Solicitor Waqqas Ashraf has founded his own law firm – WA Legal. The new practice, which operates nationwide, deals with criminal defence and road traffic law.
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A scheme organised by Baroness Helena Kennedy QC has seen more than 100 female Afghan judges and their families rescued, The Times reports. Working with a team of pro bono lawyers, she has raised more than £1 million, chartered planes and organised the transfer of hundreds of people to Athens.
The UK’s national human rights institutions are warning that the human rights implications of the climate crisis must be tackled during COP26 in Glasgow. The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, Scottish Human Rights Commission and the Equality and Human Rights Commission highlighted that
Lawyers at a major City firm will be able to buy electric cars through a new scheme designed to contribute to the fight against climate change. Stephenson Harwood, which employs over 1,100 people across eight global offices, will make the scheme available to all staff in London from next year.
A couple spent so much on lawyers in a bitter divorce battle that they destroyed their lifestyle in what a judge has called “nihilistic litigation”. Mr Justice Peel in the Family Division of the High Court said the visible assets” of Captain Paul Crowther, 55, and his wife Caroline
In-person hearings will resume at the Inner House of the Court of Session on November 15, lawyers have been told. Though not yet officially announced, Jonathan Mitchell QC noted the development on Twitter.
Prosecutors have dropped a case against a woman who faced up to two years' imprisonment for alleged acts of homophobia and transphobia online. Marion Millar, 50, from Airdrie, was charged by police with offences under s.127 of the Communications Act 2003 over her social media activity in 2019 and 20
The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has been successful in defending a number of leave to appeal cases in the Inner House of the Court of Session in recent months. These include five cases where the complainer sought leave to appeal against the SLCC’s decision that the complaint wa
The Herald has published an obituary of James Walker, who passed away on September 19 at the age of 61. He was "a Scottish man of business who became one of the most prominent commercial lawyers in East Asia".
The owner and landlord of a holiday cottage where a teenager died have been fined after failing to maintain the gas heaters. No annual checks were carried out on the cabinet heaters in Glenmark Cottage, which were also placed in small rooms without enough ventilation.
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A woman who worked as a stripper has said the Employment Appeal Tribunal's refusal to grant her anonymity infringes her right to respect for a private and family life, The Gazette reports. The claimant in A v Burke and Hare had worked in Edinburgh and London and sought £1,846 for holiday
Poland must pay the European Commission a daily fine of €1 million following its failure to comply with a July ruling over judicial independence. The judgment from the Court of Justice of the European Union comes after the Commission sought "financial penalties" to ensure Poland suspends new la
Officers abusing their position for sexual purposes is now the single largest form of police corruption in England and Wales, a watchdog has said. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said the number of people facing disciplinary proceedings for APSP has "risen sharply" in the past three
Just Employment Law will be turning Firhill Stadium Purple this Saturday, in conjunction with Partick Thistle FC, ahead of their “Battle of the Thistles” game against Inverness Caledonian Thistle. The third Purple Thistle Day is being held to raise awareness for JEL’s charity partn
