A judge in the Outer House has granted permission for alleged sex abuse victims to launch a group proceedings case against Celtic FC. Lord Arthurson yesterday gave permission for 22 former Celtic Boys Club players to make a compensation claim.
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The Crown Office has been urged to consider a prosecution over the deaths of 11 people at a care home on Skye. Home Farm in Portree suffered a Covid outbreak early on in the pandemic. A number of residents died at the home, which was operated by HC One. It was later taken over by NHS Highland.
The Faculty of Advocates is hosting a free event next week ahead of International Women's Day. A screening of the film Dying to Divorce – this year’s British entry for the Best International Film at the Oscars – will be held on 7th March at the Mackenzie Building bet
Gavin Booth of DM Legal has passed away. Mr Booth, who was head of employment at the firm, had a career spanning three decades.
Three former US police officers have been convicted of violating the civil rights of George Floyd by failing to prevent his murder by their colleague. Mr Floyd's murder by Derek Chauvin, who knelt on him for more than nine minutes, sparked worldwide Black Lives Matter protests. Mr Chauvin was convic
Ukraine has filed an application instituting proceedings against the Russian Federation before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) concerning “a dispute ... relating to the interpretation, application and fulfilment of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of G
Murray Beith Murray is looking for a summer student administrator to work for 8-10 weeks over the summer period. The firm will consider applications from both legal and non-legal students as the nature of the placement is dependent on the needs of the business at that time.
Scotland’s ability to prevent and respond to the growing cyber threat "will be increased" with the creation of a new Scottish Cyber Co-ordination Centre (SC3). The £1.5 million central coordination function will strengthen Scotland’s resilience to withstand the highest level of cyb
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, 51, has been nominated to sit on the Supreme Court by President Biden, who said she was "one of the nation's brightest legal minds". She will be the first black woman to serve at the court in its 233-year history, if confirmed. The nomination comes ahead of Justice Steph
A sole practitioner solicitor who was found to have unfairly dismissed his receptionist by an employment tribunal and ordered to pay her over £15,000 in compensation has lost an appeal to the Employment Appeal Tribunal against the decision. The appellant, Mr W Finlayson (trading as Finlaysons)
A preschool in north-eastern Ukraine was hit on Friday morning with widely-banned cluster munitions while civilians took shelter inside, killing three of them, including a child, and wounding another child, Amnesty International has said. The attack appears to have been carried out by Russian forces
The Edinburgh Tax Network and Chartered Institute of Taxation invite you to join Scottish Government officials and David Phillips from the Institute for Fiscal Studies for an update on developments in devolved taxation. The event will take place on Thursday 10 March 2022 at the Mackenzie Buildi
Protecting foxes, hares and other wild mammals from being chased and killed by packs of dogs is the purpose of the Scottish government’s new Hunting with Dogs Bill. The bill will replace existing legislation in this area, making the law clearer and closing loopholes.
The criminal justice system is failing rape complainants, and "widespread reform is needed to build trust and secure justice", a new report has found. A joint inspection by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI)
A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. China's Other Human Rights Atrocity
