Significant concerns have been raised over the Scottish statutory instrument implementing an ostensible increase in legal aid fees proposed by the Scottish government last year. The Glasgow Bar Association said only five of its members supported the package offered by the government and that it had
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The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) has confirmed that courts and tribunals will continue to operate business as currently scheduled during the latest lockdown. The existing exemptions to restrictions, allowing court and tribunal users and staff to travel to, and work in, court and
A legal messenger known as the world’s most loyal employee, having worked at the same firm for 84 years, has passed away. John Burns was 98 and had said he would retire in the weeks before his death. He had continued delivering legal documents around the Court of Session for TC Young Wilson Te
A total of €171.3 million in GDPR fines were issued against European countries in 2020, a new report shows. The fines were issued between January 1st, 2020, and January 1st, 2021, according to the GDPR Fines 2020 Report by Finbold.
International law firms are getting rid of their trophy offices as they attempt to cut space by as much as half, given the shift to remote working in the past year. Law firm moves in London are among the most valuable deals in the city, with expensive offices designed to impress clients and attract
A trustee who embezzled hundreds of thousands from a charity has been ordered to pay back £700,000 in profit. Architect Ian Brash, from Wallyford, East Lothian, admitted embezzling £358,832 from the Dr Robert Malcolm Trust between August 2010 and September 2014.
Drone owners must register their devices under regulations designed to protect privacy. New rules require all drones fitted with cameras to be logged with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
A lawyer has been imprisoned after exchanging hundreds of calls and messages with a prisoner via contraband phones smuggled into a jail. Dene McClean, 37, communicated with Jonathan Gomez on various illicit phones on more than 500 occasions, it was found.
The highest court in Japan has endorsed a ruling granting the country's longest-serving death row inmate a retrial. Iwao Hakamada, 84, has been on death row for more than 50 years after he was convicted of robbing and murdering his boss as well as the man's wife and two children.
New legislation to make sure next year’s Scottish parliamentary election can take place fairly and safely during the coronavirus pandemic has been backed by MSPs. The poll is expected to go ahead as planned on 6 May and the Scottish General Election (Coronavirus) Bill – which has passed
A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Uganda: Police detain leading lawyer for LGBT rights on money-laundering charges | The Guardian
Octopuses are thugs that will punch fish for no reason other than "spite", new research has found. A team led by Eduardo Sampaio, of the Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre in Lisbon, found that the cephalopods would punch fish while they were working together to find food, The Times reports.
The Dean of Faculty threatened to withdraw from the Scottish government's legal team in its defence against Alex Salmond unless they brought an end to the case, new documents show.
New powers and measures to align devolved Scottish law with European Union (EU) legislation after the end of the Brexit transition period have been backed by MSPs. The UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Bill – which has passed its final stage in the Scottish Par
The Scottish government has launched a consultation seeking views on potential improvements to the legal complaints system, within the current legislative framework of the Legal Profession and Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 2007. The government said there is a compelling case for the consideration of amen
