2 minutes
The International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) and the Scottish Arbitration Centre have announced that the XXVth ICCA Congress has been re-scheduled from February 2021 to 26-29 September 2021 in Edinburgh. Lucy Reed, president of ICCA, said: “We have been monitoring the Covi
2 minutes
Dorothy Bain KC has informed First Minister John Swinney that she intends to leave office. Ms Bain, who was appointed by Nicola Sturgeon in 2021, is expected to depart as Mr Swinney prepares to form a new government following next week’s swearing-in of the Scottish Parliament.
2 minutes
Murgitroyd has today announced the appointment of Barry Moore as managing director of its patent practice. Mr Moore joined Murgitroyd in 2021 following the acquisition of Hanna Moore & Curley, the firm he co-founded and helped build into a respected patents practice. A chartered physicist, Europ
1 minute
A solicitor who claimed she was working an average of 28 hours per day has been struck off the roll in England and Wales. Samina Ahmed recorded false time entries for 7,551.70 hours of work between 1 July 2021 and 30 June 2022 – an average of 28.24 hours per day.
2 minutes
A crucial part of the legal framework for the free flow of personal data between the EU and the UK post-Brexit has been extended until 2031. The European Commission has renewed the two 2021 adequacy decisions under which the UK's legal framework for data protection is recognised as meeting standards
2 minutes
The FCA has fined Nationwide Building Society £44 million for inadequate anti-financial crime systems and controls between October 2016 to July 2021. During this period, Nationwide had ineffective systems for keeping up-to-date due diligence and risk assessments for all its personal current ac
3 minutes
A controversy has erupted over bogus quotes contained in the Employment Tribunal ruling in the Sandy Peggie case. The original 300-page document contained material purported to be from another judgment from 2021 – the case brought by Maya Forstater against the Centre for Global Development Eur
3 minutes
Sexual crimes were seven per cent higher compared to the year ending September 2024 (increasing from 14,651 to 15,704 crimes), and 12 per cent higher compared to the year ending September 2021 (increasing from 14,052 to 15,704 crimes), new figures from Scotland’s chief statistician show. In th
6 minutes
A Livingston sheriff who heard a preliminary proof in an action for child contact has made an ex tempore judgment finding that the father seeking the contact order had sexually abused his child once in August 2020 and then again at a contact visit in March 2021, with the action later being dismissed
1 minute
Solicitor Moira Sibbald has been appointed as the new chair of Places for People's board. Ms Sibbald joined the PfP Scotland board in February 2021 and brings a wealth of experience across multiple sectors to her new leadership role.
1 minute
The Crown Office has lodged a first notice to begin the court process for a fatal accident inquiry into the death of 47-year-old Brian Cathcart. Mr Cathcart died on 7 December 2021 within HMP Barlinnie.
2 minutes
A first-of-its-kind public inquiry in Australia has published its recommendations for redress for the indigenous people who suffered genocide at the hands of British colonists. The Yoorrook Justice Commission was set up in 2021 as Australia's first formal truth-telling process and was tasked with ex
3 minutes
Property and violent crime combined and the likelihood of being a victim of these crimes has increased since 2021/22, Scotland's flagship justice survey shows. However, the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey (SCJS) shows no change as compared with the pre-pandemic year of 2019/20, and both measures a
2 minutes
An Edinburgh Law School team has won multiple prizes at the 2025 Day of Crisis Competition in the Netherlands.
2 minutes
The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred the case of YZ to the High Court of Justiciary for determination. In 2021, the applicant pled guilty on summary complaint to two charges of contravening section 127(1)(a) of the Communications Act 2003 and on a separate complaint, to a charg
SUBSCRIBE
