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A court in Hong Kong relied on a ruling by judges including Lord Reed to jail a member of the territory's parliament. Fernando Cheung, 64, a former Labour Party member of the Hong Kong legislative council (LegCo), was imprisoned for three weeks over a 45-minute anti-Beijing chant he delivered in 202

The imposition of additional trade and financial sanctions by the UK, US and EU against Russia will have major implications for businesses and merits preparatory contingency planning, writes Stacy Keen. The UK government this week introduced sanctions which can target businesses believed to be

The fine collection rate is continuing to recover, the latest Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service quarterly fines report shows. The three-year collection rates for all fine/penalty types show improvement for both value and number when the figures as at 18 January 2022 are compared with 18 October

Cycle Law Scotland has raised £2,000 for Doddie Aid 2022. Doddie Aid is a mass participation event which encourages participants to get active in January and raise funds to help find a cure for Motor Neurone Disease. It was founded by former Scotland captain and British and Irish Lion, Rob Wai

The Sheriff Appeal Court has upheld a sheriff’s decision that a servitude right of access to a single-track roadway granted to the owners of a house in Cupar did not include access to the passing places and verges along that road. The appellants, Ian and Ruth MacAllan, were granted a right of

A high school music teacher who raped and assaulted pupils in his care has been jailed for 11 years. Matthew Birch was found guilty of raping two girls, having sex with another and engaging in sexual activity with others, all while in a position of trust.  

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has dismissed a case brought against the UK by the sister of an IRA volunteer who was shot dead by British soldiers in 1990, despite identifying certain weaknesses in a 2012 inquest. In a unanimous ruling handed down this morning, the court said it was stil

A media company that published an article based on a confidential letter about the subject of a criminal investigation and refused to remove it has had its freedom of expression of appeal unanimously dismissed by justices in the Supreme Court. The court held that, in general, a person

The average price of a property in Scotland fell by more than £3,000 in December from a record high the previous month, the latest provisional statistics from the UK House Price Index (HPI) has shown. Prices in Scotland decreased by 1.8 per cent between November 2021, when they reached &p

Ransomware – malicious software used by criminals to encrypt information until a ransom is paid – poses a growing danger to both private and public sector organisations. With the National Cyber Security Centre indicating that three times as many ransomware attacks took place in the first

A police officer rapped by a judge for drinking a can of Coca-Cola while appearing in court by video link has been ordered to distribute 100 cans to local lawyers. The officer, who was giving evidence to Gujarat High Court in western India, was spotted sipping from the can at the start of the hearin

A man has been jailed for over eight years after leaving a potentially explosive device in a city park. Members of the public found the bomb inside a cardboard box which had been left in a shelter in Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh on 11 January 2018.

Shoosmiths has announced the recruitment of four senior hires, two associates and a support lawyer in its teams in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Simon Dawes has joined the firm as a legal director in Edinburgh while Simon Mayberry has joined the employment team as a senior associate. Angela Robertson has a

A man who was abused by monks has secured £1.4 million in damages – the highest known sum ever to be awarded to a survivor. The victim, known as AB, was sexually assaulted and beaten by Brothers Ryan, Farrell and Kelly.

A judge in the Outer House of the Court of Session has allowed a minute permitting the employer of two of the administrators for Rangers FC to use material from an action for damages by one employee in its own court action against the Lord Advocate. Duff and Phelps Ltd raised the minute in the malic