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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

Licensing chiefs are calling for answers from the Scottish government after it sent out legal papers riddled with errors to trade bodies. Official accreditation documents, which were described as being “full of errors in terms of basics in law”, were sent out on September 26, detailing t

Campaigners against Brexit have announced their intention to sue the Electoral Commission unless it reopens an investigation into a £435,000 donation to the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). The Good Law Project, founded by Jolyon Maugham QC, sent a formal pre-action letter to the electoral wat

Between July and September 2018, average selling prices in east central Scotland rose by 6.2 per cent to £250,991 compared to the same period last year. In Edinburgh, the average selling price rose by 7.8 per cent to £272,241. As with last month, two-bedroom flats in Leith, the Shore and

The Court of Appeal has ruled that thousands of people may have been unlawfully held in immigration removal centres in recent years. In a case brought by five asylum seekers who were challenging the provisions of the Dublin III regulations, judges ruled that detained people could not be held indefin

A new trailer for On the Basis of Sex, an upcoming drama about the life of US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, has been released ahead of its cinema début.

A man has become the first person to be jailed under new modern slavery laws after he used children in a "county lines" operation. Zakaria Mohammed, 21, a drug dealer, was sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment at Birmingham Crown Court for his drug operation which he ran between Birmingham and Lincoln

One of the largest law firms in Ireland, Matheson, has launched an app that advises companies on what to do if they are raided as part of a white-collar crime investigation, The Irish Times reports. Dawn Raid explains to companies how to prepare for raids by the authorities and has contacts for a "r

Unseen items from 19th century revolutionary, author and activist Frederick Douglass and his family will be on public display for the first time this month at the National Library of Scotland. The exhibition of original manuscript letters, speeches and photographs provides powerful insight into the

Dallas McMillan Solicitors held its second annual race night on 7 September to raise money for charity partners Cancer Support Scotland and the Good Morning Service. In total £9,165.80 was raised to and split equally between both parties. In addition to the races on the night the firm als

Margaret Reid, higher executive officer at Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service; Frank Reid, managing director, Robertson Northern; Jeff Hedley, project director, Robertson Northern and Nikki Burnel, executive officer to Sheriff Principal A key milestone has been reached at the Inverness Justice Ce

The Scottish Young Lawyers’ Association (SYLA) has announced its latest series of events. It is a busy time of year so check out the full list of events below. So you want to be an IP/IT Lawyer? – Tuesday 9 October 2018, Burness Paull LLP, Glasgow

It’s hard to believe only ten years have passed since touchscreen phone keyboards entered the mainstream, sweeping away the misery of millions who otherwise had to type messages with a number pad. Unfortunately for BlackBerry and its iconic QWERTY keyboard, the touchscreen revolution also her

Police officers attending domestic disputes are to be issued with sound protection because of noise at work regulations in a UK first. The initiative, pioneered by Police Scotland, follows a review prompted by the PSNI's £135 million bill paid to former officers with damaged hearing.