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A hotel owner who was jailed for three years after being found guilty of human trafficking has had an appeal against his conviction and sentence refused. Shamsul Arefin, who was convicted of facilitating the arrival of four men from Bangladesh into the United Kingdom “with intent to exploit” the

David Cameron The UK will not require its overseas territories to end their tax secrecy at an anti-corruption summit, the minister for the territories has confirmed.

(L-R): Brandon Malone, Sir David Edward QC and Andrew Mackenzie

The US state of Georgia executed a man yesterday despite concerns about his mental state, racial bias, and lack of adequate representation during his trial. Kenneth Fults was convicted of murdering a woman in her home in 1996. A jury sentenced him to death in 1997.

Graduates from richer family backgrounds earn significantly more after graduation than their poorer counterparts, even after completing the same degrees from the same universities. This is one of many findings in new research published today which looks at the link between earnings and students’ b

The European Union’s General Court has confirmed its new judges. By decision of 23 March 2016, the representatives of the governments of the EU member states have appointed Mr Zoltán Csehi, Mr Constantinos Iliopoulos, Ms Anna Marcoulli, Ms Nina Półtorak and Mr Dean Spielmann (pictured) as Judge

Gillespie Macandrew is the latest local business to become a corporate patron at the Black Watch Museum and Castle. The firm, which operates a land and rural business practice from its Perth office, is already making the most of the new relationship by hosting a number of client events within the un

A Hungarian national of Roma origin’s complaint that the authorities failed to investigate allegations she suffered racial abuse and threats from participants in an anti-Roma march has been upheld by a majority at the European Court of Human Rights. The court considered in particular that, given t

Gibson Kerr has announced the appointment of two solicitors, Angela Agrawal (pictured right) and June Paterson (pictured below) to its property team. Ms Paterson will focus primarily on residential property while Ms Agrawal will advise on residential and commercial property matters.

Bills of suspension against incidental warrants such as those to take samples or to search remain subject to the “supervisory jurisdiction” of the High Court of Justiciary rather than the Sheriff Appeal Court, appeal judges have ruled. The Criminal Appeal Court held that such bills are still for

The House of Lords' Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) has today published the report of its inquiry into the Strathclyde Review of the House of Lords’ role in scrutinising secondary legislation. The committee rejects all of the three options for a change to the way the House of Lords

Lady Dorrian Her Majesty the Queen, on the recommendation of the First Minister, has appointed the Rt. Hon Lady Dorrian QC as Lord Justice Clerk.

Professor Gwilym Pryce Increased house prices and shortened selling times have resulted in an encouraging start to the year for the west of Scotland property market, according to the Glasgow Solicitors Property Centre (GSPC).

Thomas Ross Police Scotland is to remove domestic abusers from their homes during the Old Firm match on Sunday, The Herald reports, prompting concern from criminal law practitioners.