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Human rights protections are at risk from the UK government’s proposals to replace the Human Right Act, according to a new evidence report submitted to the United Nations (UN) by the Scottish Human Rights Commission. In its “report card” to the UN’s latest Universal

Italy violated Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights after it failed to protect a woman and her children, one of whom was murdered by the applicant's partner. Ms Landi alleged that the Italian state had failed to take the requisite action to protect her and her two children from the d

A Police Scotland alert system intended to tackle the rise in thefts from construction sites has been launched. It comes in the wake of incidents recorded in Perth and Kinross this year.

The Scottish Conservatives are encouraging Scots to have their say on the removal of MSPs who fail to carry out their duties, before consultation on the Removal from Office and Recall Bill closes tomorrow. The ‘Mackay’s Law’ bill is being put forward by Scottish Conservative MSP fo

A new report reveals changes to Scotland's rural land market and values, amid strong timber prices and rising demand in non-farming leisure estates. The report published today by the Scottish Land Commission shows the Scottish rural land market is characterised by exceptionally high demand but conti

The High Court in London has adjourned a $4.2 billion fraud trial involving a Ukrainian state-owned bank and several Ukrainian defendants on the basis that the defendants cannot properly prepare in light of Russia's invasion of their country. The case was brought by PrivatBank, the largest commercia

Criminal trials in England and Wales could stop completely from today as barristers take industrial action over legal aid funding for defence practitioners. The Criminal Bar Association is moving ahead with its work-to-rule, with bar leaders saying they were taking action because real incomes for cr

Russia has been suspended from the UN Human Rights Council following a vote at the UN General Assembly. Ninety-three members voted in favour of the move yesterday while 24 were against and 58 abstained.

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. The mysterious missing UN report on human rights abuses in Xinjiang

A claim by a provider of online legal services alleging a breach of contract by a client to which it supplied it services as an add-on for insurance packages has been refused by an English judge. Epoq Legal Ltd argued that DAS Legal Expenses Insurance Ltd was in breach of contract and was obliged to

Edinburgh Law School has been ranked 17th in the world by subject in the latest QS World University Rankings. The rankings also place the law school 6th in the UK. Edinburgh is the only Scottish university to feature in the top 20.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority is conducting spot checks on law firms Parliament has said are working for Russian oligarchs. The professional body has been mentioned in debates at Westminster as MPs try to find out what is being done to penalise firms which may be in breach of their regulatory

Tax avoidance schemes have been named for the first time by HMRC as users are warned they could face large tax bills. HMRC has today advised anyone involved in Absolute Outsourcing’s or Purple Pay Limited’s Equity Participation Scheme to withdraw from them as soon as possible to prevent

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has urged Facebook to take action on scam investment adverts following a rise in fraud attacks on social media platforms. Nikhil Rathi, chief executive of the FCA, listed Facebook’s owner Meta and Twitter as companies that must accelerate their crackdown o

Solicitor Clare Burns is among five newly appointed non-executive directors of the Scottish Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (SCSSA). Lady Rae, first board chair of the SCSSA, selected the appointees following a recruitment process which was open to anyone with interest, experience and experti