longer independent of the country’s executive and legislature.
Professor Alan Miller The Law Society of Scotland spoke to Professor Alan Miller, special envoy of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions and former chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission, on International Human Rights Day 2016, which marks the 68th anniversary of the Unite
Andy Wightman Scottish Green Party MSP Andy Wightman has confirmed he is being sued in a defamation action for £750,000 over claims made on his blog.
Nicola Sturgeon The child abuse inquiry will not be extended to include football-related incidents, with the First Minister citing fears it would add years to the inquiry.
Michael Matheson The integration of railway policing into Police Scotland has moved a step closer following the publication of a bill in Parliament.
Derek Penman Justice Secretary Michael Matheson has today announced that Derek Penman QPM has been reappointed as Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland for an additional three years following approval from Her Majesty The Queen.
Dame Elish Angiolini QC Parkhead Housing Association has announced that the Rt Honourable Dame Elish Angiolini QC will deliver the 3rd annual John Wheatley Lecture in October 2017.
Val Surgenor The Scottish Fundraising Implementation Group has announced that MacRoberts’ Val Surgenor will make up part of the Independent Fundraising Standards and Adjudications Panel for Scotland, which which will oversee fundraising standards in Scotland and fundraising complaints about charit
Elaine Motion EMMS International celebrates its 175 years anniversary this month and it has been doing so in style. It held the Big Birthday Ball which took place on 26 November in the Roxburghe Hotel. It was a fantastic event which raised over £30,000 for great causes in Malawi, Nepal and India in
James Wolffe QC The Lord Advocate has asked judges in the Brexit case the reason for enshrining the Sewel Convention in law if it were not to become a “provision that the courts can address”.
Michael Matheson Police finances will come under the Holyrood spotlight again when the justice sub-committee on policing questions Justice Secretary Michael Matheson.
SNP MP calls for UK government to comply with convention combating domestic violence against females
Eilidh Whiteford An SNP MP has presented a bill to Parliament calling on the UK government to "take all reasonable steps as soon as reasonably practicable to enable the UK to become compliant with the Council of Europe convention - the Istanbul Convention - on preventing and combating violence again
Kenny MacAskill Some Scottish care homes should be converted into specialist prisons for elderly inmates, according to a former Justice Secretary.
Perran Jervis Scotland is one of just four regions identified by the UK's top 100 retailers as still having potential for more shops alongside the South West, the West Midlands and London according to a report by TLT and global retail research agency Conlumino.
