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A right-wing US politician with a penchant for conspiracy theories has been widely mocked after appearing to confuse the Nazi Gestapo with "gazpacho" – a chilled Mexican soup. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has faced social media bans for promoting antisemitic conspiracy theories, excoriated "Nan

Amending human rights laws to give priority to domestic law could result in uncertainty, former Supreme Court justice Lord Carnwath has said. An independent review of the Human Rights Act recommended subordinating Strasbourg case law to UK law.

Residential property sales in Aberdeen and surrounding towns dipped in the final quarter of 2021, underlining concerns around potential interest rate and cost of living increases, according to a north east legal expert. Figures released by the Aberdeen Solicitors Property Centre (ASPC) showed proper

Protection for health boards from potential liability of hundreds of millions of pounds will remain in place after legislation was unanimously passed at Holyrood this week. The Coronavirus (Discretionary Compensation for Self-isolation) (Scotland) Bill will ensure health boards continue to have a ch

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Predictably, and sadly, sections of the media (including the BBC) sought to trivialise this week's speech by former Prime Minister John Major, given at the Institute for Government, which they presented as a personal vendetta. Sir John's important warning on the assault upon the rule of law by

The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association has partnered with G2 Legal to deliver the 2022 NQ career talks. Each event will feature presentations from solicitors working across a range of legal sectors, an overview of the current market, and tips on application and interview preparation.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is facing a legal attempt to deprive it of its status as an independent group following its advice on transgender rights. LGBT charities want the United Nations to demote the EHRC because it called for a pause on proposed reforms to the Gender Recognit

The High Court of Justiciary has refused a Crown appeal against a sheriff’s decision that an indictment against a former teacher accused of lewd, indecent, and libidinous practices against pupils should be deserted. It was pled by the respondent, Paul Cooney, that the Lord Advocate, through th

A black QC has called for wigs to be banned from court following an incident in which another barrister was told he must wear one or face disciplinary action. Leslie Thomas QC said wigs were “fashioned for caucasian hair” and look “ridiculous” on black barristers.

A security guard has been sacked after defacing a valuable Russian painting by drawing eyes on its blank-faced figures with a ballpoint pen. The guard took a pen to Anna Leporskaya's avant-garde painting Three Figures on his first day working at the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Center in the city of Y

When Scotland’s most senior judge and his colleagues oppose the suggested reforms to the legal profession and when he is joined in opposition by both the Dean of the Faculty of Advocates and the President of the Law Society of Scotland, on behalf of their respective bodies, some might be conce

A Lord Ordinary has allowed a proof to determine whether a completion certificate for the construction of an advertising totem outside Glasgow Airport was false in a dispute over an agreement to enter a sub-lease of the land the totem was built on. The action was originally raised by the head tenant

Legal and estate agency Pacitti Jones has acquired Dennistoun estate agency Tip Top Homes.

After the launch of our ‘Connecting Trainees’ sessions in February 2021, we are delighted to celebrate the one year anniversary of these sessions and bring them back for a fourth time due to popular demand. Starting a traineeship remotely rather than in the office can feel rather strange