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Two former employees at a residential school have been jailed for a second time for multiple charges of physical and sexual abuse of former pupils. Matthew George, 73, and John Muldoon, 69, both from Ayrshire, were found guilty after a six-week trial at the High Court in Glasgow.

The Law Society of Scotland has expanded its accreditation programme for paralegals with a new accreditation in immigration law. Accreditation is offered to paralegals who can demonstrate experience and knowledge in their chosen field as well as meeting a set of competencies.

A lord ordinary hearing a judicial review petition by Scottish fishing groups challenging a variation of the economic link licence in relation to Scottish sea fishing has refused a motion for interim interdict seeking to prevent the Scottish Ministers from implementing the decision. The Scottish Fis

The sheriff who held shares in Rangers FC and who granted numerous warrants as part of the botched police investigation into the club is to retire, The Times reports. David Grier, 61, a consultant with the financial firm Duff & Phelps, had lodged a formal complaint against Sheriff Lindsay Wood w

Solicitors and estate agents Laurie and Company have opened a new branch in Aboyne following the closure of law firm Campbell Connon. Laurie and Company has three partners and 17 staff and a head office in Aberdeen, where managing partner Linda Fyffe is based. It also has a branch in Ballater run by

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Iranian lawyer charged after reporting client was tortured | RFE/RL

A legal services contract which sets out no cost details except for an hourly rate does not meet EU rules on drafting contracts in "plain, intelligible language", the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled. In a ruling handed down yesterday, the CJEU said a contract must allow the c

A fatal accident inquiry into the deaths of two men at a Scottish hotel has concluded with a recommendation that the Scottish government consider introducing a requirement for historic buildings converted into hotels to have active fire suppression systems installed. Simon Midgley and Richard Dyson

A 64-year-old-man and a 57-year-old woman have been fined a total of £10,000 for health and safety failings which led to a 23-year-old man's death by drowning. Clifford Davies and Janet Lightbown, who are the joint owners of Loch Awe Boats, were each ordered to pay £5,000 after they pled

New Israeli restrictions on the display of Palestinian flags in public spaces have been condemned by human rights campaigners as an attempt to "legitimise racism and discrimination". The Israeli government directive, issued by Israel’s new minister of national security Itamar Ben-Gvir on Sunda

The Crown Office has welcomed the results of a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the tragic deaths of Richard Dyson and Simon Midgley in a fire at Cameron House Hotel in December 2017. The FAI, conducted by Sheriff Thomas McCartney, concluded with a recommendation that the Scottish government consid

A personal injury sheriff has rejected an expenses motion by a supermarket that successfully defended an action for an award based on the allegedly unreasonable conduct of the pursuer. Decree of absolvitor was granted to Iceland Foods Ltd after pursuer Helen Lennox failed to prove that an injury she

Ireland's privacy watchdog is facing a court battle over its "untenable" decision that a Facebook data leak did not amount to a data breach. The Data Protection Commission (DPC) last year imposed a €265 million fine on Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (MPIL) following its investigation into the d

The mother of a disabled man who claimed Glasgow City Council had unlawfully discriminated against her son by refusing to increase the deductions it makes when calculating his charges for the community care services provided to him has had her appeal unanimously dismissed by the Supreme Court, which

The next edition of CLT Scotland’s popular Scots Law Series will be returning to the Hilton Glasgow on 6 and 7 March with delegates able to choose from 10 individual conferences. Roy Spiers, CLT Scotland’s Director of Programmes, said: “We are absolutely delighted to return to an i