John Cairns, professor of civil law at Edinburgh Law School, will be chairing an online roundtable on Enlightenment and Racism hosted by the AGM of the Eighteenth-Century Scottish Studies Society, held at the University of Liverpool. The Eighteenth-Century Scottish Studies Society will hold the even
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A group of alleged fraudsters who dressed up as cardinals in order to dupe people out of millions of euros have been caught in an undercover police operation that saw officers themselves disguised – as priests. The accused were said to have tricked victims into meetings at the pontifical Grego
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Members of the Scottish Solicitors Bar Association (SSBA) are invited to respond to a survey on their preferred option for the distribution of the remainder of the Scottish government's resilience fund. The government, which has paid out £2.3m of the £9.5m fund, has sought the opini
Former diplomat Craig Murray has been refused leave to appeal to the Supreme Court and will now apply directly. He had been sentenced to a prison term for unlawfully publishing information about women who gave evidence against Alex Salmond.
Counsel for a man sentenced to a prison term for unlawfully publishing information about women who gave evidence against Alex Salmond has sought permission to appeal to the Supreme Court. Dean of Faculty, Roddy Dunlop QC said his client, Craig Murray, 62, should be given leave to appeal to the UK's
Macnabs has raised over £8,000 for Will Aid this year. The firm has participated in the annual Will Aid Scheme for 10 years now, raising an impressive total of £62,511 to date.
Lawmakers around the world should include “sunset clauses” in legislation to ensure Covid-19 health status certificates are only used during the pandemic, a new study says. Safeguards should be in place to guarantee against the risks posed to people’s privacy and human rights by ne
The Scottish Law Commission today has published a discussion paper on updating the mental element in homicide. The crimes of murder and culpable homicide are generally regarded as the most serious of all crimes in Scots law, in terms of gravity and impact on victims and their families.
UKELA Scotland has announced two new online events for its 2021 calendar. The first is a lunchtime talk by Ben Christman on 24 June 2021. Mr Christman has been appointed as the first in-house solicitor for the new Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland (ERCS).
Harper Macleod and the National Autistic Society Scotland are this week marking a significant milestone in their association to deliver the Education Rights Service to parents in Scotland.
A state senator in Ohio appeared in a Zoom meeting with a fake background while driving – on the same day a distracted driving bill was introduced. Andrew Brenner used a virtual home office background, but his seatbelt was still visible in his video feed.
Murray Beith Murray is sponsoring the Iver Salvesen Award for Combatting Climate Change at the 2021 Helping It Happen Awards. These national annual awards, which are organised by Scottish Land & Estates, recognise and highlight the achievements of estates, rural businesses and individuals who ma
Thorntons’ dispute resolution specialists Gillian Buchanan and Kirsty Waughman, alongside property partner Andrew Kirkhope, are hosting a free webinar from 9.30am on Wednesday 5 May 2021 to update private landlords and letting agents on current issues. The one hour event, which includes an onl
Clyde & Co has announced the promotion of Sarah Crewes to equity partner in its Edinburgh office as part of its 2021 promotions round. Ms Crewes joined the firm in 2015 as an insurance litigator. The majority of her practice is defence and coverage work arising from professional indemnity claims
