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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found that a private hospital group and seven consultant ophthalmologists broke competition law by taking part in illegal price-fixing. Following an investigation by the CMA, Spire Healthcare Limited and Spire Healthcare Group plc has admitted tha

In its recent judgment in Gladman v Scottish Ministers, the Court of Session set out its interpretation of how Scottish planning policy applies a tilted balance to planning decision making in Scotland. Terra Firma Chambers’ James Findlay QC and Craig Whelton of Burges Salmon acted for Gladman

Spaniards who work from home will be given the right to suggest their working hours and to claim teleworking expenses from their employer, under a new bill. The country's Ministry of Labour has introduced the draft legislation for employees who work from home, El País reports.

The Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee has today announced its unanimous support for the general principles of the Protection of Workers Bill after it published its stage one report on the bill. The bill, which seeks to increase protection for retail workers, was introduced by Daniel Johnson MS

The UK government should act immediately to deal with a "pandemic of misinformation" that poses an existential threat to our democracy and way of life, according to a report of the Lords' Committee on Democracy and Digital Technologies. The committee said online platforms are not "inherently ungover

Arnot Manderson Advocates has welcomed Jonathan Murphy and Fergus Whyte to the stable following their admission to the Faculty of Advocates in another historic but socially distant calling ceremony held in Parliament Hall. Mr Murphy calls to the bar having previously worked at Gildeas Solicitors in

The Civil Justice Committee of the Law Society of Scotland has called on the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) to urgently review a decision to refuse paper-based simple procedure actions. SCTS has confirmed to the Law Society that, except in exceptional circumstances, simp

The test for standing in judicial review cases brought on ECHR grounds should be that of 'sufficient interest', a new briefing by the Human Rights Consortium Scotland argues. Chris McCorkindale and Douglas Jack from Strathclyde University were commissioned by the consortium to produce a researc

A draft law which would increase the penalties for dog-owners whose pets chase, attack or kill farmed animals is to be considered by a Holyrood committee. The Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee has issued a call for views on the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill, which

New Nightingale-style courts will be opened to deal with the backlog of more than half a million criminal cases that have built up during the pandemic, The Times reports. Ten sites have been identified by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), amongst them town halls and university lecture theatres, wh

The Citizens Rights Project has announced a further free webinar in its series of events on EU citizens’ rights in Scotland. This webinar, on Thursday 2 July, will look at what rights EU citizens now have to access local government services in Scotland. The topics to be covered are:

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A blog written by Professor David Cabrelli of Edinburgh Law School along with research assistant Jessica D’alton has been featured in the House of Commons Library Briefing Paper 8880. Professor Cabrelli’s work on legal matters relating to COVID-19 was referred to three times in the

An addition to a discussion paper on cohabitation has been put forward by the Faculty of Advocates. The Scottish Law Commission paper examines statutory financial rights for cohabitants, and the distinction, if any, there should be with spouses and civil partners.

Scottish Labour MSP Elaine Smith has this week launched a public consultation on a proposal for a bill that seeks to enshrine the human right to food, as recognised by the United Nations, into Scots law. The bill, entitled the Right to Food (Scotland) Bill also seeks to establish an independent stat