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Thursday's vicious and brutal attack on a Glasgow solicitor has sent shock waves through the legal profession in Scotland and there has been no shortage of messages of support and sympathy for a much-respected lawyer. It is unconscionable that anyone should be the victim of a targeted stabbing

“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery” or so the saying goes. But ask a brand holder what they think of imitation and I would bet a decent amount of money that “flattering” is not one of the adjectives they use, writes Neeraj Thomas. RedPoint are a US company who have

A new report delivered to the United Nations by the Scottish Human Rights Commission calls for greater government action to protect and fulfil women’s rights in Scotland.The report will be presented to the UN’s Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CE

Two pub directors and licensees have been handed a record fine of more than £327,000 for illegally showing Sky transmissions. Four people who ran between them the Prince of Wales in Stafford, the Beaufort Arms in Birmingham and the Pheasant Inn in Wolverhampton were convicted of a total of 64

Lord Pentland visited the University of Aberdeen on Friday to deliver a lecture in memory of former Supreme Court Justice Lord Rodger. Lord Pentland, a Senator of the College of Justice and chairman of the Scottish Law Commission, delivered the Lord Rodger Lecture to students participating in the Un

Roddy McIlvride QC, Joe Bryce (top right) and Alan Caskie Members of the Faculty of Advocates are to share expertise in immigration law at a masterclass conference in the autumn.

Women are still being “failed” in many areas of life, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has warned in its largest ever review of women’s rights. In its new report, Pressing for progress: women’s rights and gender equality in 2018, which is being presented to the United

Hannah Franziska is the winner of the 2018 Cloch® Quaich for the best intellectual property law-related dissertation at the University of Aberdeen. Ms Franziska's dissertation explored “Geo-blocking of online copyright-protected content in the EU – a justified infringement of the fre

A full review should be made of the “appropriate adult” system for vulnerable people in police custody before it is applied to complainers and witnesses, the Faculty of Advocates has suggested. The Scottish government plans to put existing, non-statutory appropriate adult services on a s

The Scottish government has gained the support of Northern Ireland's law officer in its legal case with the UK government over Brexit. The Lord Advocate, James Wolffe QC, has argued Holyrood's Brexit legislation is consistent with the “constitutional framework of devolution” ahead of the

The House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) has today set out how it will approach its role as sifting committee for regulations introduced under the EU (Withdrawal) Act 2018. The committee will have the power in the Lords to recommend that instruments proposed by ministers in

The cybersecurity arm of the UK government has published its first-ever report on the threat facing UK law firms from cybercriminals. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said it was "extremely important" for law firms to have access to the advice and guidance set out in the

Brexit negotiators have reviewed the future of intellectual property rights, with the likelihood being that EU-wide rights will be replaced with equivalent UK rights after the end of the transition period. This "much needed" detail should give "reassurance" to holders of EU trademarks registered bef

Lady Paton has granted permission today for a petition to proceed for judicial review of a homelessness decision against the Glasgow City Integration Joint Board (GCIJB; also known as the 'Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership'). A procedural hearing has been assigned for 22 August, and a