Russia has been told by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to stay the execution of two British men serving in the Ukrainian army who were captured in Mariupol and sentenced to death. The applicants, Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin, are British citizens who were born in 1973 and 1994, respectiv
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The Brussels office of the UK's law societies will close in November. Opened in 1991, the office represents the profession to the EU and monitors legislative developments in the bloc.
New legislation to control the sale and use of fireworks has been passed. The Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill passed following a Holyrood debate and introduces a fireworks licensing system, with mandatory safety training, for people wishing to purchase and use fireworks.
Businesses, consumer groups and financial and legal professionals are being invited to share their views on a proposed law which could substantially reform how Scots can raise finance. The Scottish Parliament’s Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee has launched a consultation on the Scotti
The Faculty of Advocates has joined other legal bodies in criticising the UK government's Bill of Rights. The government said that this has taken heed of the responses from various stakeholders, including those in Scotland. The Faculty said it regrets that there was little evidence of this.
The SNP was accused of making a power grab after legislation to support Scotland’s recovery from Covid passed its final stage. MSPs voted in favour of the Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill, which proposes changes in 35 specific legislative areas, many of which originated in tem
Mariel Kaney, deputy legal secretary to the Lord President’s Private Office has been named winner of the Law Society of Scotland’s In-House Rising Star Award 2022. Law Society president, Murray Etherington announced the winner at this year’s virtual In-House Annual Conference yeste
A Sri Lankan national who claimed he was at risk from authorities due to his participation in the 2006-2009 civil war has lost a final appeal against the dismissal of his asylum claim by the First-tier Tribunal. The appellant, A (SR), originally claimed asylum in the UK at port on 11 September 2012.
The Aberdeen Law Project has announced the appointment of James Grainger and Emma Jamieson as co-student directors. Mr Grainger and Ms Jamieson, both second year law students, are succeeding co-student directors Helena Siebenrock, who stepped down in May, and Victorie-Anne Gomez-Llorens, who stepped
The Lord Advocate, Dorothy Bain QC, has referred the provisions of the Scottish Independence Referendum Bill to the Supreme Court. The bill was introduced yesterday and proposes that a consultative referendum be held on 19 October 2023.
The Guardian has obtained a Scottish government memo that reveals that “it is almost certain” draft legislation has been altered to secure the approval of the monarch under a procedure called Queen's Consent. The memo also confirms that her lawyers may discuss the details of bills with t
Controversial legislation which will allow the UK government to unilaterally disapply parts of the Northern Ireland protocol has cleared a major parliamentary hurdle. The Northern Ireland Protocol Bill was approved at second reading in the House of Commons by 295-221, with Conservative and DUP MPs v
The Scottish Land Commission has today published recommendations to Scottish ministers to shape the land market and the carbon markets so that they work in the public interest. The recommendations are:
A judge in the Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that two civilian employees of the United States Air Force working on bases in the UK were unable to raise claims in the Employment Tribunal due to the doctrine of state immunity. The first claimant, Anthea Webster, was dismissed from her role in Oc
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) relied on the wrong legal basis to disclose motorists' personal data to private car parking companies seeking to recover unpaid parking charges, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has ruled. In a six-page opinion published this month, the priva
