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Proposed legislation to update and strengthen charity law has passed its first parliamentary stage. MSPs have voted to support the general principles of the Charities (Regulation and Administration) Bill which aims to improve accountability and transparency of charities and increases the powers of t

The High Court of Justiciary has refused an application by a man convicted seeking to extend the time period in which he could make an appeal against a series of rape and assault convictions from February 2021. Robert Garden was convicted in 2021 of various charges of rape and assault against multip

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Iran executes two men for blasphemy as human rights group accuses regime of 'intolerable' crackdown

The UK government has scrapped plans to repeal thousands of EU laws by the end of the year in what was dubbed a "post-Brexit bonfire". The controversial sunset clause in the Retained EU Law Bill, which is currently being considered by MPs, will no longer apply to all retained EU law and will instead

Police responding to reports of a man screaming "help" discovered the source of the screaming was actually a goat. Body camera footage shows officers in Oklahoma running towards the source of the screaming only to find the unhappy farm animal.

Activity in Scotland’s housing market slowed through April according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey, though prices are still rising.

The bland reference in many books to ‘lawyers’ may understate seriously the exact nature of the work done in practice. Individual histories of firms and individuals provide an insight as to the formation of firms, their longevity and the work of the solicitors and their staff. Several di

Senior legal executives will have the opportunity to become Crown Court judges as the UK government takes action to address the backlog of serious criminal cases. Justice Secretary Alex Chalk KC announced that the departure from usual practice on the Crown Court bench, which has traditionally been o

It's back! Cancer Research Racquet – the international group of legal and business professionals who raise money for cancer research – has announced the return of its Champagne Garden Party fundraiser, to be held on the evening of Friday 26 May 2023 in Edinburgh. Back for the first time

A commercial judge has dismissed a £400 million action by an offshore energy company that alleged it had suffered loss by means of an unlawful means conspiracy perpetrated by another company and its partners in a bidding process for offshore wind farm sites. Moray Offshore Renewable Power Ltd,

A care home has been fined £20,000 for health and safety failings which led to the death of a vulnerable 90-year-old man. Tigh-Na-Muirn Limited, which runs Tigh Na Muirn Residential Home in Dundee, pled guilty to a health and safety at work breach committed between 20 March and 1 June 2020.

Judicial review of the closure of a library and swimming pool in Aberdeen has been sought. The action comes after Aberdeen City Council made an announcement in March over the closure of six libraries as part of the council's budget implementation.

The High Court of Justiciary has reduced the sentence of a man involved in the supply of drugs to the Highlands following an appeal but refused a similar appeal by one of his co-accused that had assisted him. Alasdair Finlayson and Cameron Ross both pled guilty to a charge of being concerned in the

Solicitors, legal firms and other Civil Online Portal users should be aware that Scottish Courts & Tribunals Service is rolling out a new version of the Civil Online Portal to coincide with the revised simple procedure legislation which come into force on 31 May 2023. Existing Civil Online funct

CMS is staging a half day conference later this month focused on managing opportunities and risks around energy transition.