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The House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs committee has launched a new inquiry into support for jurors in England and Wales, along with an accompanying call for evidence. The Courts and Tribunals Bill is currently making its way through Parliament. The committee wants to determine the current leve

In a foreword to Peter Tobin: Hunting Shadows Tom Wood QPM, a retired senior officer formerly of Lothian and Borders Police, refers to "the most cursed of coincidences". That was a cohort of Scots, Angus Sinclair, Robert Black and Peter Tobin, all of whom in their time apparently killed at will. Jan

The United Arab Emirates has launched what it says is the world's first fully integrated AI-powered judicial platform, designed to improve the efficiency of court proceedings while leaving final decisions in the hands of judges. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, vice president, deputy prime minist

Our weekly round-up of human rights stories from around the world. UN rights chief Turk wins second term despite US and Israeli opposition

A new paper published by the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry reveals the devastating impact the Horizon scandal had on communities across the UK.  The Communities Paper, the third in a series published as part of the inquiry’s listening project In Your Own Words, draws on over 300 written

Section 250 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 (CPA) significantly expands the scope of corporate criminal liability in the UK. Under the new regime, organisations can be liable where a “senior manager” commits a criminal offence when “acting within the actual or apparent scope of

A lord ordinary has allowed proof in a claim for damages brought by the owner of an industrial unit in Bellshill destroyed by fire in 2021, after finding its averments that the tenant’s omissions caused the owner’s losses to go uninsured to be “at least arguable”. An industri

eBay has agreed to pay almost $50 million to settle claims by a Massachusetts couple who said former employees targeted them with a bizarre harassment campaign involving live cockroaches and spiders, a funeral wreath and a bloody pig Halloween mask. David and Ina Steiner, founders of e-commerce news

Thorntons is boosting its senior specialist credentials with the appointment of Fiona Piper and Stephen Connolly as partners in its Glasgow office. Ms Piper brings more than 30 years of advising businesses on corporate and commercial work. Qualified in Scotland and England, she acts on behalf of fou

The Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has written to Justice Secretary Neil Gray raising concerns about human rights in Scotland's prisons and secure care settings following a critical report by the Council of Europe's anti-torture committee. The letter follows the publication on 2 July of a r

New funding for Edinburgh fintech Aveni and the Financial Regulation Innovation Lab underscores Scotland’s growing strength in financial technology, with investment in AI, regulatory innovation and collaboration positioning the country as a leading hub for responsible fintech development, writ

Brodies LLP has recorded its sixteenth consecutive year of growth, reporting revenue of £138.8 million for the financial year ending 30 April 2026, up 11 per cent from £125.3m the previous year. All the firm’s core practice areas: banking and finance, corporate and commercial, disp

Amnesty International has accused India of continuing to export arms and military components to Israel despite what it says is a substantial risk they could be used in violations of international law in Gaza. In a new report, Made in India: The Supply of Weapons and Ammunition to Israel, the organis

A South Asian restaurant in Middlesborough has won an appeal to the UK Supreme Court against a £15,000 illegal working civil penalty notice, after the court found the Secretary of State’s failure to specify the grounds on which the notice was issued to be fatal to its validity. The appel

Pinsent Masons has elected John Maciver as senior partner. Mr Maciver is a finance partner and is head of the firm’s financial services sector, which under his leadership has grown by over 20 per cent in the last two financial years.