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Scottish Legal News now has 10,000 followers on Twitter, underlining its primacy as the leading daily news service for Scotland’s legal community. SLN managing editor Graham Ogilvy said: “Once again, I would like to thank our readers along with Kapil Summan and all of the SLN team for he

While many joke about the pitfalls of doing something silly on a work night out at Christmas, there is also the darker issue of sexual harassment by a colleague, writes Watermans' Priya Cunningham. The majority of sexual harassment cases brought before the Employment Tribunal are brought by wom

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Queensland anti-protest laws 'inherently disproportionate', UN human rights experts say | Australia news | The Guardian

The company behind a shop selling Harry Potter memorabilia faces a lawsuit from Hollywood, The Times reports. Gold Brothers, which owns The Great Wizard store in Edinburgh, has been taken to the High Court of England and Wales by Warner Bros for alleged breach of its intellectual property rights.

Three heart patients died after an angry mob of lawyers rampaged through a hospital in Lahore in a dispute with doctors. Some 200 lawyers in their traditional black suits descended upon the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC), destroying windows and doors and setting a police van on fire.

An app version of the Letter of Rights given to people in police custody has been suggested by the Faculty of Advocates. The Scottish government introduced the Letter of Rights for Scotland in 2013 and updated it last year. Ministers are now consulting on further possible changes.

The Law Society of Scotland’s Planning Law Sub-Committee is inviting Scottish solicitors and interested stakeholders to share their views on the subject of planning obligations under section 75 (Planning Obligations) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997. 

The Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee has backed the general principles of a bill which will create a Scottish biometrics commissioner, and establish a code of practice for the use of biometrics by the police. However, it is calling for the postholder to be given further powers to keep p

A bill providing for the healthcare needs of alleged victims of rape and sexual offences is to be considered by the Scottish Parliament’s Health and Sport Committee. The bill would allow alleged victims over the age of 16 to ‘self-refer’ themselves to NHS facilities for forensic me

New legislation will make it easier for disabled people to make communal areas around their home more accessible. Disabled people will be given the right to remove barriers to access by creating ramps, widening paths and installing handrails in common areas with the support of a majority of neighbou

The Scottish Land Commission has launched a programme of good practice support, backed by a new online resource to help promote good practice in relation to land rights and responsibilities. The commission has drawn lessons from the experience of the Tenant Farming Commissioner in seeking to influen

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. The sinister threat to human rights buried in the Conservative manifesto | Prospect Magazine

The Scottish Parliament’s Equalities and Human Rights Committee has supported the general principles of proposed new legislation that aims to strengthen legal protection for women and girls at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM). The Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Sco

Law students are the single group most in favour of abolishing court dress entirely, according to a survey conducted by the Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (SYLA). Court dress for judges and lawyers appearing in the Outer House of the Court of Session has been abolished, except wh

The requirement for parental consent in order for minors to change their legal gender can be "restrictive and problematic", according to a report prepared by Dentons. Only Adults? Good Practices In Legal Gender Recognition for Youth identifies 'good practices' in eight European jurisdictions: Norway