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Agents for Britain’s security service are authorised to commit serious crimes, on British soil, without informing prosecutors, under a secretive MI5 policy, a court has been told. Reprieve, Privacy International, the Pat Finucane Centre and the Committee on the Administration of Justice a

A 34-year-old man has been sentenced to five years' imprisonment for causing the death of a woman after his lorry crashed into her car while he was checking his mobile phone. David Shields, a recovery driver from Ayr, was sentenced at the High Court in Glasgow after having pled guilty to causing the

CMS has announced it will double this year’s number of Scottish bursaries to support two aspiring law students. As part of an annual UK-wide initiative, the firm awards £2,500 each year to a high-performing Scottish state school pupil from an economically disadvantaged background while t

The UK government has said claims that its Agriculture Bill is an attempt at a 'power grab' are "false and misleading" and that agriculture will "remain devolved" to Scotland. The government is not seeking consent from the Scottish Parliament on the bill because it is not legislating in areas of dev

The UK government is facing a legal challenge from Reprieve over its use of a law that can be deployed to authorise the involvement of British intelligence officers in torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. Section 7 of the Intelligence Services Act 1994 allows ministers to permit UK pe

On Sunday 16 September 2018 in Deuchny woods, Perth, eight intrepid solicitors from BTO will participate in the Spartan Super Race, which is part of the 2018 Scotland Spartan Trifecta, a daunting obstacle race series.

The Supreme Court will be hosting several Open Days throughout the summer months. These events are completely free. The will be held on Friday 24 August - 0930 to 1630, Tuesday 28 August - 0930 to 1630, Friday 21 September - 0930 to 1630. Programme highlights on these special days:

On 18 July the EU Commission handed Google a record fine of £3.8bn (€4.34bn) for abuse of its dominant position in relation to the Android operating system. David Flint and Rebecca Henderson explain why the tech giant incurred the Commission's wrath. What is a dominant position?

The High Court in London has found that a couple's Islamic marriage falls within the scope of English marriage law but is void in a ruling that could affect thousands of Muslims in England and Wales. Solicitor Nasreen Akhtar, 46, petitioned the court for divorce from her husband 

The recent decision in ICI v Merit Merrell Technology is the latest in a series of decisions in the dispute – described by Mr Justice Fraser as ‘long-running, and bitterly fought’ – relating to steelworks to be carried out by MMT at a new paint manufacturing facilit

A man who took his pet sheep, 'Chops', into a Lidl in an attempt to persuade people not to buy lamb refused to leave, choosing instead to punch a store detective and strike him with a metal pole, a court heard. Andrew Meneice, 33, appeared at the store in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, last July.

Lady Justice Arden DBE and Lord Justice Kitchin will join the Supreme Court as justices on 1 October 2018, followed by Lord Justice Sales on 11 January 2019, it was announced yesterday. Her Majesty The Queen made each of the appointments on the advice of the Prime Minister and Lord Chancellor,

20 July 2018, 17:30 - 20:00 King's Conference Centre, University of Aberdeen

Mr Justice Green, Sir Nicholas Green, has been appointed as the new chair of the Law Commission (England and Wales). Taking up his role on 1 August 2018, Sir Nicholas will serve for three years and has declared no political affiliation.