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Pope Francis has amended a 2019 Church law on clerical sexual abuse and increased its ambit to include Catholic lay leaders of Vatican-approved religious organisations. Lay leaders are those other than clergy who are on the professional rosters of the church.

A sheriff in the Upper Tribunal for Scotland has quashed a First-tier Tribunal eviction order made on the ground of anti-social behaviour after an appeal was made against the decision by the tenant of a cottage in Bridge of Weir. Appellant Enzo Serapiglia, who had moved to the area in February 2020,

A trademark dispute between Jack Daniel's and a dog toy branded "Bad Spaniels" has gone to the Supreme Court of the United States. The whiskey distillery claims that its brand is being harmed by the plastic chew toy, which is shaped like one of its distinctive whiskey bottles.

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Russia names lawyer Chikov, journalist Varlamov ‘foreign agents’ | The Moscow Times

Language defence groups in France are taking legal action over the excessive use of English by public institutions and businesses. Notre Dame and La Poste are the latest targets the French purists' ire. They have cited as the most egregious case “Ma French Bank”, the online bank recently

The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association is hosting a raffle offering a range of prizes as part of its Spring Ball, which takes place tomorrow in Edinburgh. This year the charity raffle will be in aid of LawCare. LawCare is an independent charity working to promote good mental health and wellbeing in

The Inner House of the Court of Session has upheld a commercial judge’s decision that a limited company was entitled to be registered as shareholders in another group of companies as a consequence of loan facilities that had been made available to them. Members of the Allanvale Land group argu

Applications are now being invited for scholarships offered through the Faculty of Advocates which can help ease financial tensions during the training period for the bar. Those hoping to begin devilling in 2024 should submit their applications by no later than 28 April this year. 

A recent spike in online scams with fraudsters impersonating real law firms is a warning to all solicitors to be on the front foot to protect themselves and their clients. The Law Society of Scotland has seen an influx of online scams by fraudsters trying to con solicitors’ clients out of sign

Prison officials in the US have been left red-faced after two inmates tunnelled their way to freedom using a toothbrush. Prisoners John M. Garza, 37, and Arley V. Nemo, 43, used "primitive-made tools constructed from a toothbrush and metal object" to "exploit a construction design weakness" in Newpo

Uganda has introduced the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality" as part of a new law criminalising LGBT+ identities, which has been condemned by human rights campaigners and governments internationally. The Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023, which was introduced by an opposition politician and ove

Thousands of children could be protected from witnessing their parents thrash out family disputes through the English and Welsh courts, following plans to mandate mediation for separating families announced by the UK government today. Proposals will see mediation become mandatory in all suitable low

The Supreme Court has dismissed a final appeal by the seller of an office block in Cumbernauld against a decision by HM Revenue and Customs that VAT was chargeable on the sale of the land to an unconnected company. David Moulsdale, trading as Moulsdale Properties, argued that the sale had fallen wit

The Law Society of Scotland is inviting nominations for honorary membership for "outstanding service for the public good" by a Scottish solicitor. Honorary membership has been awarded to 19 solicitors in the society's 74-year history. The most recent recipient, Adrian Ward MBE received the award in

IKEA UK has entered into a legal agreement with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), to improve its policies and practices in relation to sexual harassment. The intervention by Britain’s equality regulator follows a complaint about sexual harassment and assault from a former IKEA e