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The International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan is to proceed with an investigation into the invasion of Ukraine. He said in a statement that there was "a reasonable basis to proceed with opening an investigation".

In Scotland, as in England, claims must be brought to court before they prescribe. Until recently, the law in this area was believed to be reasonably well understood. An obligation to make reparation for loss or damage must be brought within five years of the obligation becoming enforceable. If a br

David Ridley and Alison Woods have joined the Aberdeen Law Project's board. Mr Ridley, a corporate finance associate at Womble Bond Dickinson and former student member of the project, and Alison Woods, a partner and co-head of the UK employment team at CMS, will be taking up their positions with imm

Three former US police officers have been convicted of violating the civil rights of George Floyd by failing to prevent his murder by their colleague. Mr Floyd's murder by Derek Chauvin, who knelt on him for more than nine minutes, sparked worldwide Black Lives Matter protests. Mr Chauvin was convic

An appeal by a sex-based women’s rights group against a Lord Ordinary’s decision that guidance issued by the National Records of Scotland on how to answer a question in the upcoming Scottish census has been rejected by the Inner House of the Court of Session. Fair Play for Women Scotland

Turnover at Thorntons has increased to £31.2 million, up 1.9 per cent on the previous year. Managing partner Lesley Larg said: “We certainly experienced a ‘spring bounce’ from the residential property market last year, which continued through the summer and into the autumn. T

Harper Macleod has bolstered its immigration expertise with the appointment of one of the UK’s leading practitioners, as it anticipates increasing demand for immigration advice from both companies and individuals. Ashley Fleming joins the firm as a senior associate from Bindmans in London. She

Anderson Strathern has appointed former Deloitte partner Mike McGregor as non-executive director, replacing Graeme Bissett on the firm’s board. Mr Bissett had served two terms on the board since 2015. Mr McGregor spent over 26 years at Deloitte in Scotland, latterly with its client & indus

The publishing industry breathes a collective sigh of relief as UK government maintains UK’s copyright exhaustion regime – for now at least, writes Lauren McFarlane. In the summer of 2021, the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) launched a widely publicised public consultation into U

Ukraine has filed an application instituting proceedings against the Russian Federation before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) concerning “a dispute ... relating to the interpretation, application and fulfilment of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of G

Murray Beith Murray is looking for a summer student administrator to work for 8-10 weeks over the summer period. The firm will consider applications from both legal and non-legal students as the nature of the placement is dependent on the needs of the business at that time.

More than 1,000 church leaders have urged the UK government to “substantially” change the terms of the controversial Nationality and Borders Bill. Lord Wallace of Tankerness QC, moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, is among those who say they are “horrified

Scotland’s ability to prevent and respond to the growing cyber threat "will be increased" with the creation of a new Scottish Cyber Co-ordination Centre (SC3). The £1.5 million central coordination function will strengthen Scotland’s resilience to withstand the highest level of cyb

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, 51, has been nominated to sit on the Supreme Court by President Biden, who said she was "one of the nation's brightest legal minds". She will be the first black woman to serve at the court in its 233-year history, if confirmed. The nomination comes ahead of Justice Steph

A sole practitioner solicitor who was found to have unfairly dismissed his receptionist by an employment tribunal and ordered to pay her over £15,000 in compensation has lost an appeal to the Employment Appeal Tribunal against the decision. The appellant, Mr W Finlayson (trading as Finlaysons)