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A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. After two heart attacks, rights groups urge release of Hoda Abdel Moneim | Al Manassa

Solicitors in England and Wales could be banned from advertising their services on a "no win, no fee" basis under plans being considered by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA). The SRA today invited views on the regulation of high-volume consumer claims, including those related to housing disr

Justice Secretary Angela Constance has said the 'not proven' verdict, which is to be abolished, is "widely misunderstood". Thomas Ross KC demonstrates that indeed it is, especially by her.  Haggis, square sausage and the 'not proven' verdict – cultural appropriation being what it is &ndas

Freeths has announced record financial results for the year ending 31 March 2025, reporting another year of impressive double-digit growth. Turnover rose by 14.8 per cent to £166.8 million, an increase of £21.5m compared to the previous year and overall profit climbed to £59.4m, an

A man found guilty of raping a pregnant woman and a child during a campaign of abuse which began five decades ago has been jailed.  Brian Thomson was convicted of three charges on 20 August 2025 following a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh. The Crown led evidence which showed Thomson,

The optics are never good where bearing a placard or the wearing a T-shirt leads to an arrest, especially where the miscreant is a retired vicar, an old lady or a blind man in a wheelchair protesting about a matter of public concern, such as the ethics of abortion or the killing of defenceless child

The Sheriff Appeal Court has refused to allow the director of a liquidated company who was also the director of a creditor of that company to act as lay representative for the latter after finding that he was not a suitable person to act as the defender’s representative. Pursuer Colin Hastings

Given the scale of Scotland’s drug death crisis, Glasgow’s Pilot Safer Drug Consumption Facility must be considered on its merits, according to a Westminster committee. Today’s report from the Scottish Affairs Committee comes just days after official figures indicated that Scotland

Scots lawyers have called for the international law against genocide to be enforced in Gaza in an open letter to the Scottish and UK governments. Rachel Moon, partner at Govan Law Centre, explained what motivated her to draft the open letter with legal colleagues.

Seven men who murdered a father in Greenock by shooting him on the doorstep of his home have been jailed for life.   Neil Canney, or Wilson, was left seriously injured following the early morning attack on Nairn Road on 28 February 2023.  

Our weekly round-up of human rights stories from around the world. South Korean women file landmark lawsuit accusing US military of systematic role in sex trade

The average sale price for Scottish residential property over £1 million has now hit more than £1.5m for the first time, according to the director of Edinburgh-based buying agency Fyndd who predicts a strong Autumn market. The average price in the prime property market was £1,533,2

Shakespeare Martineau’s Scotland practice continues to grow with the appointment of solicitor Fergus Spowart and qualification of Fin Campbell following the completion of his training contract. Mr Spowart, who joins the litigation team in Edinburgh, grew up in East Lothian before studying law

A former children's home worker sexually abused two young boys five decades ago, a court has ruled.   John Porteous was found to have targeted the victims between 1966 and 1972 while employed as a houseparent at Quarriers Village in Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire. 

The number of police investigations into missing persons has "fallen significantly" since a national framework was implemented to support those most at risk. In 2017-18 Police Scotland conducted 22,966 investigations for people who were missing with one in two of those investigations for a person wh