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Scots are being invited to share their views on the Scottish government’s Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Bill. The Scottish Parliament’s Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee has launched a consultation on the proposed changes, which would modernise the operation of trusts and rule

The Irish High Court has refused an application by a former sparring partner and friend of Conor McGregor seeking to restrain Mr McGregor from describing him as “a rat”. The plaintiff claimed that the insult meant that he was an informer and a person who betrays another. The application

Judgment in the following Supreme Court case will be handed down next week: McCue (as guardian for Andrew McCue) (AP) (Appellant) v Glasgow City Council (Respondent) (Scotland). The appellant is the mother and guardian of Andrew McCue. Andrew is disabled and thus entitled to community care serv

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The Scottish Liberal Democrats have challenged Police Scotland to boost efforts to support BME staff after a freedom of information request revealed that a larger proportion of BME officers and staff left compared to those who identified as White Scottish. The party submitted a freedom of informatio

Law students are more likely to misuse alcohol and have suicidal thoughts than their peers, according to a new study. A research paper produced by academics at Ulster University (UU), Atlantic Technological University (ATU) and Uppsala University explores whether students in certain disciplines are

Airbnb has failed in an EU court challenge to Italian tax rules requiring the platform to collect a 21 per cent rental income tax and share information with tax authorities. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) rejected arguments that two of the three obligations introduced in 2017 are

Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) has imposed fines totalling €390 million on Meta Ireland in connection with its Facebook and Instagram platforms. Meta has said it strongly disagrees with the DPC's findings and will "appeal the substance of the decision" in the Irish courts.

Lawyers in Aberdeen have brought an end to industrial action as a “demonstration of collective goodwill” and ahead of an increase to the legal aid budget, the Press and Journal reports.

Police are no longer interested in catching scammers and con artists, a top fraud lawyer has claimed. Clare Montgomery KC, of Matrix Chambers, said she did not believe police “have any interest in prosecuting fraud anywhere”.

A man who was injured while working as an HGV driver has won an appeal in the Sheriff Appeal Court against a sheriff’s decision that the entire matter had been settled following a settlement with one of two defenders. Thomas Ward was employed by ADR Network, the second defender and respondent,

The teenage stars of a famous 1968 film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet have launched a $500 million lawsuit against Paramount Pictures over its controversial nude scene. Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting, who were 15 and 16 respectively at the time of filming, allege that they agreed to film the bed

The number of new King's Counsel named in England and Wales has declined for the second year in a row. Some 95 lawyers were appointed as KCs just before Christmas, down from 101 in the previous year and a fifth less than the 116 named in 2020.

A former prosecutor who threatened one of his husband’s hair salon beauticians with deportation has been banned from practising law for two years. The Scottish Solicitors Discipline Tribunal (SSDT) suspended procurator fiscal David Wilkie-Thorburn, 55, for two years following a hearing earlier

A police officer has been given £44,000 after his Celtic mug was defaced with graffiti about the Pope. Police Sergeant Paul McCue, 42, was subjected to religious harassment while working in the Civil Nuclear Constabulary unit at Hunterston power station, having been harassed twice before.