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Martha Spurrier The UK government is breaking the law by collecting the nation's internet activity and phone records and letting public bodies grant themselves access to these personal details with no suspicion of serious crime and no independent sign-off – meaning significant parts of its 'Snoope

David Flint and Rebecca Ferguson look at how the CMA's approach to mergers in the grocery market is changing.

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The Police Investigations & Review Commissioner (PIRC) is investigating a fifth new allegation of gross misconduct about Scotland's Chief Constable, Philip Gormley. Commissioner Kate Frame received a complaint from the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) yesterday and after considering the allegatio

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David Bell Irwin Mitchell in Glasgow has announced promotions to associate and senior associate.

Latest figures show there has been a rise in the number of traineeships offered by sole practitioners and at firms in the Highlands and Islands.

Philippe van Lindhout A bill giving Belgian police the power to enter private homes in search of unauthorised migrants has sparked a backlash from judges.

Asylum seekers may not be subjected to a psychological test in order to determine their sexual orientation, the Court of Justice of European Union(CJEU) has determined. The performance of such a test, the court said, amounts to a disproportionate interference in the private life of the asylum seeker

Donald Trump In his State of the Union speech on Tuesday night, US President Donald Trump announced he had signed a new executive order to overturn the US Government’s commitment to close the Guantánamo Bay detention center which has been in place since January 2009.

A man who was fined after being found guilty of sexual assault has successfully challenged his automatic five-year registration as a sex offender. The Sheriff Appeal Court ruled that the notification requirements imposed for an offence which the sheriff considered to be “at the lower end of the sc

Lord Bracadale A hate crime review commissioned by the Scottish government is considering whether misogyny should be criminalised, The Herald reports.

David Gauke The Lord Chancellor has lost an appeal to a ruling that transitional pension arrangements for over 200 judges amount to unlawful age discrimination.

Brian Crook More than 80 people took part in a very successful seminar in Edinburgh yesterday on the subject of “New rights for communities to buy land and acquire public assets”.

Rachael Kelsey Rachael Kelsey gives Holyrood's Justice Committee some food for thought on how the Brexit legislation will affect family law in Scotland.