The Upper Tribunal for Scotland has refused an appeal by two landlords against the First-tier Tribunal’s decision not to grant them an eviction order to remove the long-term tenant of their property on the basis of financial hardship. Appellants Peter Large and Maria Lander owned a property on
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Thousands of Yazidi survivors of atrocities by the Islamic State armed group (IS) remain missing, Amnesty International said ahead of the 10-year anniversary of IS’s attack on the Yazidi community in Iraq.
There are “systemic weaknesses” in the way juries make decisions – and these are likely to be contributing to the conviction of innocent people, failures to convict the guilty, and inequalities, new research warns. The current legal rules involving procedure and evidence are not co
The Irish government has said it may introduce legislation to facilitate its co-operation with the UK's Omagh bombing inquiry, which is now under way. Senator of the College of Justice Lord Turnbull yesterday presided over the inquiry's first public hearing at the Strule Arts Centre in Omagh, which
A judge in the Outer House of the Court of Session has refused a motion by a convicted sexual offender to recover documents from a firm of solicitors which he said he needed in order to defend a claim brought against him by his former employer’s statutory successor arising from a damages claim
The UK government is to abandon an appeal of the Northern Ireland High Court's finding that the previous government's controversial legacy law is in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights. The Labour government has already pledged to "repeal and replace" the Northern Ireland Troubles (Leg
A paedophile from Fife who recorded videos of himself sexually assaulting a young girl in Thailand has been jailed. Ian Heddle was arrested at Edinburgh Airport on February 19, 2023, as he was attempting to fly back to Asia, where he had been working as a crane operator.
The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a discretionary fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of 57-year-old David McClenaghan. Mr McClenaghan, a manager with Park’s Motor Group, died following a heart attack in his office at Park’s Kia Showroom, C
A solicitor who arranged sham marriages in India in order to circumvent UK immigration rules has been struck off after being tried in absentia. Matthew Chellam, 53, was paid "handsomely" for his services in making residency applications for people who lacked the right to stay in the UK.
XL Bully owners have until midnight Wednesday 31 July to apply for an exemption certificate ahead of new laws coming into force. From Thursday this week it will be illegal to own an XL Bully without an exemption certificate or having applied for an exemption certificate.
The Inner House of the Court of Session has refused an appeal by the Bank of Scotland against a commercial judge’s decision not to dismiss a £26 million action raised against it by an insolvent subsidiary alleging that it would not have gone insolvent but for the actions of the Bank as s
A proposed UN treaty on cybercrime could end up competing with the existing Budapest Convention and needlessly complicating international investigations and enforcement, a legal expert has said. Efforts to finalise the text of the proposed UN Convention against Cybercrime are currently under way in
The UK government has abandoned objections to proposed international arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials — and is now being urged to take a tough position against UK arms exports to Israel. After weeks of speculation, the Labour government confirme
Burness Paull and Marks & Clerk are among the first wave of founding partners of the Scottish Space Network. Established in 2023, the network is dedicated to supporting the sector by promoting the achievements of Scottish SpaceTech companies, attracting investment, nurturing talent pipelines and
Japanese traffic police are cracking down on tourists and travellers riding motorised suitcases. Under Japanese law, motorised suitcases – some of which can travel up to 13 kilometres or eight miles per hour – are classed as vehicles which can only be operated with a driving licence.
