Search:

The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) has welcomed a Pakistani legal reform that strengthens women's rights in marriage and criminalises unconsented sexual acts. The change in law has led to the first conviction for marital rape in the province of Sindh, where a K

Robert Shiels uncovers the story of how our everyday truths came to be. This substantial and interesting book has a rather contrived title that suggests a military battle of sorts, although it narrates a crucial aspect of the history of ideas in the British context.

Extra help for people struggling with council tax debt will be on offer in three local authority areas under a pilot scheme. The Scottish government is providing Citizens Advice Scotland with £200,000 funding to better understand the reasons why some people end up in council tax arrears and to

Addleshaw Goddard remained the top legal adviser for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Scotland last year, according to the latest Experian United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland M&A Review. The firm advised on 21 deals, just ahead of Macdonald Henderson, which took second place with 20

A man who started a relationship with the wife of a Chinese soldier has been sentenced to nearly a year in prison. Chinese law provides for penalties of up to three years' imprisonment for knowingly beginning a relationship with the spouse of a serving People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldier.

An English judge faces jail after being convicted of involvement in a scheme to defraud almost £2 million from the legal aid system. Rasib Ghaffar, 54, a barrister and part-time immigration tribunal judge, conspired to inflate legal fees and work claimed for in 2011 and 2012 together with Gazi

The Supreme Court has granted permission to appeal for the petitioner and appellant in Glasgow City Council v X, a case that considered the extent of the statutory duty of councils to provide suitable temporary homeless accommodation that meets the assessed needs of homeless households. Permission w

Holiday park operator Pontins has been ordered by Britain's equality watchdog to stop unlawfully discriminating against Irish Travellers, including by rejecting guests with Irish names and accents. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has served the company with an unlawful act notice aft

The judge who decided against punishing three women who displayed a parachute image at a protest recently liked a social media post that described Israel as a "terrorist" and called for a "free Palestine". Tan Ikram CBE, 58, deputy senior district judged, liked the LinkedIn post by a barrister three

Are the special measures that currently exist for those accused of crime in Scotland with learning difficulties & autism, adequate? Do criminal courts in Scotland take appropriate steps to ensure the effective participation of vulnerable accused individuals? Are lawyers, psychiatrists and psycho

The Supreme Court has found that the insurers of a van driver who negligently collided with a woman in a car she had hired while her own car was in for repairs were required to pay her the amount that she had to pay the hire car company to compensate them for the time the vehicle was not in use. The

TLT has supported renewable energy infrastructure firm Field on its acquisition of 200MWh Scottish Holmston and Drum Farm battery energy storage sites from RES. RES is the world’s largest independent renewable energy company with 40 years of experience delivering global renewable energy soluti

Police Scotland is investigating potential fraud at a failed law firm. McClure Solicitors, which was founded in Greenock in 1853, went into administration about three years ago. The work of the firm, which also operated in the north of England, was taken on by Jones Whyte.