The results are in and the verdict is clear: readers do not think barristers in England and Wales are justified in declaring they will break the cab-rank rule in certain cases related to the climate emergency. SLN ran two opinions of the issue: one from lawyer Benjamin Bestgen in support of the barr
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A serial rapist from Moray has been jailed for 15 years for attacking and abusing six women. Francis Sanderson, who is also known by the surname Campbell, carried out multiple rapes and sexual assaults over a 13-year period.
TikTok has been fined £12.7 million for a number of breaches of data protection law by the UK regulator, including failing to use children's personal data lawfully. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) estimates that TikTok allowed up to 1.4 million UK children under 13 to use its
A unique luxury property which overlooks the Old Course and iconic Swilcan Bridge at St Andrews Links, and has a remarkable golfing pedigree, is being offered for sale by Thorntons Solicitors, priced at offers over £1.95m.
The Sheriff Appeal Court has refused a challenge by the father of a five-year-old child to return with her mother to Poland following the end of the relationship. The appellant argued that the sheriff’s decision was plainly wrong, relying on 12 aspects of the judgment to establish that he had
Scottish solicitors are being asked to share their views on the support offered to vulnerable accused individuals in Scottish criminal procedure.
Pinsent Masons has promoted five Scotland-based lawyers to its partnership, boosting its sector-focused professional services capabilities. Taking effect as of 1 May, the firm’s 25 new partners are based across the firm’s network, with 14 in the UK, five promoted in Asia Pacific and six
Scottish Legal News is inviting readers to vote on whether they support lawyers who have signed a declaration to withhold their professional services in respect of certain cases associated with climate change. We presented two different views on the declaration. The first, in support of it, is by la
Department store John Lewis has succeeded in a court battle with an author who claimed that the retailer had copied one of her designs for its Christmas advert. The retailer's 2019 advert featured a friendly green dragon named Excitable Edgar.
Craig Pike has been promoted to head of Ledingham Chalmers' private client team. Mr Pike joined the firm as a trainee solicitor in 2005, qualifying in 2007, and was promoted to partner in 2015.
A researcher from the University of Dundee has co-edited a new book exploring how to tell Scotland’s history in the context of calls to decolonise institutions and curricula.
Old CollegeWed 3 May 202317:30 - 20:00 Join Edinburgh Law School for an Alumni & Friends Discussion with Professor Stephen Tierney, professor of constitutional theory, and Dr Elisenda Casanas Adam, senior lecturer in public law and human rights, to explore the issue of constitutional unsettlemen
Private client lawyer Alison McKay has been promoted from director to partner at Lindsays, having joined the firm’s Glasgow-based team only two years ago. She is one of six lawyers whose promotions have been announced today – with one director and four more associates also taking up new
Researchers have found that defendants who don’t “swear by Almighty God” when in court run a higher risk of being found guilty by jurors who themselves swear by God. In countries such as Britain and Ireland court witnesses must declare they will provide truthful evidence, but those
University of Aberdeen law students have triumphed for a third consecutive year in the Scottish finals of an international competition that pits the country’s best budding negotiators against each other. Sulaiman Yusuf, 23, and Lilac Cabbad, 26, battled it out against teams from Edinburgh, Gla
