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A 16-year-old girl who was prohibited from having contact with her seven-year-old brother has lost a judicial review case against a sheriff’s decision to refuse an appeal against the original decision of a children’s hearing to continue his Compulsory Supervision Order with the non-conta
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The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association is hosting a session on stress awareness this Wednesday. Coffee with the Committee is the SYLA's series of informal drop-in sessions, which allows its membership to engage with the committee and use the committee's experiences as a resource.
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Financial watchdogs should not enjoy immunity from civil suits in cases in which consumers lose out because of a regulator's negligence, MPs have said. An amendment to the Financial Services and Markets Bill has been laid before Parliament by three SNP MPs and will be debated today.
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A man has been rebuked for dialling 999 in a row over pumpkins. West Yorkshire Police shared an audio recording of the call on Twitter as it pleaded with members of the public not to call except in a life-or-death emergency.
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Three men who turned disused industrial units into a cannabis farm valued at around £500,000 have been jailed for a combined total of 24 years and six months. Ross Blackshaw, Christopher Robb and Keith Gartshore ran the “sophisticated scheme” from converted buildings in Dalmarnock,
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Switzerland has been taken to Strasbourg over its failure to provide prisoners with adequate vegan diets in a case that could see veganism become a protected characteristic. The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) formally asked the member state to respond to two complaints that Swiss institution
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A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Egypt: Al-Sisi pardons human rights lawyer, politician Zyad El-Elaimy after three years in prison | Daily News Egypt
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A man convicted of posting a grossly offensive tweet is taking his case to Strasbourg. Joe Kelly, who was labelled an “example case” to deter others from “pressing the blue button” and posting allegedly offensive content, hopes to have his case heard at the European Court of
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The new Tenant Protection Act falls short of expectations, argues the Legal Services Agency. In October 2022, the Scottish Parliament passed the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Bill (which has now received royal assent). This bill aims to introduce new measures to protect tenants in th
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A cannabis company in the US is facing a class action lawsuit from dissatisfied customers over claims its products aren't as potent as promised. California-based DreamFields Brands sells premium products advertised as having a higher level of psychoactive tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), CBS News reports
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The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (SYLA), in association with the ADHD Advocate, is to host an event on November 1 focusing on neurodiversity within the workplace and the importance of developing emotional intelligence skills as a lawyer. The event will be led by the founder and CEO of the ADH
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An Aberdeen sheriff who was subject to a sexual misconduct hearing four years ago is to face a second tribunal. The Scottish government has confirmed a fresh tribunal will be convened to look at the actions of Sheriff Jack Brown towards a lawyer known as X, following inquiries by The Courier.
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Aileen Miller has been promoted to partner in the mental health and adults with incapacity department at the Legal Services Agency. After qualifying as a solicitor in August 2010, she began working with well-known Glasgow law firms specialising in immigration law before developing an inte
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The Law Society of Scotland's Regulatory Committee is set to take forward changes to solicitor practice rules that aims to further strengthen the sector’s standards by bolstering the legal complaints process and modernising its accounts rules. The changes were considered at the Law Society&rsq
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Controversial UK government plans to end criminal prosecutions for killings linked to the Troubles are "unlikely" to comply with the European Convention on Human Rights, a Westminster committee has said. The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation Bill) proposes to create a new independ
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