A Paisley man convicted in the High Court of Justiciary on charges of assault, indecent assault, and rape against four former partners has lost an appeal against his conviction based on being deprived of a fair trial. Clark Thomson argued that the trial judge had failed to give appropriate direction
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Elon Musk's social media platform X, formerly Twitter, is breaching the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA) by allowing anyone to buy a "blue checkmark" previously reserved for notable figures, the European Commission has said. Following an in-depth investigation, the Commission has informed X of its pr
The High Court of Justiciary has refused an appeal against the imposition of an Order for Lifelong Restriction on a man who assaulted a woman on her way home from work with the intention of raping her. Maximiliano Moreno, aged 22, was given an OLR with a punishment part of 32 months’ imprisonm
For Pride Month 2024 members of Shepherd and Wedderburn’s Pride Network write on this year’s topic of LGBTQ+ inclusion in television. This month, we are given an opportunity to educate ourselves and others; an opportunity to support and uplift a community; an opportunity to observe and p
There is no right to assisted dying under European human rights law, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled by a 6-1 majority. Dániel Karsai, a prominent human rights lawyer in Budapest, Hungary, unsuccessfully argued that the criminalisation of physician-assisted dying (PAD) violated h
Hong Kong is becoming a totalitarian state, Lord Sumption has said. The former Supreme Court justice, who last week resigned from the territory's Court of Final Appeal amid fears of Beijing's influence, said that the rule of law has been “profoundly compromised” there.
Two British judges have resigned from Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal. Lords Collins and Sumption, former justices of the UK Supreme Court, announced their resignations yesterday.
Addleshaw Goddard (AG) has opened applications for its business accelerator programme, AG Elevate, providing ambitious tech companies with the opportunity to secure a package of tailored legal advice to help them grow at scale. The ten-month programme will provide selected growth-stage businesses wi
Shared Parenting Scotland pays tribute to solicitor Billy Finlayson, who passed away this month. The family lawyers who attend the local meetings of Shared Parenting Scotland all provide valuable support to the parents who attend these meetings.
The number of commercial property rent disputes between landlords and occupiers rose for the first time since 2016 as more cases had to be referred a third-party for resolution, according to new analysis from Knight Frank. The commercial property consultancy obtained figures from the Royal Instituti
Last week was Mental Health Awareness Week, with its theme being “Movement: moving more for our mental health”, writes Jodi Gordon. It has long been established that physical illness and injury can impact someone’s mental wellbeing. That link has only become clearer for me ove
A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. ‘It’s not human’: What a French doctor saw in Gaza as Israel invaded Rafah
The Housing (Scotland) Bill introduced to the Scottish Parliament on 26 March sets out changes to rent controls, evictions and tenants’ rights, but it does not address a key issue in residential tenancies, write John Stirling and Conner McConnell. See part two here. Now that the private r
Pictured (L-R): Paul O'Kane, Evelyn Tweed, Lord Carloway, Marie McNair and Annie Wells The Lord President, Lord Carloway, has stressed the importance of the separation of powers to a visiting committee of MSPs from Holyrood.
Edinburgh Law School's Professor Gillian Black is to deliver her inaugural lecture next month. Family life is generally regarded as a private matter for the family members. This gives rise to a troubling tension at the heart of family law: how should the state respect the privacy of the family while
