As Scotland’s incorporation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child begins to take effect, early cases are exposing tensions between children’s rights, data protection law and parental involvement – leaving courts to navigate complex and, at times, unforeseen legal conflict
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A sheriff has dismissed a simple procedure claim arising from rent arrears from a terminated private residential tenancy after rejecting a submission from the landlord, based on information obtained using AI, that the sheriff had jurisdiction if the tenancy had concluded prior to the raising of the
The European Commission has formally presented proposals for "EU Inc.", a new pan-European company structure. Described as "the EU's 28th regime", the optional, digital-by-default European corporate framework is aimed at making it easier for businesses to start, operate and grow across the EU.
President of the Scottish Law Agents Society (SLAS), Darren Murdoch, details issues the organisation has with the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission's (SLCC) proposed budget and operating plan – and its fear that the SLCC is losing focus of its core mission. The crucial role of the SLCC is i
There were 54 deaths recorded in prison custody in 2023-24, according to statistics published by the chief statistician today. This is the highest annual figure recorded between 2012-13 and 2023-24 and an increase of 15 from 2022-23. Overall, from 2012-13 to 2023-24, there were 399 deaths recorded i
New proposals to combine Right to Buy legislation to simplify the process for community groups to take over land and assets have been published. The Community Right to Buy Review examined the existing powers introduced since 2003:
The UK's human rights institutions have issued a joint statement reaffirming the importance of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the Human Rights Act in protecting fundamental rights.
Greyhound racing has been outlawed in Scotland after MSPs approved legislation banning the sport, which had already declined following the closure of the country’s last track in Fife last year. The Prohibition of Greyhound Racing (Scotland) Bill, introduced by Green MSP Mark Ruskell, makes it
A group litigation claim has been launched in Scotland against the pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson on behalf of women who say they developed mesothelioma, ovarian, and other female reproductive system cancers. All the claimants either used the firm’s talc products which, it is alleg
A solicitor who sought leave to appeal two decisions of the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission that complaints made against him by the Faculty of Advocates and the Law Society of Scotland were not totally without merit has been granted permission solely in respect of the second complaint by the Ex
Thousands more young people who may be at risk of becoming involved in antisocial behaviour and crime will be supported by an additional £26 million of CashBack for Communities funding. CashBack uses money recovered from seized criminal assets and reinvests it into communities. The funding sup
A senior associate in Aberdein Considine LLP’s banking litigation team has achieved accreditation from the Law Society of Scotland as a debt and asset recovery specialist. Ahsan Mustafa works within the firm’s wider lender services practice group and acts for major UK banks, lenders and
A disabled man who alleged his local authority had breached the Equality Act 2010 by offering him a third-floor flat in the knowledge of his severe mobility issues has been refused permission to amend his pleadings to include an additional averment of disability discrimination after a sheriff found
