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A retired advocate is suing the Scottish government over claims that ministers discriminated against him because he worked part-time, The Herald reports. Colin McEachran QC, 79, has taken the government to the Employment Tribunal because he himself received no pension for his work in heading up the

Protestors in Hong Kong are preparing for fresh rallies on Friday as they demand city authorities satisfy their demands on the revocation of the Extradition Bill, The Guardian reports. Anonymous calls have been made on social media for people to gather outside the government headquarters in the Admi

Offshore private registers detailing who owns which companies in the Channel Islands are to be made public. The move follows sustained pressure on the islands to do their part of tackle tax avoidance.

Fatal accident inquiry delays are causing severe distress to families who have lost loved ones, one sheriff has said. Sheriff Christine McCrossan spoke out after an inquiry found that a suicidal prisoner could have been saved if staff had followed proper procedures when he was admitted to prison, Th

A lawyer has lost a court case against his ex-wife who failed to hand over almost £1 million in their divorce settlement, The Times reports. Alexander Hutcheon, 63, and his former wife, Nicola, 49, divorced in February 2017 and Ms Hutcheon was ordered to pay her husband £900,000.

The Supreme Court will sit in Wales for the first time when it arrives in Cardiff next month to hear three cases. The court hears appeals on arguable points of law of general public importance, concentrating on cases of the greatest significance.

A former Rangers administrator has been paid £80,000 in compensation over an order to freeze his assets that the Lord Advocate admitted was "wrongful", The Herald reports. David Whitehouse, 52, of Duff and Phelps, has been seeking £180,000 in damages against Lord Advocate James Wolffe QC

The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) has found that police were justified in using a baton on a man with a history of violence who threatened to stab one of the officers pursuing him. Officers arrived in the Rutherglen area of Glasgow on the afternoon of 21 January 2019 after p

The quality of Marks & Clerk patent prosecution and litigation services has been recognised worldwide in the most recent analysis from IAM Patent 1000, a directory of intellectual property firms. The Marks & Clerk team in Scotland was ranked 'gold tier'. The team is noted for its commitment

A judge in Minneapolis has sentenced lawyer Paul Hansmeier to 14 years' imprisonment for a scheme which saw him upload pornographic material to file-sharing networks before threatening to sue people who downloaded them, Ars Technica reports. “It is almost incalculable how much your abuse of tr

The Scottish Parliament’s Equalities and Human Rights Committee is starting its detailed scrutiny of plans to enhance protections for women and girls who have suffered or who are at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM). The committee will be hearing directly from communities and individuals

The Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC) is advertising two vacancies for consumer representative members. The SCJC was established in May 2013 and replaced the previous Court of Session and Sheriff Court Rules Councils. In addition to preparing rules for the Scottish civil courts, it has a remit t

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Ecuador's highest court legalizes same-sex marriage

The law is on Scotland's side in its dispute with Ireland over the waters of Rockall, according to two Irish maritime law experts, The Times reports. Clive Symmons, of Trinity College Dublin, said Irish ministers were "incorrect" to assert that the Scottish government had no basis for excluding Iris

Amazon is facing two lawsuits in the US over its storage of children's voices through its Alexa product, The Register reports. The lawsuits have been lodged in courts in California and Washington by guardians of the unnamed children, aged eight and 10.