Lord Hodge, Deputy President of the Supreme Court, has been re-appointed as Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, serving in the role for a second year. As Lord High Commissioner, he will attend the 2023 General Assembly, acting as the personal representative of H
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A Perth sheriff has issued a guidance note on the management of criminal cases involving persons, particularly females, requiring hospital-based assessment where there is doubt about their ability to participate in criminal proceedings, after it was agreed that it would be helpful to produce a note
On 2 February 2023 the UK government passed the The Climate Change (Targeted Greenhouse Gases) Order 2023 in response to a campaign by the Scottish Climate Emergency Legal Network (SCELN) to amend the UK’s Climate Change Act 2008 (CCA 2008) and close a significant gap in the governance of gree
A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. The “two revolutions” that explain Israel’s massive protests
Cycle Law Scotland has announced a sponsorship package with Peebles Cycling Club for 2023. The Peebles and Edinburgh firm, which represents cyclists that have been injured in road traffic collisions, will be supporting the club’s two main road cycling events: the PCC | Cycle Law Scotland road
The UK government should ensure that each of the 4,000 pieces of legislation inherited from the European Union into domestic law are given due consideration, according to Stephen Gibson, senior fellow at Harvard Kennedy School and chair of the UK government’s Regulatory Policy Committee. The c
Balfour and Manson has boosted its employment team with the arrival of employment lawyer Simon Mayberry as partner and head of the employment team and Kenzie Howard as solicitor. Mr Mayberry, who was previously at Shoosmiths, is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in employment
In this case commentary, Terra Firma's Fred Mackintosh KC considers the effect of the recently published decisions of the High Court of Justiciary in Barr v HM Advocate [2022] HCJAC 9 and BS v HM Advocate [2023] HCJAC 5. The High Court has now published two decisions made on the summer of 2022 in re
Pictured (L-R): Alastair Lindsay, Lisa Acomb, Sarah Hughes, Ann Scott, and Steve Herkes Gilson Gray Financial Management (GGFM), the financial planning arm of law firm Gilson Gray, has acquired Edinburgh-based bespoke practice, Sarah Hughes Wealth Management.
TLT has introduced free menopause testing for women as part of a package of new supports for staff members going through menopause. The firm announced the new measures on International Women's Day 2023 and said they would help to reach its ambition of having a 33 per cent female partnership by 2025.
Jeremy Glen and Erin Findlay take a look at the state of the UK fintech sector and discuss its future potential. The UK fintech sector is the largest in Europe, second only to the United States globally. As the UK government aims to strike a balance between innovation and the maintenance of a secure
Legal affairs minister Elena Whitham praised Scotland’s legal profession and committed to working constructively in a speech at the Law Society of Scotland’s annual dinner. Law Society president Murray Etherington also addressed the more than 200 guests who attended the function, speakin
Misogynistic harassment could become a criminal offence as part of proposals aimed at providing greater protection for women and girls. A consultation has been launched on the draft reforms, which would create five new laws to provide police and prosecutors with new powers to tackle the "corrosive e
Colombia has held a court hearing entirely in the Metaverse, complete with an audience of virtual spectators. The administrative court of Magdalena used the virtual reality (VR) platform created by Facebook owner Meta to conduct a hearing in a civil case brought against the Colombian Ministry of Def
The Sheriff Appeal Court has overturned a decision that a man who made a claim against the insurer of a driver who struck a hire vehicle for the costs of hiring a replacement vehicle did not have title to sue. Appellant Robert McGarrigle was forced to hire another vehicle to continue working as a se
