Judges in Strasbourg will be unable to block migrant deportations after the UK government agreed to amend the Illegal Migration Bill to allow ministers to ignore interim injunctions. The Rule 39 orders of the European Court of Human Rights were used to suspend the first scheduled deportation flight
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Aberdeen solicitor Frank Lefevre has passed away at the age of 88. "Mr Lefevre, who dedicated almost six decades to seeking justice for those wronged, will forever be remembered as the 'formidable advocate' who shook up the legal system.
The High Court of Justiciary has extended the punishment part of a life sentence imposed on a man jailed for murder by stabbing by a further five years after a Crown appeal against the sentence. Andrew Palfreman originally received a punishment part of 12 years after being convicted of the murder of
White House security yesterday swooped on an unexpected intruder – a toddler who had squeezed through its metal gates. The child has achieved the honour of becoming the first White House intruder since security was beefed up in 2019, NPR reports.
Fox News has reached a $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems, a company at the centre of conspiracy theories about the 2020 US presidential election, in what is believed to be the largest-ever defamation settlement involving a US media company. Dominion had sought $1.6 billion in da
It’s time for the best junior in-house solicitors in Scotland to shine, as the Law Society of Scotland has launched its In-House Rising Star Award for 2023. The award, which is now in its 11th year, provides recognition for the important work of in-house practitioners and in particular the con
The Courier has published an obituary for Douglas Williams, who passed away last month at the age of 67. "Mr Williams, a much respected and well-known figure in Fife legal circles, was popular with colleagues at Cupar Sheriff Court and led a spirited campaign to oppose the controversial closure of t
The arrest of a French publisher by British police following his arrival in London over his participation in protests in France has been condemned. Ernest Moret, 29, is foreign rights manager for the French publisher Editions La Fabrique and the science fiction author Alain Damasio.
The average price of a Scottish property in February 2023 was £180,287, an increase of one per cent on February 2022, the latest provisional statistics from the UK HPI show. Comparing with the previous month, house prices in Scotland decreased by 2.6 per cent between January 2023 and February
An English copyright judge has ruled that the 2019 John Lewis Christmas advert featuring a dragon unable to control its fire did not infringe the copyright of a children’s book author who had self-published a book with a similar premise. Fay Evans, who authored a work titled Fred the Fire-Snee
The Inner House of the Court of Session has set out its preliminary views following a hearing about a solicitor’s non-compliance with a request by the SLCC for files and responses required to investigate a complaint. Lords Malcolm, Pentland and Tyre ordered the solicitor to hand over the files
The SNP's treasurer Colin Beattie, the MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, has been arrested in connection with a police investigation into the party's funding and finances. In a statement issued this morning, Police Scotland said: "The man is in custody and is being questioned by Police Scotl
A tenant of a property in Cambuslang has been refused permission to appeal against his eviction and a payment order by the Upper Tribunal for Scotland after it found that no arguable ground of appeal had been made out. An order for eviction was made against David Hutcheson by the First-tier Tribunal
The accused in the under-25 rape case, Sean Hogg, may be considering an appeal against conviction. It is unlikely that he will appeal the sentence, but the Crown may do so. The sentencing judge came in for a lot of criticism for not imposing a custodial sentence, but we should not rule out the
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry into the death of 31-year-old Darryl Goodwin. Mr Goodwin's death occurred on 26 June 2021 while in legal custody on Govan Road, Glasgow. The inquiry is a mandator
