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Edinburgh-headquartered Ennova Law has opened a Dundee office as part of its ongoing expansion plans. The firm’s new office, which is based in the city’s Flour Mill office development in Exchange Court, is headed up by partner Fraser Morrison who joined the firm six months ago from Black

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Commissioner publishes observations on alleged human rights violations of migrants returned from Italy to Libya | Council of Europe

Lawyers' groups have written to the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, over concerns about the detention of civilians, including lawyers, in Kashmir. The Bar Council of England and Wales and the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales expressed "serious concern" over reports that civilian

A new report from MSPs on the Justice Sub-Committee on Policing looking at police capital spending has concluded that an above inflation increase is vital to allow officers to operate efficiently. Key findings from the report, which will form an annexe of the main Justice Committee’s pre-budge

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has reported its best ever year of performance in dealing with complaints about lawyers and law firms in Scotland. The SLCC annual report covers the SLCC’s performance in its 2018-19 operating year.

A Nigerian businessman who was refused indefinite leave to remain in the UK despite living here for more than a decade due to tax discrepancies has been granted permission to appeal against the decision to refuse his application. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that the Upper Tribuna

Protesters are calling on Serbia's finance minister to resign after it emerged that he had plagiarised parts of his PhD thesis. Ivanka Popovic, Dean of Belgrade University, has confirmed that Sinisa Mali's doctorate will be annulled.

The vast majority of Taser use by police in Scotland in the last year has been found to be necessary, proportionate and justified. The findings are highlighted in the Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) 2018-19 annual report. PIRC investigations also found that one third of all Ta

Offenders will be required to contribute to the cost of supporting victims of crime from today. A new financial penalty will be imposed on all criminals who are sentenced to pay a court fine and the money raised will be banked in the Victim Surcharge Fund.

The Stair Society has announced the publication of its 66th volume. Edited by Dr Alice Taylor, The Laws of Medieval Scotland: Legal compilations from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, brings together collections of Scotland’s ‘auld lawes’ in a new edition featuring both the

Russia has passed legislation banning the sale of smartphones, computers and smart TVs that are not pre-installed with Russian software. The law, due to come in force next July, has come under criticism from privacy experts and the tech industry.

Specialist law firm Cycle Law Scotland is working with Police Scotland as part of a national road safety campaign to highlight the importance of all road users being seen during the winter months. The #LightUp campaign will see cyclists being given a pack of front and rear bicycle lights to ens

The Royal Bank of Scotland has had an appeal rejected against a decision that it could not avoid paying out a successful payment protection insurance (PPI) mis-selling claim to a loan customer who became insolvent. The Inner House of the Court of Session upheld a decision of the

A carol service for members of the legal community will be held on Friday 6 December in Edinburgh. Practitioners and students alike are welcome to attend the Lawyers' Christian Fellowship carol service on Friday 6 December 2019, 7pm at St Columba's Free Church of Scotland, Johnston Terrace, Edinburg

Morton Fraser has promoted commercial property expert Amar Wali to partner within its housebuilding and commercial real estate team. Mr Wali's appointment comes in the wake of a number of new client wins for the team in the past 12 months.