As the world marks Human Rights Day today, Amnesty International UK says it is a vital moment to reflect on the fact that most people across the country strongly support human rights protections and "believe they matter now more than ever". Recent polling conducted by Savanta for Amnesty Internation
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The police watchdog is straining under an exploding workload, with investigations up 375 per cent in 12 years, its commissioner has warned. The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) Laura Paton said that although formal performance targets were still being met, the volume of work had
More than 100 separate resources have been brought together for the first time to support Scottish public sector organisations in "effectively embedding" equality and human rights in their day-to-day work. The Mainstreaming Toolkit is part of a suite of new publications – including a guiding E
Dr Eddy Wifa and Dr Mitchell Lennan have both been appointed as co-directors of the Aberdeen University Centre for Energy Law (AUCEL). Dr Wifa is a senior lecturer (energy law) at the School of Law, which he joined in 2020 following the completion of his PhD in Marine Renewable Energy Health a
Elon Musk's social media platform X has been fined €120 million by the European Commission for breaches of the EU Digital Services Act (DSA), including over its paid "blue checkmark" system. Originally introduced to verify the identity of high-profile users such as celebrities and journalists,
The Scottish Law Agents’ Society has reacted with dismay to the decision by the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal to reduce the standard of proof it applies from beyond reasonable doubt to a balance of probabilities. Andrew Stevenson, its secretary, explains why. This decision amo
Govan Law Centre (GLC) has raised judicial review proceedings in the Court of Session against Tayside Health Board over its failure to provide medical assessments and treatments for adults with suspected Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). GLC's client lives in Perth and Kinross where n
A woman who attacked a 97-year-old man in his home and caused injuries from which he later died has been jailed for more than six years. William Lambie suffered a fractured thigh after Tandy Swinton, 44, assaulted him in his Dundee flat while demanding money. He underwent surgery in hospital but die
A mother whose daughter who suffered a brain injury during labour resulting in cerebral palsy has successfully established liability on the part of her health board after a lord ordinary found that an ultrasound ought to have been ordered after a measurement of the Symphysis-Fundal Height on the bab
The Law Society of Scotland has joined a new legal aid Fee Review Mechanism Group to help push for changes that ensure the system’s long-term viability. Law Society president, Patricia Thom, attended the first meeting of the new group on Wednesday, alongside Ian Moir, co-convener of the societ
In memory of Neil Beynon, advocate, who died at the end of October, Ross Macfarlane KC has arranged a memorial mass for Mr Beynon at St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral in Edinburgh – to which all friends, colleagues and instructing agents are invited. The mass will be held on Saturday 13 Decem
