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Controversial UK government plans to bring in the world's first age-verification system for online pornography have been abandoned. The commencement of part 3 of the Digital Economy Act 2017 was repeatedly delayed, having originally been set for April 2018.
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A barristers' chambers has defended an unfair dismissal case brought by a former tenant, The Times reports. Goldsmith Chambers had expelled Karen Gillard after a number of complaints made against her, including allegations of bullying, an employment tribunal heard.
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A woman has listed Donald Trump's alleged crimes in a scathing parody song she uploaded to the internet.
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Jones Whyte is hosting another free drop-in divorce clinic following the success of the first two.
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Failures to disclose evidence to defence lawyers have resulted in the number of collapsed criminal cases almost doubling in four years, The Times reports. Figures obtained from the Crown Prosecution Service show that, on average, about two cases were dropped per day last year as a result of delays i
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A student law society is holding a conference aimed at those interested in a career in litigation. Aberdeen University Mooting Society has received the support of the Lord President, Lord Carloway, who will be keynote speaker at the conference and networking event next week in the Granite City.
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The fourth season of activities organised by the Tumbling Lassie Committee drew to a close with the holding of the fourth Tumbling Lassie Ball at the Stables, Prestonfield House.
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Lord Keen of Elie QC, the Advocate General for Scotland, has been accused of professional misconduct and will be the subject of disciplinary proceedings later this month. On 29 October, Lord Keen, who represented the government in the recent Scottish Brexit litigation, will appear before the Bar Tri
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The Scottish government has published guidance for legal professionals to help them cope with a possible no-deal Brexit. Two guides cover the changes to cross border civil justice cooperation in family cases and in civil and commercial cases.
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Axiom Advocates has been ranked as a band 1 set in 12 different practice areas with members receiving an outstanding 119 rankings in the latest Chambers UK rankings. Axiom has won high praise in the first instance for its core practice areas as “a stable distinguished by its extensive ranks of
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Scotland has become the first country in the UK to ban plastic-stemmed cotton buds. Further action on plastics is already planned with Scotland’s deposit return scheme expected to capture 90 per cent of aluminium and steel cans, glass and plastic bottles once operational.
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A tool that aims to make the UK’s human rights records transparent and the government accountable has been launched. HumanRightsTracker.com allows civil society organisations, academics, parliamentarians and legal professionals to learn about the UK’s human rights duties under UN treatie
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California has introduced a ban on the sale and manufacture of new fur products, becoming the first state in the US to do so. The new law was brought into effect at the same time as legislation barring most animals from circus performances, The Guardian reports.
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The practice in Scotland of delaying detainees' access to a lawyer has been condemned for the second time by a Council of Europe committee, which has called for legislation to be amended to secure this right – seven years after it did so the first time. Detained persons are entitled to have a
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The implications of Brexit for asylum policy and for vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers in Europe have been highlighted in a new Lords committee report. The most significant implication of UK withdrawal from the EU’s Dublin System – which determines responsibility for asylum applicat
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