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The insures for Glasgow School of Art have raised legal proceedings in the Court of Session against the company that installed fire and security measures at the Charles Rennie Mackintosh building that was destroyed by fire. Arrest Fire & Security Ltd, based in Glasgow, was contracted to pro

A group of 29 states has expressed "deep concern" about human rights in Saudi Arabia as it bids to rejoin the UN Human Rights Council. Human rights organisations Reprive and the European Saudi Organisation for Human Rights (ESOHR) have echoed these concerns as the Saudi Arabian government has not fo

Dentons is hosting a new series of events in Scotland entitled "The Big Blether" which will be dedicated to the issues that matter to its clients and communities. Each event in the new series will feature speakers from all walks of like who will share their stories, thoughts, and opinions on importa

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. US reframing of human rights harms women and LGBT people, advocates say | US news | The Guardian

The outbreak of war in 1914 prompted a business dispute that ultimately reached the House of Lords and influenced reform to English law. Kate Scarborough explains the details of the case. Cantiere San Rocco SA v Clyde Shipbuilding and Engineering Co Ltd [1923] SC (HL) 105 concerned a

Law firms have cast doubt on the fairness of an inquiry into reform of the judicial review system in the UK. Fundamental elements of the constitution are to be reviewed by a panel appointed by the UK government, with a view to reform. 

Sheriff Graeme Napier at Aberdeen Sheriff Court has refused to deal with any more cases via video link after a particularly challenging connection to HMP Grampian this week. In response to COVID-19, a number of court cases have been conducted using video links to the accused at a police station or p

A second call has been made to implement a system for the appointment of honorary QCs in Scotland. The independent observer of the appointment of Queen’s Counsel in Scotland, Jessica M. Burns, made the comments in her report on the appointment of silks.

David Davis MP is asking the High Court for access to secret court hearings into past UK involvement in torture. These secret hearings are taking place in the judicial review Mr Davis is bringing – along with Reprieve and Dan Jarvis MP – over the UK government's refusal to hold an indepe

The Scottish Feminists Judgments Project (SFJP) has launched its third and final podcast episode. The Podcast series, which was launched last month, aims to consider whether important legal cases might have been decided differently if the judgment had adopted a feminist perspective.

The UK government has refused to give evidence to the Scottish Parliament on its UK Internal Market Bill. The UK government says it regrets that Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Alok Sharma MP will not be able to appear before Holyrood’s Finance and Constitution

Judgment in a business interruption insurance case that featured 15 Queen's Counsel and 20 junior counsel has been handed down by the High Court. The court found in favour of the arguments advanced for policyholders by the Financial Conduct Authority on the majority of the key issues.

The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) has announced that its new Application Programming Interface (API) for the Civil Online service is ready for a wider rollout. Civil Online, which was launched in April 2019, is a fully digital service for simple procedure cases, enabling cases to proc

The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (SYLA) has created created a survey to understand how COVID-19 has affected young lawyers and their careers. The aim for the survey is that the responses will allow SYLA to identify ways to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 and shine a spotlight within the lega

Lawyers in Aberdeen have called for temporary courtrooms to be established to help tackle the increasing backlog of cases caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, as sheriff and jury trials have still not resumed. The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) recently announced plans to restart High