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A judicial review of the UK government's decision to proscribe Palestine Action will go ahead following a court ruling. The Court of Appeal in London on Friday dismissed an attempt by lawyers from the Home Office to prevent the case from being heard, upholding a previous ruling of the High Court.

In the third interview undertaken by SEMLA for Black History Month, SLN spotlights Glenn Agutu, whose unique journey from legal training to AI entrepreneurship exemplifies the diverse career paths available to legal professionals in Scotland today. As the first person in his family to attend univers

A judge in Quebec has fined a 74-year-old man for "inappropriate use of artificial intelligence" after his submissions to the court were found to be riddled with errors. Jean Laprade was ordered by the Superior Court of Quebec to pay $5,000 CAD (around £2,655) because his submissions contained

A city in Catalonia has outright banned the adoption of black cats in the run-up to Halloween over fears they could be used in satanic rituals. The move was announced last week by the city council of Terrassa, a city of nearly 230,000 people in the vicinity of Barcelona.

BTO has announced the appointment of two Glasgow-based partners, Eoghann Green and Carolyn Bowie. Mr Green brings a wealth of expertise as a highly regarded commercial disputes and insolvency litigator. Working closely with litigation partners Angus Wood and Will Cole, he will focus on both corporat

CMS will host a free-to-attend event later this month focused on key issues affecting renewable energy projects across Scotland. The Future of Renewables seminar will feature leading industry experts covering some of the major challenges and opportunities facing renewable energy developers.

McKee Campbell Morrison Solicitors (MCM) has announced the appointment of Ferga McKay as senior associate director in the firm’s commercial property team. Ms McKay brings a wealth of experience and a well-earned reputation as a trusted and highly respected commercial property lawyer.

One of Britain’s top universities has been granted anonymity in an employment tribunal over allegations that a senior professor sexually harassed a female colleague. The institution successfully applied for the order to shield its reputation and that of its staff from media scrutiny. An employ

The High Court of Justiciary has quashed a woman’s three convictions in respect of abusive communications and breach of bail offences to which she pled guilty at trial after ruling that she had a severe delusional disorder that prevented her from tendering an effective plea and from being fit

Members of Westwater Advocates have secured 30 individual rankings across nine categories in the latest edition of Chambers & Partners and the stable has received Band 1 firm rankings in Employment Law and Family/Matrimonial. Clerk Sheila Westwater said: “I am very pleased to see that

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has been revalidated as a complaint handler. The SLCC is a complaint handler member of the Ombudsman Association (OA), a professional association for UK and other ombudsman schemes. All members of the association must meet its criteria of independ

Scotland’s sentencing watchdog has been condemned as “a monument to inertia” after new figures revealed it has cost taxpayers £4.6 million in its first decade. The Scottish Sentencing Council, established in 2015, has seen staffing costs rise by 355 per cent and overall spend

Glasgow will become the first city in Scotland where people can legally test recreational drugs for dangerous contaminants, after the UK government granted permission for a new testing facility. The move marks a major shift in UK drug policy and follows years of lobbying by campaigners who say that