David Anderson QC New legislation is needed to govern the intelligence services' powers to monitor the internet according to the UK's terror watchdog.
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A group of airline workers is planning legal action against British airlines who allegedly poisoned them with contaminated cabin air. Unite the Union is funding legal action by seventeen former and serving cabin crew members, who believe they fell sick after breathing in fumes mixed with engine oil
Seven new members have been welcomed into the Faculty of Advocates with the promise that it could become one of the "great privileges" of their career. Three of the seven — Anne Bennie, Vincent Lunny, and Jane Rattray — have gone on to join Westwater Advocates, as reported in Scottish Legal News
An act from 1979 allowing referendums for a Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly is among legislation being recommended for repeal by the law commissions. A report published by the Law Commission for England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission proposes clearing away more than 200 old laws th
Michael Matheson The Scottish government's plans to end automatic early release of prisoners may be further diluted after an MSP put forward an amendment to proposals which would see prisoners released when they have 12.5 per cent of their sentence remaining.
The High Court in London has ordered that a judicial review of the benefit cap and its impact upon disabled people and their carers should proceed to a full hearing, and that this hearing must take place urgently. The secretary of state for work and pensions, Iain Duncan Smith (pictured), unsuccessf
Visitors planning a trip to see the highest court in the land this summer will now be able to see one of the final reissues of Magna Carta, in a rare opportunity to view one of the original manuscripts for free.
James Wolffe QC Offering protection to people fleeing persecution may be difficult, but it must be done, the Dean of the Faculty of Advocates declared in opening a conference to raise awareness of an important piece of asylum legislation.
Damages totalling £1.2 million have been awarded to celebrities against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) for phone hacking. Actress Sadie Frost has received what is believed to be the highest ever award for phone hacking at £260,250.
The Christian directors of a bakery “unlawfully discriminated” against a gay man in refusing to accept his order for a “Bert and Ernie” cake bearing a caption supporting same-sex marriage. A judge at Belfast County Court held that the Ashers Bakery, run by husband and wife Colin McArthur and
Prisoner to be awarded damages for use of ‘disproportionate’ restraint by G4S during hospital visits
A prisoner who claimed the restraint used by security officers to take him from jail to attend hospital appointments was “disproportionate” is to be awarded damages after a sheriff ruled the inmate’s human rights had been breached. The pursuer James McDowall argued that the absence of an “in
Harper Macleod has announced plans for expansion as its fee income for the latest financial year hit £22 million. The firm's highlights in 2014-15 included its legal adviser role for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and the integration of niche private client firmBird Semple into its operations
This week the SLN spotlight falls on solicitor advocate John Scott QC of Capital Defence lawyers who was recently appointed to chair the new independent Stop and Search Advisory group. What has been your best experience as a lawyer?
Martin Darroch Harper Macleod has announced plans for expansion as its fee income for the latest financial year hit £22 million.
Some areas of law may be seen as a “young person’s game” – but experienced solicitors are valued too, according to research carried out by the Law Society of Scotland. The findings are included in the Experiences of Established Legal Professionals within the Legal Profession in Scotland repo
