Aileen Campbell Alcohol sales figures published today strengthen the case for minimum unit pricing according to the public health minister, Aileen Campbell.
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Laura Tilt A new project will see criminologists study the effect of wrongful convictions on the lives of victims after their release, The Herald reports.
The Law Society of Scotland has said a British Bill of Rights, announced in yesterday’s Queen’s Speech, should build on the Human Rights Act by providing for amendment of legislation incompatible with the Convention and by clarifying the application of rights to private bodies acting in a public
Michael Matheson The proportion of people being reconvicted within 12 months has reached the lowest level in 17 years.
Bella Sankey A coalition of more than 130 of the UK’s most prominent organisations – ranging from religious and professional bodies to law firms, unions, environmental charities and the families of terrorism victims – have publicly committed to oppose any attempt to repeal the Human Rights Act
Dominic Grieve An independent report concluding that the repeal of the Human Rights Act is likely to breach the Good Friday Agreement was launched at Westminster yesterday.
Greig Rowand With further consolidation on the horizon, Greig Rowand provides tips for law firms on how to ensure a smooth merger.
Lady Smith A boarding school pupil with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who was effectively excluded after being caught having sex with another student on a teacher’s desk has had a discrimination case dismissed by appeal judges.
Harriet Harman The Joint Committee on Human Rights has published a report on the UK government's policy concerning drones for targeted killing, concluding that the legal basis for the policy requires “urgent clarification”.
Derek Stroud Brodies LLP has expanded its corporate & commercial team with the appointment of new partner Derek Stroud, who has 25 years’ experience in corporate advisory work, M&A transactions and private equity deals. His appointment coincides with the promotion of two lawyers to partner
Brian Inkster Brian Inkster discusses the implications of Holyrood's new make-up for crofting law, asking whether it is time crofting had a dedicated voice in the Parliament.
Uisdean Vass The UK oil and gas industry is on the verge of one of the most fundamental changes in its history when the Energy Bill receives Royal Assent, according to an oil and gas specialist at Bond Dickinson LLP.
Jayne Crawford, Hannah Bennett and Laura Connor, who have all trained and worked with Thompsons Solicitors for around 11 years, say they want their promotions to show young female lawyers that the glass ceiling can certainly be broken. Their promotion comes as a report by the Leadership Foundation f
A decision by the Sheriff Appeal Court to remit a case of a man convicted of a road traffic offence to the sentencing sheriff to alter the disposal and impose a competent sentence was not within its powers, appeal judges have ruled. The High Court of Justiciary Appeal Court held that the Sheriff App
Mentally ill asylum seeker ex-convict fails in attempt to have period of detention declared unlawful
A mentally ill Nigerian asylum seeker who was detained pending deportation and who sought a declaration that a period of her detention was unlawful, in addition to damages, has had her appeal to the Supreme Court unanimously dismissed – as the court also declared R (Francis) was wrongly decided. A
