A panel of legal professionals are to discuss the current priorities and future directions of sexual harassment and the law at an event in Edinburgh this month. Join The Consent Collective and its panel at a public event hosted by Edinburgh University on 16 March, 18:00 – 19:30 at the Usha Kas
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BTO partner Lynn Richmond is heading to northern Finland for five days to trek in the Arctic Circle in aid of Ayrshire Hospice. The Ayrshire Hospice is a charity which helps patients and their families throughout Ayrshire in providing care and support to those with a terminal illness.
Members of the Scottish legal community are invited to face the future and have their pictures taken as part of a global photography project showcasing the future of women in law. A photoshoot being held on Friday 6 March in the run up to International Women’s Day will be hosted at the Law Soc
Preserving free movement in Scotland for EU citizens would not undermine the post-Brexit visa regime, according to law firm Fragomen. In a report commissioned by the SNP members at Westminster, the firm endorses the view that a devolved or tailored immigration regime could be introduced north of the
Asylum seekers affected by the Serco ‘lock-change’ evictions in Glasgow can remain in their homes for another three months after Govan Law Centre (GLC) secured a further suspension of appeal cases. The long-running legal battle began in July 2018 when asylum accommodation provider Serco
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined CRDNN Limited with the maximum £500,000 fine for making more than 193 million automated nuisance calls. Operating out of a Clydebank business park, CRDNN Limited was raided by the ICO in March 2018, with computer equipment and documen
The Scottish Government has published new legislation on the development of heat networks to help meet climate change targets and tackle fuel poverty. The Heat Networks (Scotland) Bill will introduce regulation and a licensing system for district and communal heating to accelerate use of the network
The UK is to withdraw from the European arrest warrant scheme. In a document detailing Britain's approach to negotiations with the EU, the UK government said: “The agreement should instead provide for fast-track extradition arrangements, based on the EU’s surrender agreement with Norway
A man dubbed “Captain Calamity” after he failed to sail around Britain in a dinghy has been jailed for recording his trial and refusing to delete the recording. Stuart Hill, 77, campaigned to declare Orkney & Shetland a sovereign state and stood for the seat in the 2017 general elect
The accelerated transfer of a judge who was critical of the Indian government's handling of violence in Delhi has raised concerns. Justice S Muralidhar, who was hearing a petition regarding the religious riots, condemned the police and central government on Wednesday, after which orders for his imme
Celtic must accept responsibility for the abuse that took place at its feeder club, according to a report commissioned by the Scottish Football Association. Martin Henry, chairman of the Independent Review into Sexual Abuse in Scottish Football, said it is beyond doubt that Celtic could not be separ
The value of fines and penalties collected in the last three years has risen in all categories, reflecting consistently strong collection rates, the new Quarterly Fines Report from the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service reveals. The 43rd Quarterly Fines Report shows that the value of Sheriff Cour
New bodycam footage shows the moment an officer in Florida arrested a six-year-old girl as she cried. Kaia Rolle was taken to a police vehicle with her hands fastened behind her back because she had had a tantrum at her school in Orlando.
Sheriffs, summary sheriffs and lawyers at Glasgow Sheriff Court are to stop routinely wearing wigs and gowns in civil proceedings. Practitioners should hang up their court dress from March 2, a practice note from the Sheriffdom of Glasgow and Strathkelvin states.
A successful young solicitor from Ayr who was due to be sentenced for a driving offence has sadly died. Kay McFarlane, 34, was to be sentenced at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court last Thursday after having crashed her car at Crosshouse Hospital last summer when she was over the drink-drive limit.
