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The Scottish Parliament Rural Affairs & Islands Committee hosted 40 land managers and community representatives from across Scotland to help inform its scrutiny of the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill. The committee was keen to hear more from those whose daily lives and liveliho

The charity calendar is filling up fast at Complete Clarity Solicitors.

Russian abuses of ant-terrorism and anti-extremism legislation have escalated dramatically since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine nearly two years ago, according to Amnesty International. A new eight-page briefing titled “Terrorising the dissent” shows how the Russian authorities have

A visa scheme allowing Ukrainian refugees to bring their family members to the UK has been closed without warning. The UK government yesterday announced the immediate closure of the Ukraine family scheme (UFS), while new visas under the Homes for Ukraine (HFU) scheme will now be issued for 18 months

Aberdeen University's Main Faculty Moot Final will be held on 22 February at the Kings College Conference Centre at 6pm. The event promises an evening of intellectual engagement and networking opportunities, featuring Lord Woolman, Scott Styles and Dr Jonathan Ainslie. Following the moot, attendees

The European Commission has opened formal proceedings to assess whether TikTok may have breached the new Digital Services Act (DSA). The move marks the first enforcement action under the landmark DSA, which came into force on Saturday.

Andrew Foyle takes a look at litigation trends in the UK. Shoosmiths recently published its report on major trends in UK litigation. Drawing on feedback from 360 general counsel/senior-in-house lawyers working in businesses with a £100m+ turnover, I believe the report makes very significant re

A local authority has won an appeal in the Upper Tribunal for Scotland against a decision that a woman who entered the wrong registration number into a parking payment app used in a council car park was required to pay a Penalty Charge Notice for parking without displaying a valid ticket. Fife Counc

It is just over three months since the merger between Morton Fraser and MacRoberts completed and the enlarged firm’s chief executive Chris Harte is pretty pleased with how things are going. Practice groups are getting to grips with their new capabilities and staff at Morton Fraser MacRoberts &

Aberdeen University Mooting Society has won the Lord Jones intervarsity mooting competition. The win marks the first time since 2017 that Aberdeen has reached the finals, and its first win since 2006.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has begun seven days of hearings on the legality of Israel's six-decade-long occupation of Gaza and the West Bank. The proceedings, which are entirely separate from the case brought by South Africa against Israel under the Genocide Convention, come after the

Apple is facing its first-ever EU fine of around €500 million for distorting competition in the music streaming market, according to reports. The European Commission has been investigating Apple since 2020 in connection with its rules requiring the operators of music streaming apps like Spotify

Human rights lawyer Aamer Anwar has accused Police Scotland of undermining the rights of lawyers after an inquiry heard the force gathered intelligence on him and then refused to explain why to a watchdog. Mr Anwar told the Sunday Mail that the revelations from the ongoing inquiry into the death of

Human rights organisation Liberty has claimed a "significant victory for the rights of journalists and the free press" after a seven-year legal challenge supported by the National Union of Journalists (NUJ). The UK government has agreed to introduce new safeguards to protect journalists from having