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Deaths in custody, segregation and mental health are among the areas of concern in prisons and forensic mental health settings in Scotland, according to a new report. The Scottish Human Rights Commission and UK National Preventive Mechanism joint report concludes that little progress has been made a

Germany has objected to Turkish efforts to impose rules across the EU on what can and can't be called a doner kebab. Turkey is trying to secure 'traditional speciality guaranteed' status for doner, strictly defining it as beef and lamb horizontally sliced into cutlets with a thickness of 3-5mm, or c

NHS Borders has been reprimanded by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after the parents of a premature baby who died at five days found out that the data that monitored his heartbeat before birth had been sent via WhatsApp to the on-call NHS consultant. The parents spoke of how

France's notoriously heavy-handed police have been ordered to be on their best behaviour as up to 1.5 million tourists descend on Paris for the Olympic Games. Some 3,600 officers have agreed to take foreign language lessons — mostly English — to offer better assistance to visitors, The T

Lindsays' private client team in Dundee has welcomed Megan Hainey, who joins as a senior solicitor. Ms Hainey has experience in a variety of private client matters including drafting wills, power of attorney and estate administration.

Burness Paull has become the first employer in Scotland to be reaccredited as Menopause Friendly, recognising the ongoing work the firm is doing to support colleagues experiencing menopause. This comes three years after the firm was the first employer in Scotland and the first law firm in the UK to

US firms now account for three of the five highest-earning corporate law firms in London, according to new analysis. Chicago-headquartered Kirkland & Ellis is earning £422 million from its London office, while Los Angeles-based Latham & Watkins is earning £341 million – bot

A Scottish appeal court decision on time bar should provide a stark warning for the construction sector, argues Michael Collins. Five years. That’s how long a party has to make a claim for damages under the Scottish law of prescription (time bar). But when, exactly, does that clock s

The Bibby Stockholm barge will no longer be used to house asylum from January next year, the UK government has announced. Moored in Portland, Dorset, it is one of three major accommodation sites for asylum seekers. The "floating prison" was commissioned in April 2023 but only began housing peop

The family of a prisoner who died in prison has raised a court action against the Scottish Prison Service, Police Scotland and the Crown Office. Allan Marshall died in March 2015 at the age of 30, following restraint by a total of 17 prison officers in HMP Edinburgh (Saughton). Mr Marshall expe

The WS Society has welcomed its second cohor of summer scholars, Laura (University of Strathclyde), Jamie (Edinburgh Law School) and Fiona (University of Strathclyde), who have commenced their two-week research project.

A drugs courier who smuggled cocaine worth an estimated £1 million into Scotland has been jailed. Police Scotland officers received intelligence that a vehicle was travelling from England with a significant quantity of drugs on board.

On the 1st of May Sir Sajid Javid initiated a parliamentary debate on the UK’s abysmal record on the care and treatment of ME/CFS patients, whose ranks are now much augmented by Long Covid sufferers. There was an almost identical debate held in February 2018 in which the member for Glasgow Nor