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The Sheriff Appeal Court has refused an appeal against the grant of a residence order without a proof in favour of the mother of two children raised by the father on the grounds of judicial bias and systemic procedural failings after ruling that there was no merit to any of his substantive complaint
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Community groups, cultural organisations and education initiatives are amongst the Scottish organisations that will be able to bid for support from a fund aimed at engaging people in tackling the climate emergency. The £275,000 Climate Engagement Fund will support activities such as climate fe
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The SSC Society is delighted to invite members to its next event: Artificial Intelligence in Legal Practice: What Every Solicitor Needs to Know” a talk by Nicholas Peter Oprescu-Havriliuc, associate at MBM Commercial LLP. The event will be held on Thursday 26 February at 6pm in the SSC Society
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The Community Wealth Building Bill has been passed by the Scottish Parliament. It aims to support investment in communities with councils, health boards and other public bodies focusing on the generation, circulation and retention of wealth in local and regional economies.
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The campaign group For Women Scotland has confirmed it has secured almost £400,000 in legal costs following its landmark Supreme Court win against the Scottish government over the legal definition of a woman. The group said a “full and final settlement” had now been agreed with min
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A new report argues that an unexpected interpretation of the Scotland Act by the Supreme Court has caused confusion over how laws are made in the UK’s devolved parliaments. The report argues the court’s reading of Section 28(7) of the Act has made it harder for devolved governments to pa
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Views are being sought on proposed changes to the Code of Practice for how Scotland’s police officers use stop and search powers. The code covers the conduct, recording and oversight of stop and search activity. The Scottish government is legally required to periodically review the code and ha
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The Israeli government is to pave the way for an expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank in what has been condemned internationally as the de facto annexation of the occupied Palestinian territory. Sweeping changes agreed by Israeli ministers on Sunday will make it easier for Israelis to bu
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Two widows who lost their husbands in the 1994 RAF Chinook disaster have spoken publicly for the first time to back a campaign for a judge-led public inquiry. A total of 29 service personnel died on 2 June 1994 when the helicopter crashed on the Mull of Kintyre en route from Northern Ireland to Scot
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A 24-year-old convicted drug dealer who pled guilty to two charges of supplying cannabis and was imprisoned for six years and three months has lost an appeal against his sentence after it was ruled that the application of sentencing guidelines for class A drugs offences from England had not resulted
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The Upper Tribunal for Scotland has refused a tenant permission to seek recall of an eviction order after ruling that the tenant not having legal representation at the hearing before the First-tier Tribunal was not sufficient to demonstrate that she did not have a meaningful opportunity to present h
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Restrictive rules in England and Wales surrounding review by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) are preventing the efficient identification of some miscarriages of justice, according to a new study. A review of hundreds of cases brought before the CCRC, focusing on assessments of memory and
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A Russian court has for the first time convicted a person for simply liking videos on YouTube. A fine of 30,000 rubles (around £285) was imposed on 72-year-old Yasily Yovdy for showing his "approval in the form of likes" under videos related to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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