The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has welcomed the Court of Appeal’s (CoA) ruling that it has succeeded in its appeal against the decision of the Upper Tribunal on DSG Retail Limited (DSG). In its judgment, published yesterday, the CoA supports the ICO’s grounds for appea
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A lord ordinary has refused a petition by a company challenging a decision to select a site in Tobermory as the preferred site for a new educational establishment on the island of Mull after ruling that there was no procedural unfairness in the final vote approving the selection of the site. Mull Ca
Russia's Supreme Court has upheld a fine imposed on search giant Google which is roughly a million times more than the combined GDP of the entire world. Judge Sergei Samuylov said there were no grounds to review the imposition of the 91.5 quintillion rouble fine (around €1.2 quintillion or &pou
It is 1831 and the good people of Cromarty are setting up a circulating library. A list of suggested titles is purchased, read, handed to the next book club member on the list and then they are discussed… well, not very often as this intricate tale of books, romances, relationships, politics,
People released from prison in Scotland are facing a mental health and substance use crisis, according to a first-of-its-kind study. The University of Stirling-led research, tracking more than 8,000 prisoners over four years, shines a spotlight for the first time on their unmet needs on release from
Adults at risk of harm should receive better and more consistent care under a new national framework. The Adult Support and Protection National Learning and Development Framework has been published for use by professionals and volunteers across Scotland.
The Inner House of the Court of Session has allowed an appeal against a grant of planning permission for a wind farm following the developer's successful appeal to the Scottish ministers after ruling that the construction of the wind farm and its connection to the grid constituted a single project f
A top City of London banker has admitted to systematically dodging rail fares for nearly a year – saving himself £6,000 in the process. Joseph Molloy, a former HSBC executive, avoided a prison sentence after admitting to 740 instances of "doughnutting".
The Scottish government is considering whether the age at which young people may marry or register a civil partnership should be raised from 16 years old to 18. Writing for Scottish Legal News, Professor Elaine E Sutherland argues that how Scots law addressed the capacity and responsibility of child
Schools will now need to inform pupils when a request is made by a parent or carer to withdraw them from religious observance and to consider any objection the young person may have, under legislation backed by MSPs. The Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Compatibil
A "two-email limit" has been imposed on lawyers in England's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in a bid to encourage younger members of staff, whose entire generation appear to have telephonophobia, to pick up the phone. Stephen Parkinson, the director of public prosecutions, has ordered a clamp-down
The Inner House has published its opinion in the case of Raeshaw Farms v the Scottish Ministers, which concerned a proposed windfarm development – and specifically whether the grid connection required to be taken into account in the Environmental Impact Assessment. The court assessed whether t
A personal injury sheriff has ordered a pursuer who abandoned an action against the distribution company that formerly employed him alleging he suffered psychiatric injury following a data breach to pay expenses to the defender after finding that he had raised a claim based on false evidence and mis
A post-Brexit deal on Gibraltar has reached another milestone following its formal adoption by the European Commission. EU and UK negotiators reached a political agreement last summer on a deal to remove all physical barriers, checks and controls on persons and goods circulating between Spain and Gi
