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Human rights group Reprieve has condemned the United Arab Emirates' threat to forcibly repatriate 18 Yemeni former Guantánamo detainees - which has been confirmed by multiple sources who spoke to the Associated Press. Forced disappearance and torture are rife in Yemen, as the UN recently repo
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A climbdown by the Scottish government on the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill has been confirmed by Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf. The 'stirring up' offence in the bill has now been limited to situations where 'intent' is present. The bill previously stated that an offence would al
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A judge of the European Court of Human Rights is to deliver this year's Macfadyen Lecture virtually. The Scottish Council of Law Reporting has arranged for Judge Tim Eicke to deliver his lecture from Strasbourg at 6:00pm on Thursday 5 November.
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The UK's pubs regulator has issued its first fine, of £2 million, against Edinburgh-headquartered Star Pubs & Bars. The Pubs Code Adjudicator (PCA) made the fine after it found serious and repeated breached of the code over three years.
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We would like to invite you to attend our Public Inquiries Webinar which will take place on Monday 2nd November at noon. We are delighted that Sir Anthony Campbell will be joining members of Compass to bring you a series of talks on experiences in public inquiries as well as the prac
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Leo Mattersdorf, friend and accountant of Albert Einstein, claimed the great physicist once said to him during a meal that "the hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax". Benjamin Bestgen this week takes a look at this marmite subject. See last week's jurisprudential primer here. I
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On Wednesday 21 October, the Equality and Human Rights Commission Scotland will host a webinar to discuss the use and impact of sexual history evidence and personal information in rape and sexual assault trials in Scotland. The webinar follows on from the commission’s review of legislation, ca
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Vatican money intended for the rescue of Catholic hostages was allegedly misused to buy luxury handbags and clothing. An investigation into Vatican finances has concluded that €500,000 paid to a company owned by Cecilia Marogna was spent on clothes and accessories from Prada and Yves Saint Laur
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Solicitors for the Elderly is hosting a Zoom meeting on 12 November in which Pauline Gibb, a counsellor will present a session on loss, grief and bereavement. She will speak for 15-20 minutes, followed by a question and answer session.
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The Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution (SCCR) is hosting an online event on "The Understanding Model of Mediation: meeting the challenge of mediation's promise" in place of its annual conference. Stephen O'Rourke QC is an advocate, arbitrator, mediator and novelist and Gary Fried
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Scullion LAW has raised over £230,000 worth of future income for Marie Curie Scotland to help people with a terminal illness.
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The Scottish government has launched a public consultation that asks for suggestions on what can be done to reduce the harms associated with prostitution. Views are also being sought on how to raise awareness and promote positive attitudes among young people in relation to consent and healthy relati
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Senators of the College of Justice have warned of inconsistency and ambiguity in proposed hate crime legislation. In a response to Holyrood's Justice Committee, judges noted that free speech provisions in clauses 11 and 12 of the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill only apply
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Michael Vaughan has been promoted to senior associate at MacRoberts LLP. A member of the commercial dispute resolution team in Edinburgh, he is experienced in a wide range of contentious matters and regularly acts for companies, insurers, public bodies and private individuals in proceedings within t
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A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Zimbabwe: English Bar condemns treatment of human rights lawyer | Law Gazette
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