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Half of UK lawyers say legal TV dramas influenced their decision to enter the law, according to a new survey. London-based commercial law firm EM Law surveyed 500 legal employees to understand what influence TV shows had on their career decision.

Benjamin Netanyahu is to push ahead with the judicial reforms that have plunged Israel into one of its most severe internal crises. His declaration comes after 80,000 people protested in Tel Aviv over the proposed changes.

Glasgow-headquartered Complete Clarity Solicitors and Simplicity Legal posted annual turnover of £1.5 million in the year to May 2023, up from £1.1 million on the previous year. The firm has now delivered substantial salary increases to all staff in addition to the introduction of a

Dr Michael Foran responds to a critique of his commentary on some upcoming cases. Robin White has kindly offered a response to a recent article I wrote about two upcoming cases concerning the meaning of sex within the Equality Act. I welcome the caution concerning the dangers of analysing the law fr

The Criminal Justice committee is calling for views on the Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill, which includes proposals for a pilot of juryless trials. The Scottish government bill aims to improve the experiences of complainers and witnesses within Scotland’s justice system

Students at the Aberdeen Law Project (ALP) have had a string of successes recently. In one case, ALP successfully reduced its client’s rent after winning a fair rent dispute case in the First-tier Housing Tribunal for Scotland.

DWF has hosted 18 students for work experience in Edinburgh and Glasgow as part of the business' community education programme.

A former employee of a state school in Gloucestershire who was sacked after making social media posts deemed by the school to be potentially homophobic or transphobic has won an appeal against an Employment Tribunal decision dismissing her claims for direct religious discrimination and unlawful hara

The recent arrest of former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon predictably provoked widespread discussion of the Contempt of Court Act – as it applies in Scotland, writes Thomas Ross KC. It came as a surprise to many that the provisions of the Act were triggered so early in the process. This &ndas

A new paper, Natural Capital and Land Reform – Next steps for a just transition, outlines how Scotland can achieve its climate and nature objectives in ways that also deliver on land reform and strengthening communities. The report, from the Scottish Land Commission, highlights the existi

Views are being sought on plans to enshrine international human rights – including the right to health and an adequate standard of living – into Scots law for the first time. As part of a forthcoming Human Rights Bill, the proposals look to reduce inequality and would place a broader ran

A crooked police officer was hospitalised after swallowing a stack of banknotes to avoid being caught extorting a businessperson. The officer, in Colombia's capital Bogotá, allegedly teamed up with a colleague to threaten the business owner with false sexual allegations, The Guardian reports.

A senior judge has said that despite advances in AI technology, it is unlikely to replace human beings in judicial decision-making in complex, personal cases but could provide solutions for certain types of civil disputes. Master of the Rolls Sir Geoffrey Vos predicted that AI was likely to make dec

Dame Sue Carr is to take up the role of lord chief justice of England and Wales in October, becoming the first woman to hold the top judicial post. Lord Burnett of Maldon, who has held the role since 2017, is retiring at the end of September.

Barrister Robin White, of Old Square Chambers, responds to a recent article on the Equality Act. I read with interest the article Equality Act and sex – important Scottish cases on the horizon by Dr Michael Foran of Glasgow University. Some of his analysis I agree with but much I disagree with