The UK government has published the terms of reference for the long-awaited public inquiry into the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane. Mr Finucane, who co-founded Madden & Finucane Solicitors, was murdered in his home in north Belfast on 12 February 1989 by loyalist paramilitaries wh
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The Supreme Court has rejected the Kingdom of Spain’s long-running attempts to invoke state immunity to prevent renewable energy investors registering their 2018 ICSID arbitration award in England. Infrastructure Services Luxembourg and Energia Termosolar, the investors, are owed €120 mil
An accelerated review of legal aid reform will take place in Northern Ireland following a breakthrough in talks between justice minister Naomi Long and striking criminal barristers. The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) began a withdrawal of services from all legally-aided Crown Court cases at the star
The family of murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane has criticised the UK government over delays to the beginning of a long-awaited public inquiry. Mr Finucane, who co-founded Madden & Finucane Solicitors, was murdered in his home in north Belfast on 12 February 1989 by loyalist paramilit
The introduction of juryless trials, with which Scotland has long been threatened, is now being proposed south of the border. Tony Lenehan KC warns against the move. Juryless trials are back in the news, after a UK government proposal to cut back on using juries in certain matters in courts in Engla
Two rival administrations are both claiming to be in charge of a city as a result of a long-running, unresolved and extremely boring legal dispute. Voters in Nelsonville, a small city in south-eastern Ohio, backed sweeping changes to local government in a referendum in November 2024.
The detail of the European Union’s long-awaited accession to the European Convention on Human Rights is like a “three-dimensional puzzle” because of the several vital and interlocking elements which need to be agreed, a new study suggests. The Treaty of Lisbon created an obligation
Northern Ireland's justice minister, Naomi Long, has rejected calls for mediation to resolve a long-standing dispute over criminal legal aid fee levels. Members of the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) yesterday withdrew services from all legally-aided Crown Court fees in a significant escalation of in
Thorntons is growing its work experience offering with the PRIME initiative, following a successful first year which saw 21 pupils complete week-long placements in Edinburgh and Dundee. This year, the firm will expand the programme to include Glasgow with up to 30 placements available across the thr
A check on the pages in Wikipedia for Diana, Princess of Wales suggests that there are at least 30 books about the lady, and the long article there has about 500 footnotes. That alleged number of books may be a low number of the actual publications, given foreign interest. These bare statistics do n
Blackadders LLP is to donate £34,000 to Maggie’s Centres across Scotland after a year of fundraising for the cancer support network. The firm adopted Maggie’s as its charity of the year for 2025 and Blackadders’ teams from every office took part in a series of events and chal
The Great War had an unprecedented and long-lasting impact on crime in Scotland. From the first year of the war prison committals were at their lowest levels since the 1870s, and remained there until after armistice in 1918. Even amongst those citizens not in the armed forces imprisonment also fell
Solicitor and estate agency Ralph Sayer has launched a year-long partnership with Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home (EDCH) to raise thousands for animals in need. Launching this month and running for a year, the firm will turn everyday legal services into life-saving help for pets, with initiatives designe
