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COP28 hosts the United Arab Emirates has ignored calls from international civil society to demonstrate its respect for human rights as it refused to release imprisoned dissidents, Amnesty International said. The Emirati government’s legislation and practices impose severe restrictions on the r

Plans to amend the law on glorifying terrorism in the wake of the pro-Palestine marches should not be implemented as doing so would not help the police, MI5 or the probation service, the UK government’s independent reviewer of terrorism legislation has said. In a 15-page report submitted to th

A £5 billion claim against Sony PlayStation has been permitted to proceed by the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT). The claim, brought by consumer rights expert Alex Neill on behalf of 8.9 million PlayStation customers, was first filed in the CAT in August 2022 and is an opt-out group leg

Blackadders LLP has bolstered its business services team in Glasgow with the appointment of John Elder as a commercial property partner. Mr Elder has joined the firm from Shepherd and Wedderburn and has more than 25 years’ experience in commercial real estate. He specialises in cross-border tr

Deliveroo riders have no right to collective negotiations in respect of pay and conditions, the Supreme Court has ruled. Lady Rose said that riders had no "employment relationship" with the food company and were not entitled to compulsory collective bargaining.

A January 6 rioter representing himself at trial who produced sovereign citizen arguments that a federal judge described as "bullshit" and "gobbledygook" has been found guilty of various charges. Taylor James Johnatakis of Washington state was arrested in February 2021. His trial began last week. A

A state-of-the-art forensic laboratory which plays a vital role in toxicology testing has been formally opened. The purpose-built Moorepark laboratory was established with almost £6 million of Scottish government funding. It carries out toxicology tests for a wide range of substances, includin

The police in Scotland recorded 297,425 crimes in the year ending September 2023. This was three per cent higher than the 287,374 crimes recorded in the year ending September 2022, but three per cent lower than the 307,938 crimes recorded in the year ending September 2019. The recording of crime for

Police were called to a former seafood market and restaurant where they arrested a man who allegedly stole over $1,200 in air fresheners. Police in University City, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, were called to an abandoned building that is now used for storage.

A lawyer who began his career in Argentina has joined Lindsays. Juan Casal has been appointed as an associate in the corporate and commercial department in Edinburgh.

An Italian court has convicted over 200 people for various crimes, including criminal association, extortion, and bribery in the country's largest mafia trial in 30 years. The trial took place in a high-security courtroom in Calabria, designed to accommodate a significant number of defendants, lawye

Pictured: Rachel Corsie and Robin Mitchell Rachel Corsie, Scotland Women’s National Team captain recently met Robin Mitchell, real estate partner at Shoosmiths as the Scottish FA and law firm celebrated the impact of their four-year partnership.

Aberdeen house prices fell by 0.6 per cent in the most recent quarter, with a more significant annual drop of 4.4 per cent, according to the Aberdeen Solicitors' Property Centre (ASPC).

More than 1,070 members of the legal profession have called on the UK government to press for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the West Bank and to take urgent steps to ensure the UK government does not violate international humanitarian law or aid or assist its violation by others. The letter, or

Alasdair Hardman will be returning to practice at Themis Advocates on 1 Dec. The stable, which has welcomed Mr Hardman back after a year-long sabbatical, said: "He was an integral part of the stable prior to it becoming Themis Advocates and for the two years that followed and we thoroughly look forw