Courts will be able to dismiss lawsuits "seeking to stifle free speech earlier" under government reforms to protect the legal system from abuse. Justice Secretary Dominic Raab has today set out a package of measures that take aim at so-called Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs).
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The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service has announced that the new caveat portal will go live next Monday, 25 July. It will go live for both Court of Session and Sheriff Court caveats.The portal requires solicitors to complete an online form and there is no requirement to upload any documents.In a
Discerning thieves who allegedly stole 45 bottles of wine worth €1.6 million from a high-class restaurant have been arrested after a nine-month hunt. The couple, who have not been named, were apprehended in Croatia in connection with the lucrative heist from Spanish hotel and restaurant Atrio,
A bursary for black students studying law is being established by the British Transport Police (BTP) to make amends for the actions of a corrupt detective more than 50 years ago, The Telegraph reports. The scheme, to be launched next year, follows an apology from the BTP to a group of men who were w
Tech giant Apple is facing a lawsuit in the US over allegations that its monopoly on contactless payments made using iPhones constitutes anti-competitive conduct. iPhone users can only make contactless payments through Apple Pay, while users of Android-powered smartphones can choose between competin
A passing off claim relating to the name of the Rubettes, a pop band that enjoyed success in the 1970s, by one of its founding members against two of the others has been successful before the English High Court. Alan Williams, and his company Alan Williams Entertainments Ltd, raised the claim agains
Claire Lightowler: Improving legal support for children in conflict with the law – emerging findings
Dr Claire Lightowler shares emerging findings and insights from her work on a scoping study to better understand the legal needs of children and young people in conflict with the law. Thanks to funding from The Promise Partnership’s ‘A Good Childhood’ fund, Clan Childlaw is underta
The text of the order refusing an application by the Advocate General for Scotland to limit the question before the Supreme Court in the independence litigation has been published. President of the Supreme Court, Lord Reed, stated in the order: "Since the issues of (a) whether the Court sh
The right to protest is under unprecedented and growing threat across all regions of the world, Amnesty International said today, as the organisation launched a new global campaign to confront states’ widening and intensifying efforts to erode this fundamental human right. From Russia to Sri L
The UK government's net zero strategy is unlawful, a court has found on the eve of the hottest day in the UK's history. The successful legal challenges were brought by Friends of the Earth, ClientEarth, Good Law Project and environmental campaigner Jo Wheatley and heard together at the Royal Courts
A sheriff has ruled following a fatal accident inquiry that the death of a self-employed Glasgow window cleaner who died after falling off a third-floor window ledge could have been avoided. Kenneth McGready, born 12 October 1950, died while working at a properly on Lansdowne Crescent on 22 Septembe
The Supreme Court has told the UK and Scottish governments that it will consider the issue of whether the latest independence case is premature at the same time it considers the substantive issue of whether it is competent. It made the comments in a reply sent to both sides after the Advocate Genera
The Access to Justice Foundation Scotland is pleased to confirm that the Scottish Legal Walks, in aid of free local legal advice charities, are back this autumn. The Glasgow Legal Walk is on Tuesday 27 September, with the closing reception at the Royal Faculty of Procurators.
Not a single company has been prosecuted by HMRC under corporate tax evasion powers introduced five years ago. An offence for companies failing to stop those associated with the business from enabling tax evasion came into force in September 2017 under the Criminal Finances Act.
Murray Beith Murray has been named in this year’s edition of Chambers High Net Worth guide. The worldwide guide identifies leading professional advisors specialising in private wealth law. The firm’s asset protection group and partners Peter Shand and Andrew Paterson have once again been
