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Michelle Sharp, senior associate in the dispute resolution team at Stronachs LLP, has been accredited as a specialist in family law by the Law Society of Scotland. The accreditation scheme recognises solicitors who demonstrate strong working knowledge and skill in different areas of law. It is a hal

Nearly half the money that GEOAmey paid to the Scottish government in fines over its failure to transport prisoners was handed straight back as ‘support’ to the company in a renegotiated contract. GEOAmey was hit with £4 million worth of fines after repeated failures in the deliver

A lord ordinary has ruled that an action by Scottish Gas Networks Plc in which it sought £3 million from the insurers of a quarrying company whose operations forced the costly diversion of a gas pipeline was sufficiently relevant to proceed to probation. The pursuer’s action against QBE

A police officer who screamed that he had been shot and immediately began returning fire towards a handcuffed suspect, when in reality he was over-reacting to the innocuous sound of a falling acorn, has resigned. Bodycam footage which has gone viral on social media shows US police officer Jesse Hern

A judge has permitted a mass case to proceed against Facebook owner Meta that argues it abused its position. The case, which could be worth up to £3 billion, has been brought by legal academic Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen, on behalf of 45 million Facebook users.

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Venezuela expels UN human rights officers, citing ‘colonialist’ behaviour | The Washington Post

MBM Commercial LLP has been fundraising throughout the last 12 months for The Brain Tumour Charity.

More than 100 people seeking redress against collapsed law firm McClure Solicitors have attended another event hosted by Greenock MSP Stuart McMillan.

From the Supreme Court to Scotland's local authorities, immigration is a dominant, if underexamined, feature of the public law landscape. In this Scottish Public Law Group seminar, a panel of expert speakers will explore the Rwanda policy and its wider constitutional significance; implications of th

The High Court of Justiciary has imposed an Order for Lifelong Restriction on a man who took a knife into hospital and told staff he wanted to kill people after he made an appeal against his sentence, having decided that he could meet the risk criteria under section 210E of the Criminal Procedure (S

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