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A court in Austria has ruled that internet giant YouTube can be held liable for copyright breaches in videos its users upload. In a judgment published last week, Vienna's commercial court said YouTube had played an active role in the dissemination of such content and as such could not claim "neutral

Former Justice Secretary, Ken Clarke, has called on the Prime Minister to set up an independent, judge-led inquiry into the UK’s role in torture and rendition – in the wake of her apology to torture victims. Former Prime Minister, David Cameron, promised an inquiry as one of his fir

Elizabeth Comerford discusses the strategies cybercriminals use against lawyers and some of the precautions firms can take. Cyber fraud is a continuing, ever-evolving and increasingly sophisticated threat to the legal profession. In December 2016, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (the regulator i

A proposed bill on transport will bring forward the most radical measures since devolution, the Scottish government has said. The Transport (Scotland) Bill aims to empower local authorities and establish consistent standards in the transport system.

Scotland would move to a soft opt out system for organ and tissue donation under legislation introduced to the Scottish Parliament. The Human Tissue (Authorisation) (Scotland) Bill will change organ and tissue donation from the current ‘opt in’ system to an ‘opt out’ system.

A special conference being held in Edinburgh to help landlords deal with the biggest shake-up of Scotland's letting industry in 30 years has increased the places on offer after a spike in demand. 

Police in Turkmenistan have been inspecting bathrooms after reports of locals using newspapers with photos of the country's president – as toilet roll. Police in the western region of Balkan instructed community policing officers to inspect public toilets and private houses for evidence of peo

A motorist found guilty of using a mobile phone while driving who claimed that the justice of the peace’s conduct of the proceedings breached his right to a fair trial has had his appeal against conviction dismissed. The complainer alleged that the justice demonstrated “bias” by br

Jim Murdoch, professor of public law at the University of Glasgow, has been awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queen's birthday honours list. Professor Murdoch’s contribution to the promotion of human rights has been demonstrated through his extensive work wi

Pictured (L-R): Zoe Irving, Katie Hobkirk, Jamie Lyons,Iona Anderson, Danny McGinn, Ling Deng, Colin Graham and Rachel Lawson Thorntons has appointed seven newly-qualified solicitors.

A law student has enjoyed one of the experiences of his life during mentoring by a member of the Faculty of Advocates. Samuel Munyeza was able to meet and chat with Lord Hardie, an architect of the Human Rights Act 1998, as he shadowed Euan Mackenzie QC for a few days.

Three newly qualified members of the Scottish legal in-house community have been shortlisted as finalists of the 2018 Law Society of Scotland In-house Rising Star Award. The finalists are: Victoria Davidson, Royal Bank of Scotland; Sarah Haig, Glasgow City Council; Oksana Orlova-Farre

A petition has been launched to stop a trafficking victim and former prisoner from being deported to Vietnam where he risks persecution. Duc Kien Nguyen was trafficked into the UK from his home country and was forced to work on an illegal cannabis farm.

A team of staff from Raeburn Christie Clark & Wallace (RCC&W) embarked on a demanding 75 mile cycle around their branch network in Aberdeenshire over the weekend to raise funds for the firm’s chosen charity, Friends of Roxburghe House, a purpose built specialist palliative care unit in

A Spanish man who was detained on the basis of allegations he had sexual relations with minors suffered violations of his Convention rights, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. In today’s Chamber judgment in the case of Fernandes Pedroso v Portugal the court held, unanimously, that t