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FIFA and UEFA rules which prevented a group of football clubs from establishing a controversial new European Super League are unlawful, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has found. The two Swiss-headquartered associations threatened to impose sanctions on clubs and players who partic

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. UN calls for probe as Israeli army accused of killing unarmed Palestinians

The Supreme Court has upheld decisions rejecting an attempt to allow AI to be named an inventor on a patent application. Dr Stephen Thaler had tried to have his AI, named Dabus, recognised as the inventor of a food container and a flashing light beacon.

The First Division of the Inner House has quashed the decision of a reporter which had allowed an appeal by the operators of a motocross track against an enforcement notice on the basis that it was served out of time. James Findlay KC and Kenneth Young of Terra Firma Chambers, instructed by Brodies

The Lord Advocate, Dorothy Bain KC, has reflected upon the 35th anniversary of the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie and the longest-running investigation in the history of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service. She said: “For 35 years now the families of the 270 people murd

Stronachs has marked the publication of a book on new energies and the creation of a collaborative group. A Guide to the New Energies has been published by Stronachs LLP through Aberlour Press Limited to set out an overview of the energy transition to net zero over the next 20 years.

Compass Chambers' David Swanney successfully represented the pursuer at the opposed motion hearing to determine the issue of expenses in Henry Clarke v Marks & Spencer Plc. Following a decree of absolvitor, the defender sought an order of expenses against the pursuer in terms of Section 8(4)(b)

Dozens of school pupils are taking legal action accusing their school of ending a key exam 90 seconds early. The lawsuit filed by at least 39 students in South Korean capital Seoul seeks damages of 20 million won each (around €14,000 or £12,000), the BBC reports.

An apprentice digital media executive has been awarded £50,000 after she suffered victimisation and discrimination at work because she found maths "very difficult". Sophie Molyneux sued Apprentify, a firm that sources apprenticeships, after she was fired from a role at a business that trains p

Ireland will take the UK to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) over a controversial law ending criminal and civil proceedings related to killings during the Troubles, the Irish government has confirmed. Victims and survivors of the Troubles had urged the Irish government to take the rare ste

Jones Whyte is taking on a cycling challenge covering 2,422 miles from its Glasgow office all the way to Lapland in aid of the Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity (GCHC). The Lapland Cycling Challenge holds particular significance for the Jones Whyte team as they rally behind their colleague R

Holyrood has backed new laws that will prevent killers from acting as executor on their victim’s estate. MSPs voted unanimously to pass the Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Bill, which will close this loophole, allowing a court to remove someone convicted of murder or culpable homicide from a

A law professor at the University of Strathclyde has been elected as an emeritus member of the Society of Legal Scholars (SLS), in recognition of his distinguished career as an academic. Professor Alan Paterson OBE joined Strathclyde in 1984 and served as head of the university’s law school fo

The Scottish government will not appeal the judgment in the judicial review challenging the UK government’s use of a section 35 order to block the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill. The Supreme Court's ruling means the bill cannot proceed to royal assent and be enacted.

A teenager has become the youngest person to ever qualify as a lawyer in California. Peter Park passed the California bar exam at the age of 17, breaking a record previously set by an 18-year-old.