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Hundreds of lawyers in Palestine took to the streets yesterday to protest in the occupied West Bank against the Palestinian Authority’s “rule by decree”. President Mahmoud Abbas governs the region without a parliament as the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) has been inactive s

A solicitor is urging other lawyers to be mindful of a significant new piece of legislation, the National Security and Investment Act 2021, to ensure clients are not negatively affected when investing in sectors that could impact national security. The Act gives the government powers to scrutin

An event explaining the role of a sheriff principal is set to take place next month. The virtual event, hosted via Webex by Sheriff Principal Aisha Anwar, will take place on 16 August, at 5.15pm.

MI5 intentionally broke the law to acquire vast amounts of data on the British public for more than a decade, a tribunal has heard. At the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, human rights groups Liberty and Privacy International alleged that MI5 was aware it was consistently breaking laws and safeguards

Caoilfhionn Gallagher QC, a prominent human rights lawyer from Ireland who practises in London, has spoken of receiving death threats, including one which said she should be murdered "like Pat Finucane". Ms Gallagher, a barrister with Doughty Street Chambers, shared her experience while speaking at

The Metropolitan Police has admitted it did not send questionnaires to Prime Minister Boris Johnson before deciding not to fine him for attending a gathering in No 10 on 13 November 2020 or a gathering in the Cabinet Office on 17 December 2020. Fines were given to other attendees at the gatherings i

The Scottish government’s continued failure to ensure deprivations of liberty are appropriately regulated must be addressed as a matter of priority, according to the Law Society of Scotland. In its response to the Scottish Mental Health Law Review’s Additional Proposals Consultation, the

To protect customers, the UK government has introduced a new code of practice and ombudsman scheme applying to all private buyers of new homes for owner-occupation anywhere in the UK. Finlay Campbell explains the details. The New Homes Quality Board (NHQB), an independent body established by Westmin

A lawsuit involving a group of rugby players diagnosed with early-onset dementia is likely to go ahead. Rylands Law is to issue proceedings on behalf of a group of professional and semi-professional players against World Rugby as well as the Rugby Football Union and the Welsh Rugby Union.

A double glazing manufacturer has succeeded in establishing that it had a binding contract with one of its customers under which they agreed to buy glass exclusively from it from 2016 to 2020.  Supaseal Glass Ltd contended that Inverclyde Windows Manufacturing Ltd was in breach of contract for

A man has launched a multimillion dollar lawsuit against a retailer over its alleged failure to honour its promised lifetime guarantee on socks. Missouri man Kent Slaughter bought a dozen pairs of the "Redhead Lifetime Guarantee All-Purpose Wool Socks" between 2014 and 2021 and spent years bringing

A review of Scottish cricket has found that its governing body failed almost all tests of institutional racism. An investigation undertaken by Plan4Sport found 448 indicators of institutional racism at Cricket Scotland, which failed 29 of 31 tests used to measure the problem and only partially satis

Lady Hale has defended the Human Rights Act, which the UK government wants to replace with a new Bill of Rights. In an interview with The Guardian, the former president of the Supreme Court said: "The Human Rights Act is a perfectly good piece of legislation. There’s absolutely no need to scra

JustRight Scotland and Amnesty International will publish a guide on the right to protest in Scotland today. The human rights groups say it is more important than ever that everyone – from seasoned activists to members of the public – know their legal rights and are empowered to claim th

L&M MediLaw has welcomed Craig Christie, associate solicitor, to the firm. He joins with a wealth of experience and passion for client service. Levy & McRae launched L&M MediLaw earlier this year. It is led by senior associate Elizabeth Rose who is accredited by the Law Society of Scotla