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Academy Award-winning actor Javier Bardem and Children's and Family Emmy Award-nominated actress Yasmin Finney star in a new film, SLAPP Suit, that dramatises the threat of – and resistance to – abusive SLAPP lawsuits, released globally today by Greenpeace International.   Strategic

A personal injury sheriff has granted decree of absolvitor in an action by a retired boiler fitter seeking damages from his former employer for alleged hearing loss after determining that his loss of hearing was attributable to age and not to any injury suffered during his employment. John Pollock r

Christy Farrer has been appointed as the first chief operating officer of CMS UK. In this newly created role, Ms Farrer will lead the firm’s operational strategy across its international offices.

Blackadders has been accredited as a platinum employer partner for the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) for the second time. The firm has retained its status as the highest-level partner in the global professional body which includes lawyers, accountants, trustees and other practitio

Humanoid robots are moving closer to everyday life, but the UK lacks the laws and safeguards needed to protect the public, a researcher at Edinburgh Napier University has warned. Dr Carl Strathearn, a lecturer in computer science and researcher in autonomous social robotics at the university, said t

The criminal investigation into the Post Office Horizon scandal could be delayed by up to five years unless millions of pounds is secured, the senior officer leading the inquiry has warned. Commander Stephen Clayman said investigators need to almost double the size of the team working on the case if

Few expressions in criminal justice attract as much scrutiny as this one, and in recent days it has moved to the centre of controversial public debate, writes Cameron Irons. In the wake of widespread reporting on former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s police interview, two words have been dis

Ofcom has today fined pornography provider Youngtek Solutions Ltd £500,000 for not having age checks in place, plus £100,000 for failing to respond to a formal request for information from the regulator. Under the UK’s Online Safety Act, sites that allow pornographic material must

Samsung Electronics narrowly averted a strike by making a last-minute deal with its South Korean workers’ union, agreeing to distribute an incredible 40 trillion won (c. £20 billion) in bonuses to its semiconductor workforce. Driven by an AI infrastructure boom that has transformed memor

Summary Sheriff Courts in Scotland have "transformed" the way they in which they manage business, with scheduled trials now at its lowest level since records began, according to the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service. The roll out of a case management initiative to all sheriff courts in Scotland

A lord ordinary has varied an order awarding a separated couple shared residence of their three children to require them to be returned to the United States at the instance of their two older children after finding that the previous decision not to allow their return with the pursuer had had a sever

Law Society of Scotland director of law reform, Michael Clancy OBE, has been awarded honorary life membership of the International Bar Association in recognition of his contribution to the association’s work for over 20 years. His contribution to the IBA includes chairing the Credentials Commi

Supreme Court justice Lord Stephens of Creevyloughgare has announced that he is to retire from the court on 7 April next year. Lord Stephens has served as a justice of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council since 15 November 2017 and as a justice of the Supreme Court since 1st October 2020.