The immigration detention centre at Heathrow Airport has come under fire from an independent watchdog for holding people for "inhumane" periods. A new report from the centre's Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) notes that some detainees have been held for up to four-and-a-half years before being rel
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A man has pleaded guilty to offences under the new Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act, the first conviction since the new law was introduced on 1 April 2019. William James Murdoch, 43, of Glasgow, made his guilty plea at Glasgow Sheriff Court. He was sentenced yesterday.
New rules and forms for taking the views of children in family and civil partnership actions were explored at a special seminar by the Advocates’ Family Law Association (AFLA). The rules come into effect on 24 June, and there will also be new associated forms in the Court of Session and the Sh
An Irish man whose access to a solicitor was restricted during questioning by police on suspicion of murder did not suffer a violation of his right to a fair trial, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled. The applicant, Barry Doyle, was arrested in February 2009 in connection with the
A student anti-abortion group that launched legal action after being denied the right to affiliate now has a presence on campus. Aberdeen Life Ethics Society (ALES) claimed that an Aberdeen University Students' Association (AUSA) policy of "deplatforming pro-life student societies" ran contrary
Belfast solicitor John Finucane, son of murdered human rights lawyer Pat Finucane, has been nominated by Sinn Féin to be the next Lord Mayor of Belfast. Mr Finucane, a graduate of Dundee Law School and partner at Finucane Toner Solicitors, was elected to Belfast City Council as a Sinn F&eacut
The probation service in England and Wales is to be brought back into the public sector after a watchdog highlighted serious failings in the partly-privatised system. In a report published in March, the National Audit Office (NAO) said problems with the major reforms implemented in 2014 had cost tax
Iain Mitchell QC clears some of the confusion surrounding artificial intelligence ahead of the AI Beyond the Hype event in Edinburgh this month. In October, 2017, Saudi Arabia conferred citizenship on Sophia. The puzzling thing is that Sophia is a robot, even more human-looking than the archety
Thorntons has advised G.S. Brown (Precision Engineers) Limited in its transition to employee ownership.
Michael Sheridan reflects on the changes proposed by the Roberton Review and the urgent need for Scots lawyers to participate in the discussion on the future of legal regulation. This is a period of seismic change in the regulation of the legal profession. Whereas previously there was a long-standin
A retired pastor has called on European countries to pardon tens of thousands of people who were convicted of witchcraft and executed from the 1400s to the 1700s. Hartmut Hegeler, 73, is a long-time campaigner for the rehabilitation of witches in Germans and has inspired towns like Cologne, Leipzig
A powerful sketch by Nelson Mandela, The Cell Door, Robben Island, has been sold at Bonhams' modern and contemporary African art sale, in New York for $112,575. The wax pastel crayon work, which the South African revolutionary and president created in 2002, was one of the few that the statesman kept
Director Joe Berlinger's new Ted Bundy biopic arrives in cinemas and on Sky Cinema today amid a storm of controversy over its casting of former teen heart-throb Zac Efron as the notorious murderer, rapist and necrophile who killed at least 30 women in the 1970s. The film, described by Berlinger as a
The Council of the EU this month gave final approval to the Copyright Directive – a highly controversial piece of legislation aimed at striking a fair balance between the profits made by internet platforms and the creatives whose content they make accessible to users. Although the rules are se
Scott Clair, solicitor at Balfour+Manson, explores how innovative processes can make dispute resolution quicker, easier and cheaper in the 21st century. ‘What is it going to cost? How long is it going to take?’ Almost every litigator will be familiar with hearing either or both questions
