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A prominent human rights lawyer jailed in Azerbaijan should be released immediately, the Council of Europe's commissioner for human rights has said. Elchin Sadykov, a well-known human rights defender, was arrested last Saturday alongside one of his clients client, journalist Avaz Zeynalli.

Digby Brown has welcomed its latest cohort of trainees.

Gateley, the first law firm to float on the London Stock Exchange, has seen its revenue rise by 13 per cent in the past year. The company's turnover for the year to April reached £137.2 million while profit increased by almost 12 per cent to £21.6m. Consequently, earnings per share rose

A health board has been granted decree of absolvitor after an action was raised against it by a woman whose baby son was left severely disabled by compression of his umbilical cord. SD, the pursuer, sought damages for the loss, injury and damage caused to her son, LD, which she averred were a conseq

A council has apologised for demanding a landowner remove a fence which it turned out had been put there by the council itself. Longford County Council in Ireland had directed local landowner Louis Herterich to remove a palisade gate and fence from his property within six weeks.

An activist in Thailand has been imprisoned for two years for dressing like the Thai queen. Jatuporn 'New' Saeoueng, 25, wore a pink dress at a demonstration in Bangkok in 2020.

Gibson Kerr is sponsoring Edinburgh University Men’s Hockey Club (EUMHC) following one of the most successful seasons in the club’s 120-year history. With a commitment to the development of its players and the aim of encouraging more students to play sport, long-established Gibson Kerr w

Black Chambers has welcomed Chris Miller to the stable. Mr Miller called to the bar in 2020 and has developed a busy, diverse practice. While it is expected that this will continue, he hopes to strengthen his criminal practice, with appeal court work being of particular interest.

The annual Red Mass to mark the beginning of the new legal year in Scotland has been cancelled following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The event for the legal profession was due to take place on Sunday, 18 September at St Mary’s R.C. Cathedral in Edinburgh, which falls the day b

Sex workers have succeeded in joining a legal challenge to an attempt by Edinburgh Council to ban strip clubs in the city. Lawyers for United Sex Workers (USW) had applied to the Court of Session on behalf of the United Voices of the World union to be part of a judicial review of the council's

The bill for the failed inquiry into the collapse and sale of Rangers has cost the public purse almost £60 million. More than £40m has already been paid to people who were wrongly prosecuted and now the multinational finance firm that managed the club's affairs after it entered administr

Shared Parenting Scotland is hosting a series of webinars this autumn to draw together initiatives from other countries that could help separating parents in Scotland resolve disputes and find it easier to share the care of their children. Around the world jurisdictions are trying to find a way of r

A Lord Ordinary has refused a motion to dismiss a personal injury action raised by a father and son who worked together as window cleaners against the proprietors of three flats in Montrose after injuries resulting from a fall from height. Defenders Nicholas Faulkner and Calum Paton argued that the

Senior oil and gas sector legal experts have highlighted the ‘energy trilemma’ as a key factor increasing the risk of disputes within the industry. The latest Oil and Gas Disputes Survey, conducted by CMS, reports how the impact of increasing social and regulatory pressure for the oil in

Russian nationals applying for short-stay visas from EU countries must be subject to a "strict assessment of security risks", the European Commission has said. The Commission has published new guidelines for member states following a decision to suspend the EU's visa facilitation agreement with Russ