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Sir Jeffrey Jowell Proposals to repeal the Human Rights Act 1998 will pose problems for the UK's constitutional settlement according to a legal expert.

The European Court of Human Rights has today launched a multilingual Twitter accountECHRPublication reserved for news on case-law publications, translations and the HUDOC case-law database. Registrar Erik Fribergh said: “Over recent years the Court has stepped up its efforts to improve the underst

Michael Gove The Justice Secretary, Michael Gove is to enact radical changes in the penal system by transferring more power from Whitehall to prisons themselves.

A father who left his baby daughter brain-damaged after shaking her and throwing her down on to a couch in a “deliberate and violent assault” has had his seven-and-a-half year prison sentence reduced following an appeal. The Criminal Appeal Court quashed the sentence and imposed a custodial term

Proposed changes in the law of succession could reduce the number of cases where children of the deceased inherit a share of the estate, the Faculty of Advocates has suggested. In its response to a Scottish government consultation paper, which followed a report by the Scottish Law Commission, the Fa

Justice Secretary Michael Matheson Traffickers face life in prison under a new law approved by the Scottish Parliament yesterday.

Lorna Jack, chief executive of the Law Society of Scotland The Law Society of Scotland has issued a statement after it emerged a staff member linked to scrutiny of Michelle Thomson MP's property dealings was a leading pro-independence activist.

The Scottish Legal Action Group (SCOLAG) has endorsed the Scottish government’s planned removal of the three year limitation period in respect of actions for damages for personal injuries for in-care survivors of historical child abuse but believes that it should not be limited to “in-care survi

Angela Haig, leader of Henderson Loggie’s professional practices sector group The latest annual legal practices benchmarking review conducted by Scottish accountants Henderson Loggie, in conjunction with the other seven members of the MHA association of independent accountancy firms around the UK,

Data protection legislation of a member state may be applied to a foreign company which exercises in that state, through stable arrangements, a real and effective activity the European Court of Justice has ruled. The Data Protection Directive provides that each member state is to designate one or mo

A High Court judge has made a “gagging order” prohibiting the media from publishing details of the divorce proceedings between Liam Gallagher and Nicole Appleton. Mr Justice Mostyn continued a previously imposed reporting restriction order to prevent the press from reporting witness statements o

Families in the Highlands are stealing food to feed themselves, a senior police officer has said as official new figures show a sharp rise in food theft. Chief superintendent Julian Innes, Police Scotland’s divisional commander for the Highlands and Islands, said shoplifting had "seen a spike this

David Menzies Directors who act inappropriately now face a tougher disqualification regime, as David Menzies explains.

Rhoda Grant MSP MSPs yesterday rejected another bid to tackle demand for commercial sex through an amendment to the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Bill.

Roger Mackenzie Digby Brown has announced that family lawyer Roger Mackenzie has joined the firm.