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The Criminal Justice Committee is seeking views on the Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill. The bill, introduced by Ash Regan MSP, targets those who buy sexual services by creating a new criminal offence of paying for a sexual act.

A new survey seeks the views of domestic abuse victims who have sought to raise domestic abuse at any stage of the Scots family law process. The survey has been designed by Dr Ilona Cairns, a senior lecturer in law at the University of Aberdeen, who is currently researching access to justice is

Criminal trials arising from the Post Office Horizon IT scandal may not commence until 2028, the Metropolitan Police officer leading the investigation has told the BBC. Met Commander Stephen Clayman said: "The teams need to be really meticulous and [pay] attention to detail, but actually we are maki

The US Supreme Court has delivered a significant victory to President Trump, ruling that lower federal courts lack the authority to impose nationwide injunctions blocking his executive orders. In a 6–3 decision on Friday, the court sided with the administration in a case concerning Mr Trump&rs

Aimée Doran has joined Compass Chambers after calling to the bar. Ms Doran comes to the bar after nine years as a solicitor in both the private and public sectors. She has a wide range of experience spanning personal injury, clinical negligence, fatal accident inquiries, public inquiries, cri

More than £348 million worth of illegal drugs went up in thick smoke in major cities across Myanmar as part of a day of action against drug abuse. Heroin, opium, speed, crystal meth, kratom, cannabis and ketamine were among the drugs put to the pyre as part of a ceremony that has raised eyebro

Buskers in the heart of Quebec City must now sing in French under new rules. Since May, two busy sites in Petit Champlain, the tourist hotspot of Quebec's capital city, have only allowed buskers to sing in French or play instrumental, CBC reports.

The Northern Ireland courts will be asked to rule on the definition of "sex" in equality law after the Equality Commission said there was "significant legal uncertainty" in the wake of a landmark UK Supreme Court ruling with implications for trans rights. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously in April

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. A new special tribunal will investigate Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. Will it be effective?

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has launched a six-week call for views on its guidance for international data transfers under the UK GDPR. International data transfers underpin around 40 per cent of UK exports and 20 per cent of imports, enabling businesses to "access new markets,

Meta has secured a legal victory in a copyright case brought by a group of writers, including Sarah Silverman and Ta-Nehisi Coates, who accused the company of unlawfully using their work to train its artificial intelligence models. The authors had alleged that Meta violated copyright law by using th

Katherine Tresca has been promoted to the partnership at Carey Olson in Jersey. Ms Tresca, who is one of six new partners, has a practice that covers a broad area of Jersey corporate law, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions (both private and public, including via members' schemes of arrangement

Irish and American researchers have published the findings from a series of focus group discussions with senior UK judges about courtroom AI. Dr Brian Flanagan, the Maynooth University associate law professor who made waves with his research on the influence of Wikipedia on judicial decision-ma

A new study has raised serious concerns about the use of joint enterprise prosecutions, with researchers documenting the routine charging of individuals with murder despite minimal connection to the underlying crime. The report, published by the miscarriage of justice charity Appeal, is the result o

A new, simplified procedure for notifying courts of the intention to use standard special measures when certain vulnerable witnesses are giving evidence comes into force today. In criminal cases where an indictment or complaint is served on or after this date, parties citing a vulnerable witness wil