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A global "AI revolution" is imminent, threatening jobs in the professional sectors such as law, medicine and finance, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has warned. The influential body cites highly skilled occupations as the most susceptible to AI-fuelled automation,

Kate Dowdalls KC has been installed as the new sheriff principal of the Sheriffdom of South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway. Sheriff Principal Dowdalls was formally appointed to the role on 12 June in a ceremony in Hamilton Sheriff Court. She was welcomed by outgoing incumbent Sheriff Principal A

Colin Hulme details a recent Sheriff Appeal Court case on 'passing off'.  Passing off can happen when a company or person seeks to pass off their goods or services as being the same as or associated with a particular brand and seek to capitalise on that brand’s goodwill.

Caster Semenya, two-time 800m Olympic champion, faced discrimination due to rules requiring her to reduce her naturally high testosterone levels to continue competing, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled. Ms Semenya has a condition causing higher testosterone levels than most women.

Housing minister Paul McLennan discusses the importance of the short term let licensing scheme in Scotland, looking at its benefits to tourism and local economies, and addressing potential safety and housing availability risks. A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of spending a weekend celebrating my

Dentons' UK, Ireland and Middle East (UKIME) region has retained almost 70 per cent of trainees and apprentices in the UK who applied for newly qualified roles in 2023. This latest round of figures sees the first two apprentices from Dentons to become newly qualified, after completing a six-year sch

There is no doubt that the UK is one of the best locations for wind power in the world – and there’s been significant investment to capitalise on that energy advantage. At present it has over 11,000 wind turbines with a total installed capacity of 28 gigawatts (GW) and aspires to secure

Practitioners and medical professionals alike will be interested to note the recent judgment of the Sheriff Appeal Court in McCallum v Morrison, 2023 in which the pursuer’s appeal against the dismissal of a psychiatric injury claim following a dentist’s failure to follow adequate infecti

The English High Court's judgment in favour of the UK Covid-19 inquiry over the disclosure of WhatsApp messages has been welcomed by Aamer Anwar, lead solicitor acting on behalf of the The Scottish Covid Bereaved at both the Scottish & UK inquiries. The decision relates to the disclosure of rele

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Attackers break Russian journalist’s fingers and stab human rights lawyer in Chechnya | The Guardian

A lawyer from Clyde & Co’s Edinburgh office has been able to take advantage of an innovative global exchange programme, after successfully applying to spend a week working with the firm’s Cape Town-based healthcare team. Clyde & Co’s Global Associate Programme, believed to

It is becoming increasingly common for businesses to face civil penalties of around £1m or more for breaching UK export control laws. Export control breaches are criminal offences, but the 1979 Customs and Excise Management Act allows HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to "compound" offences and of

A judge who posted TikTok videos lip-syncing to rap songs with explicit lyrics while wearing his judicial robes is facing disciplinary action. Judge Gary N. Wilcox, a criminal judge in New Jersey, USA, posted around 40 videos under the alias "Sal Tortorella" over a two-year period from 2021 to 2023,

On Thursday 29 June 2023, the Crown Office’s request to extradite Richard Sharples for serious offences – alleged to have happened in Scotland in September 2021 – called before Mr Justice Paul McDermott in the High Court of Ireland, writes Thomas Ross KC. The application was oppose

A psychonaut, according to a dictionary, is someone who explores altered states of consciousness, especially through hallucinatory drugs. The term apparently originates from 1970 when one author described the psychedelic, drug-induced experiences with his friend. Mike Jay is a historian of