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The High Court of Justiciary has refused an appeal by a man convicted of anally raping his ex-girlfriend when they were both 15 after finding that the jury would not have been confused by certain statements made by the prosecution. Counsel for the appellant, EM, argued that the jury lacked clarity o

Westminster's Joint Committee on Human Rights has announced that it will visit Rwanda to inform its work into the human rights implications of the UK’s asylum strategy.

New laws on regulating the Scottish legal sector can be strengthened further to better protect the public, the Law Society of Scotland has said. A majority of MSPs voted today to agree to the principles of the Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) following the bill's stage one debate in the Scott

Transgender High Court judge Master Victoria McCloud has resigned as she fears that she risks making the judiciary political if she remains on the bench, The Times reports. Master McCloud, 54, told the senior judiciary she was quitting because “I am now political every time I choose where to p

The UK has said it will withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) in a move welcomed by climate campaigners who say the treaty is an obstacle to climate action. Signed in 1994, the ECT was designed to promote international investment in the energy sector, historically providing protections for i

A priest has been arrested on suspicion of trafficking viagra and similar substances. The alleged pill-peddling priest from the western Spanish town of Don Benito was arrested along with his romantic partner, a man, on Monday following a months-long investigation, El País reports.

A bill enshrining in law a right to food has been lodged by Scottish Labour MSP Rhoda Grant. The Right to Food (Scotland) Bill would also empower the Scottish Food Commission to oversee and report on the operation of the law.

Ahead of the Stage 1 debate on the Regulation of Legal Services Bill in the Scottish Parliament, the Scottish Liberal Democrats have urged the government to follow through on their promise and remove unchecked ministerial powers currently included in the legislation. As presently drafted, the Regula

The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association and the SSC Society are hosting 'Spotlight on Deprivation of Liberty in Scotland: an assessment of human rights and UNCRPD Compliance' with speaker, Sarah Prentice. Ms Prentice is a senior solicitor with the Scottish Social Services Council, an independent saf

Amnesty International has called for a fund to remedy the harms faced by communities affected by climate change to be established after higher-income states missed a deadline to nominate their representatives to its board. Following the hottest year ever recorded globally the need for action is "acu

As part of Victims’ Awareness Week, minister for victims Siobhian Brown attended Edinburgh Sheriff Court for a familiarisation visit. She was accompanied by representatives from Victim Support Scotland (VSS) and a victim who has received support through the charity. The court familiarisation v

A woman who was refused a review of her council tax banding by the Assessor for Lanarkshire Valuation Joint Board and had a challenge to that refusal rejected by the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland has failed to obtain permission to further challenge the decision before the Upper Tribunal. Appellan

The UK government is taking action against unscrupulous employers who use controversial ‘fire and rehire’ practices. Dismissal and re-engagement, also known as ‘fire and rehire’, refers to when an employer fires an employee and offers them a new contract on new, often less fa

Company incorporation and registration fees are set to rise in May following new legislation. The fee for incorporating a company online is set to rise from £12 to £50, while the fee for a postal application will increase from £40 to £71.

Police should “return to preventing crime” and spend less time on dealing with people who have mental health problems, the chief constable has said. Jo Farrell said that each year officers were deployed to “well over 100,000 mental health-related incidents”, which is equivale