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An appeal by the mother of a child with global developmental delay challenging the making of a permanence order in respect of her child has been refused by the Sheriff Appeal Court. A permanence order in respect of the child, A, was granted in April 2022, with contact between A and his mother permit

The Ethiopian authorities must urgently launch an impartial investigation into the summary killing of over 400 Amhara residents of Tole Kebele in Oromia region on 18 June, Amnesty International said today. Hundreds of people were killed and scores injured in an attack that survivors and victims&rsqu

3PB barristers Mathew Gullick QC, Lachlan Wilson and Naomi Webber have prevailed at the Supreme Court on behalf of their client, music teacher Lesley Brazel. The decision comes in the wake of her case being heard before an employment tribunal in 2017, the Employment Appeal Tribunal in 2018 and, most

Clifford Chance has broken the £2 million pay barrier for partners after awarding them a 10 per cent pay rise, The Times reports. The firm said the average annual drawing for its full-equity partners was £2.04 million, putting it ahead of Allen & Overy, which announced an equivalent

Courts will be able to dismiss lawsuits "seeking to stifle free speech earlier" under government reforms to protect the legal system from abuse. Justice Secretary Dominic Raab has today set out a package of measures that take aim at so-called Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs).

The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service has announced that the new caveat portal will go live next Monday, 25 July. It will go live for both Court of Session and Sheriff Court caveats.The portal requires solicitors to complete an online form and there is no requirement to upload any documents.In a

Discerning thieves who allegedly stole 45 bottles of wine worth €1.6 million from a high-class restaurant have been arrested after a nine-month hunt. The couple, who have not been named, were apprehended in Croatia in connection with the lucrative heist from Spanish hotel and restaurant Atrio,

A bursary for black students studying law is being established by the British Transport Police (BTP) to make amends for the actions of a corrupt detective more than 50 years ago, The Telegraph reports. The scheme, to be launched next year, follows an apology from the BTP to a group of men who were w

Tech giant Apple is facing a lawsuit in the US over allegations that its monopoly on contactless payments made using iPhones constitutes anti-competitive conduct. iPhone users can only make contactless payments through Apple Pay, while users of Android-powered smartphones can choose between competin

Allan McDougall Solicitors has announced that Gordon Milligan, an associate with the firm, has been accredited as a specialist in personal injury law by the Law Society of Scotland. An experienced solicitor who is qualified in both Scotland and England, he possesses a wealth of expertise in personal

A passing off claim relating to the name of the Rubettes, a pop band that enjoyed success in the 1970s, by one of its founding members against two of the others has been successful before the English High Court. Alan Williams, and his company Alan Williams Entertainments Ltd, raised the claim agains

Dr Claire Lightowler shares emerging findings and insights from her work on a scoping study to better understand the legal needs of children and young people in conflict with the law. Thanks to funding from The Promise Partnership’s ‘A Good Childhood’ fund, Clan Childlaw is underta

The text of the order refusing an application by the Advocate General for Scotland to limit the question before the Supreme Court in the independence litigation has been published. President of the Supreme Court, Lord Reed, stated in the order: "Since the issues of (a) whether the Court sh

The UK première of Suzie Miller's award-winning play Prima Facie, starring Jodie Comer of Killing Eve fame, will be broadcast live from London's West End to cinemas around the world tomorrow.

Pinsent Masons’ new Edinburgh office has become the first building in Scotland to be awarded a distinction certifying its wellbeing credentials.