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A prisoner subject to an order for lifelong restriction (OLR) who claimed his human rights had been breached because he had not been given a “reasonable opportunity” to demonstrate that his continued imprisonment was “no longer necessary for the protection of the public” has had his claim fo

Gail Walshe

Jeremy Hunt The tobacco industry has exhausted legal avenues to overturn plain packaging laws after being refused permission to appeal to the UK Supreme Court, The Guardian reports.

Newspapers that challenged orders for costs made following trial have had their appeals unanimously dismissed by justices in the Supreme Court. Lord Neuberger gave the lead judgment, with which Lord Mance, Lord Sumption, Lord Hughes and Lord Hodge agreed.

Jennifer Taylor Jennifer Taylor casts light on a new additional nil rate band.

James Thornton A charity comprising environmentalist lawyers has challenged the UK government over its "continuing delay" in publishing a new emissions reduction plan and warned it will have "no option but to consider legal action" if delays persist.

Anne Véronique Schläpfer Global law firm White & Case LLP has published new research which reveals that arbitral institutions are accommodating an increased wish by parties for expedited proceedings and are more readily appointing women arbitrators.

Charles Campbell A firm of solicitors in Dunfermline whose office suffered an arson attack last year is to move after a planning application was approved.

The 16th International Law Student Mediation Tournament took place at Strathclyde University from 5-8 April, bringing together 126 students in 42 teams from 15 countries. The annual event, started by the International Academy of Dispute Resolution (INADR) in 2002, aims to train law students in the

A detainee who sought judicial review of the legality of a comprehensive ban on smoking at the State Hospital at Carstairs has had his appeal unanimously allowed by justices in the Supreme Court to the extent that the part of the impugned decision, which relates to the prohibition from possession of

According to Advocate General Wahl, agricultural producer organisations and their associations may be held liable for agreements, decisions or concerted practices contrary to EU law, in particular where concertation on prices or on the quantities placed on the market and exchanges of information occ

The European Union should do more to increase access to justice for victims of rights abuses by businesses, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has said. The agency, in an opinion requested by the European Council, has made a series of recommendations on issues including legal aid and cross-b

Salil Shetty China remains the world's top executioner, followed by Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Pakistan, new figures from Amnesty International show.

David Hoey

Kenny Crawford The latest publication of the monthly UK House Price Index (UK HPI) shows that the average price of a property in Scotland in February 2017 was £138,821 – an increase of 3.1 per cent on February in the previous year but a decrease of 0.6 per cent when compared to the previous month