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A short-term prisoner who claimed that a decision not to release him on a home detention curfew licence breached his human rights has had an action for £10,000 damages dismissed. Thomas Scott sued the Scottish Ministers, claiming that his continued imprisonment following a Parole Boa

Voluntary euthanasia has become legal in the Australian state of Victoria, Reuters reports. The law came into force 18 months after being passed by the state parliament in November 2017.

LendingCrowd, a fintech lending platform, has appointed Robbie McKenzie to the newly created post of general counsel and chief risk & compliance officer. A dual-qualified lawyer holding practising certificates in both Scotland and England, Mr McKenzie will lead LendingCrowd’s legal, risk a

Homelessness charity Simon Community Scotland (SCS) has received a boost after the Glasgow office of Irwin Mitchell raised £6,555 to support its work.

The British and Irish Association of Law Librarians (BIALL) have awarded the Wildy BIALL Law Librarian of the Year 2019 accolade to Roddy Waldhelm. The award was collected by Mr Waldhelm, head of the Solicitors Legal Information Centre (SLIC) in the Scottish Government Legal Directorate, at the BIAL

Just Employment Law has aided the fight against pancreatic cancer by raising over £81,000 at its Summer Ball held at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Glasgow on Saturday 15 June.

A police department has apologised after encouraging people to turn in the father of their kids if they have outstanding warrants – on Father's Day. “Does your child’s father have warrants?” asked the Topeka Police Department on Twitter.

Graham Simpson MSP has successfully lodged an amendment to the Planning (Scotland) Bill which would introduce mediation int the planning system. Throughout the passage of the bill, there has been discussion around how there can be more community engagement within the planning process.

The Blackadders Employment Team are participating in the Mighty Stride (25 miles) in the 2019 Kilt Walk in Dundee to raise funds for the Dundee Carers Centre.

CMS is to become the first law firm to sign The Glass Network's framework for Scottish law firms that promote LGBT+ diversity and inclusion. The firm's managing director, Allan Wernham, will sign The Glass Charter at CMS and The Glass Network's Pre-Pride Brunch, in its Edinburgh

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia unlawful, court rules

Seosamh Gráinséir recounts the Yelverton saga, litigated across the Scottish, English and Irish courts and which resulted in marriage reform in Ireland. On 15 August 1857, Maria Theresa Longworth and Major William Charles Yelverton got married in a Catholic Church near Rostrevor. They

Pakistan is to establish more than 1,000 courts devoted to tackling violence against women, the country's most senior judge has announced. Chief justice Asif Saeed Khosa said the special courts would let victims speak out without fear of retaliation, The Guardian reports.

Clive Phillips, head of the land & rural business team at Brodies LLP, gives an insight into the rural sector and the challenges it faces. Q) You are a lawyer and farmer – tell us about it?

The Scottish government has published legislation to extend the right to vote in Scottish elections to citizens of all nationalities legally resident in Scotland. The Scottish Elections (Franchise and Representation) Bill aims to benefit around 55,000 people and reaffirms the existing voting rights