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Naruto A federal appeals court in San Francisco has ruled that a monkey does not have legal standing to lodge a copyright claim against a nature photographer because he is not a person.

At Airdrie Sheriff Court today, 23 April 2018, Sheriff Derek O'Carroll fined Mark Meechan £800 for breaching the Communications Act 2003, by posting a grossly offensive video on the internet. On sentencing Sheriff O'Carroll made the statement below in court. Section 127 of the Communications Act 20

Legal affairs minister Annabelle Ewing has been challenged to invite representatives of the Irish community in Scotland to help draw up a legal definition of sectarianism as the Offensive Behaviour Act's repeal comes into effect. Ms Ewing has appointed Professor Duncan Morrow to lead an independent

Pictured (L-R): Kirsten Will (development manager at Friends of ANCHOR), Carol Crowther (partner and chair of Stronachs’ Social & Charities Committee), Colin Slessor, and Liane Munro (senior leasing adviser at Stronachs)

Photo credit: Victoria J. Young, advocate

An asylum seeker whose claim that he would face “mistreatment” due to his political opinion if returned to his home country of Iran was rejected has now had an application to challenge the decision on the basis that the immigration judge failed to give him a fair hearing dismissed. Shahin Abdull

Graham Matthews The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has confirmed plans for an increase in its budget.

Employment tribunal claims over unfair dismissal, discrimination or pay have almost doubled, bringing the system to crisis point, The Brief reports. A flood of cases after the abolition of fees last year following a ruling from the Supreme Court that they were unlawful has led to a surge in claims,

The lower house of the French parliament has approved legislation tightening the country's asylum process, despite a backbench rebellion from President Emmanuel Macron's governing party. Among the provisions of the bill are stricter deadlines for asylum application, a longer detention period for und

Anna Poole QC

Seven houses bought using proceeds from crime have been recovered by the Crown Office's Civil Recovery Unit (CRU). The houses in Glasgow were taken from Harold Bennett, 49, and Christine Clements, 50, along with £45,000 cash and three designer watches.

Andrew Foyle Andrew Foyle, a solicitor advocate and litigation partner in the Edinburgh office of Shoosmiths gave delegates attending the annual Law Society of Scotland Debt Recovery Conference in Glasgow plenty of food for thought on the main challenges and opportunities in the business of debt rec

Lady Hale President of the UK Supreme Court, Lady Hale, delivered a speech at the University of Ottawa this month reflecting on the legacy of Beverley McLachlin, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, who retired at the end of last year.

Wildlife crime investigations could be supported by new research into retrieving human DNA found at the scene, even days after the incident has taken place. The research was initiated by the Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime (PAW) Scotland and carried out by the Scottish Police Authority

Criminal defence solicitors are going the way of the dodo according to a heat map published by the Law Society, the Gazette reports. The map shows that duty solicitors in several parts of England and Wales are over 50 and that few young people are choosing the specialism.