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Yousif Ahmed A Scots lawyer is calling for an end to a loophole in the law that allows one parent to remove their child from Scotland without the consent of the other.

A woman who challenged a sheriff’s order to appoint a local authority social worker as her brother’s guardian has had her appeal against the decision dismissed. The Inner House of the Court of Session refused the appeal after rejecting the appellant’s argument that the mental health officer wh

Councillors have given planning permission in principle (PPP) for the new HMP Highland, a "state of the art facility" that will be the first new prison in the north of Scotland for more than a century.

A House of Lords committee has called on the UK government to make legislation easier to understand, among other recommendations. The Constitution Committee in a report published today focuses on the preparation of legislation before it enters Parliament. The committee says that better policy prepar

Lord Hodge Expert evidence in civil cases was the subject of a lecture by Lord Hodge earlier this month at Middle Temple.

A motorist who was fined and had his licence endorsed after pleading guilty to speeding has successfully appealed against a decision by appeal sheriffs to increase the financial penalty imposed. The Appeal Court of the High Court of Justiciary ruled that the Sheriff Appeal Court “erred in law” i

Max Hill QC The UK's independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, Max Hill QC, has spoken out against creating new terror offences or increasing sentences for "modest or middle ground terrorist offences".

Martin Kingston QC and Alasdair Sutherland (Instructed by Morton Fraser LLP) for the Appellant. Roy Martin QC and Alasdair Burnet (Instructed by Burness Paull LLP) for the Respondent. A strategic development planning authority has had its appeal over planning obligations unanimously dismissed by jus

Prison authorities are urgently investigating how Edinburgh inmates managed to access the internet and post nude photos of themselves. The offenders are believed to have used mobile phones to upload bizarre racy snaps to Facebook and Instagram.

Roy Martin QC Terra Firma’s Roy Martin QC and Alasdair Burnet have been successful in resisting an appeal to the UK Supreme Court by the Aberdeen City and Shire strategic development planning authority against the Inner House’s decision to quash its adoption of statutory supplementary guidance i

Lack of appropriate psychological care in the country of origin of a person who was tortured there in the past is not sufficient to allow that person to claim subsidiary protection, according to Advocate General Bot. A Member State does, however, retain its discretion to grant such a person admissio

A foreign student who was alleged to have breached a condition attached to his grant of a visa has successfully challenged a decision by the UK Government to curtail his leave to remain. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that the decision by the Home Secretary to issue a notice revoking Muhammad

Martin Monaghan Martin Monaghan looks at a case clarifying the appointment of Guardians.

Selected parts of the EU's 2016 banking reform package will be fast-tracked to strengthen the "resilience" of the EU banking sector. The European Parliament, European Council and European Commission reached an agreement on Wednesday regarding elements of the review of the Bank Recovery and Resolutio

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