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France has passed a law compelling social media platforms such as TikTok to authenticate users' ages and gain parental approval for those under 15, as part of its effort to safeguard children online. Digital transition minister Jean-Noel Barrot told lawmakers that this "landmark" legislation would b

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a discretionary fatal accident inquiry into the death of 59-year-old Graham Anderson. Mr Anderson died following a heart attack in his office at Calachem Ltd, Grangemouth on 1 May 2020.

The senior lawyer for the public inquiry into hospitals in Scotland has resigned. Counsel to the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry Alastair Duncan KC left his role on Friday along with junior Victoria Arnott. Both are members of Axiom Advocates.

A man who was convicted of assaulting another man with his own machete in a struggle outside his flat has lost an appeal against the conviction in the High Court of Justiciary. Counsel for appellant Ryan Platt argued that the trial judge had misdirected the jury in telling them that the defence main

Solicitors have voted to approve an increase to the practising certificate (PC) fee. A resolution on the recommended fee for 2023/24 was passed at the Law Society’s annual general meeting, with a PC fee of £731.25 confirmed.

Darren Murdoch has been elected as the new president of the Scottish Law Agents Society. The society elected Mr Murdoch, of Waddell and Mackintosh, Troon, to the office at its annual general meeting and thanked outgoing president, John Stirling, for his years of service during times made especially

Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC has made a reference to the High Court of Justiciary in a bid to expand the evidential value of 'distress' in rape cases. A seven-judge panel will decide whether or not to overturn the 1997 case of Smith v Lees, in which a bench of five decided that the distress of a co

North Koreans risk capital punishment for imitating South Korean accents and phrases following the introduction of a new law to combat South Korea's growing linguistic influence on its communist neighbour. The Pyongyang Cultural Language Protection Act seeks to "purify" the Korean dialect.

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) notes the conclusion of the fatal accident inquiry into the death of John Norman Murray on Lewis. The inquiry considered what steps could be taken to prevent further deaths in similar circumstances and was held following a specialist investigati

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Burkina Faso's military accused of killings, torture in latest Human Rights Watch report

A Crown appeal in the High Court of Justiciary against what it considered an unduly lenient sentence for a man who raped a woman in front of her seven-year-old son has succeeded in adding four years to his headline sentence. Respondent TJ was originally given a headline sentence of five years for ra

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has published an update report on its expectations for improvement to Law Society of Scotland investigation timescales. In March 2023, the SLCC published a report on its review of the time taken by the Law Society of Scotland to investigate conduct com

South Koreans grew younger yesterday after a new law came into effect that uses the internationally recognised system of age calculation. The law supersedes one of the country's traditional methods, where individuals are considered a year old at birth, accounting for the time spent in the womb.

The Scottish Parliament has voted unanimously to pass the Charities (Regulation and Administration) Bill. The bill aims to improve the accountability and transparency of charities and increase the powers of the independent Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR).

The Scottish government’s response to the Scottish Mental Health Law Review is a positive indication of governmental commitment to much needed legislative reform, the Law Society of Scotland has said. The society stressed, however, the importance of avoiding any further delays to implementatio