The European Commission has launched investigations into Google owner Alphabet, Apple and Meta under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The non-compliance investigations announced yesterday will scrutinise Alphabet's rules on steering in Google Play and self-preferencing on Google Search, Apple's rules
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Florida has passed a new law that bans children under the age of 14 from having social media accounts in an attempt to shield minors from harmful content. The new law, which is one of the most restrictive in the US, will force social media companies to delete the accounts of children under 14 when i
Scullion Law has become the victim of a cyberattack. The firm has been targeted by Russian ransomware operator Black Basta.
Blue Badge holder wins appeal against imposition of penalty charge after forgetting to display badge
A Blue Badge holder who was refused an appeal against a Penalty Charge Notice he was given for parking his car on a yellow line without displaying his badge has had the decision of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland quashed on further appeal to the Upper Tribunal for Scotland, and his case remitte
Reintroduction of fees in Employment Tribunals will cause unacceptable access to justice issues for those most in need of free legal protections, according to the Law Society of Scotland. The Law Society responded to Ministry of Justice’s consultation on introducing fees in the Employment Trib
Independence would allow Scotland to "further" improve its education system, including a proposal to enshrine the government’s policy on free tuition in Scotland’s "permanent" constitution, according to a new paper published by Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth. Education and Lifelong Le
A man who learned printing skills in prison as part of a rehabilitative programme later put his skills to work counterfeiting bank notes, according to police. Bhupendra Singh Dhakat, a 35-year-old man from the state of Madhya Pradesh in India, was found to have nearly 100 counterfeit notes when arre
A new social enterprise spin-out company – C2LI – has been launched by the University of Strathclyde. C2LI (Climate Change Legal Initiative) aims to tackle global warming by helping private and public sector organisations understand and adhere to climate change-related law.
The victims of Scotland's forced adoption scandal are set to launch legal action against the government. Up to 120,000 mothers and babies were separated between the 1950s and 1970s because the women were not married. Mothers and adoptees from Forced Adoption Scotland have met with lawyers over the s
Dear Editor, You published an article on 21st March 2024 entitled “Outer House allows proof in civil damages claim raised by Emily Drouet’s siblings against abusive boyfriend”. I note that you describe Ms Drouet as having “committed suicide after being abused by her boyfriend
An open letter signed by dozens of lawyers in England and Wales has called on members of the judiciary to resign from the Garrick Club, an exclusive London club that restricts membership to men. The club "embodies a social and gendered ideology that starkly contrasts with the reality of the modern c
An externally-led review into the Scottish government’s use of mobile messaging apps and non-corporate devices is to be led by former Channel Islands data protection commissioner Emma Martins. The review, which was commissioned by First Minister Humza Yousaf, will also explore if updates are r
A Scottish man injured when he was a passenger on a tour bus in Malta has failed to establish that the Court of Session has jurisdiction in respect of the operator of the bus, after it was added to the action alongside its insurer. The lord ordinary had previously dismissed part of pursuer Simon Mor
The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) has expressed serious concern about the Hong Kong Safeguarding National Security Law (SNS Law) that came into force on Saturday, following an accelerated legislative process by the Hong Kong Legislative Council. The new law is
