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On Monday 16 March, JUSTICE Scotland will host two events exploring the impact of human rights and the rule of law. A panel discussion in the afternoon will examine the European Convention on Human Rights and its impact in Scotland. Chaired by Angela O’Hagan (chair of the Scottish Human Rights

TLT has launched a new qualification pathway in Scotland, boosting social mobility and improving access to the legal sector. The ‘Pre-PEAT’ traineeship is an internal three-year work-based route to qualification for paralegals that offers an alternative to university. It will allow candi

Holyrood has unanimously approved measures enshrining the right of care home residents to contact with family and friends. Anne’s Law was developed following the pandemic, when restrictions on care home visits had a significant impact on residents’ health and wellbeing, but will also app

The former Public Guardian, Sandra McDonald, will reflect on the progress made since the landmark Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 during her keynote introduction to CLT Scotland’s Elder Client Conference taking place at Hilton Glasgow on Tuesday 17 March. The conference will also co

Scotland's contract law will be modernised under legislation backed by MSPs, providing clearer rules for individuals and businesses on how legally binding agreements are formed and some of the remedies available when they are breached. The Contract (Formation and Remedies) (Scotland) Bill was passed

Macdonald Henderson is the top legal adviser in Scotland, having advised on 29 deals last year, the latest Experian M&A report shows.

A man has been convicted of culpable homicide over the death of his wife in Dundee in July 2023 in a legally novel case. Lee Milne, 39, was found guilty on Monday, 2 March, 2026 of culpable homicide and domestic abuse offences following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow.

Businesses will be expressly banned from microchipping their employees under legislation proposed in a US state. Legislators in the state of Washington are currently considering House Bill 2303, which provides that an employer "may not request, require, or coerce any employee to have a microchip imp

Lord Burrows has reflected on his experience as the first full-time academic appointed directly to the Supreme Court in a talk delivered at Oxford University.  He described the shift from specialist scholarship to generalist judging, the court’s strong culture of collegiality – with

The Lands Tribunal for Scotland has refused an application by Murrayfield Curling Ltd to relax title conditions restricting summer use of its rink, holding that predictable control of shared access and event planning justified their retention. The ice rink was built at Murrayfield, Edinburgh, in the

The Court of Session ruled that a children’s hearing failed to consider the best interests of a sibling affected by its decision, as required by Article 3 of the UNCRC. The judgement confirms that hearings must treat the welfare of all impacted children as a primary consideration and clearly r

Scotland’s prison population is “highly likely” to rise further by the summer and could surpass last year’s record peak, according to new figures published by the Scottish government. Statistics released yesterday forecast that the average daily population in July will lie be

An English pub which was told selling pints for 25p would be illegal decided to give them away for free instead. Whitelocks, in Leeds, had intended to offer pints of a popular 1970s beer, which had been recently relaunched, at 1970s prices.

A significant image from Scotland’s history has gone on display in Parliament House, Edinburgh. The print, that dates from the early 1700s, shows the then Scottish Parliament as it appeared when it was in session around 1680.

A new report has called on the Scottish justice system to modernise the ‘antiquated’ way it cites witnesses to attend court. Inspectors from HM Inspectorate of Prosecution in Scotland (IPS) and HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland (HMICS) carried out a joint review into