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Rachel Henry considers the importance of words and their meaning in insurance contracts. Words matter. The meaning of words and the way they are interpreted matter. The wording used in insurance contracts can be crucial to the outcome of legal cases, as we saw on 8 February 2021 when the United King

Trainee Lucy Campbell reflects on mental health in the LGBTQ+ community. Selisse Berry, executive director of the workplace equality organisation Out & Equal, once said: “I believe that no one should ever have to choose between a career we love and living our lives with authenticity a

A court in the Netherlands has refused to extradite a man to Poland due to concerns about his fair trial rights in a country facing a rule of law crisis. The decision, which has been condemned by the Polish government, comes amid international criticism of the erosion of judicial independence in the

A Māori politician who was ejected from New Zealand's parliament for refusing to wear a tie has won a battle to change the dress code. Male MPs will no longer be required to wear a tie – which Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi has called a "colonial noose" – under the new rules.

The University of Glasgow has won this year's Lord Jones Moot Competition.

A law student in Edinburgh who was placed on the children’s list after being convicted of several sexual offences against schoolmates on Uist has had his appeal against the decision of the Scottish Ministers to list him refused.  DA was convicted of three statutory sexual o

In a rare development, Lord Mulholland has issued a statement through his solicitors in response to comments made at Holyrood over the malicious prosecution scandal. David McKie of Levy & McRae, solicitor for former Lord Advocate, Lord Mulholland, said: “In light of the unfounded personal

As a result of the continued high transmission levels of Covid-19 across Scotland, the Lord President has announced that the court restrictions currently in place until 28 February will be extended throughout March.  This means that the criminal courts will continue to focus on the most serious

The two victims of the Crown Office's malicious prosecution received up to £150,000 in compensation from Police Scotland, it has emerged. Iain Livingstone, chief constable of Police Scotland, told MSPs Holyrood that Rangers administrators Paul Clark and David Whitehouse had been awarded up to

Solicitor advocate Andrew Stevenson describes Scotland's persecution of people deemed to be witches as "shameful and absurd", but explains why a pardon is not without its own problems. Collective pardons are becoming popular; the Scottish ministers have turned their attention to miners convicted dur

The introduction of mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations for employees could create a variety of legal problems for companies, warns Liam Entwistle. Scotland’s Covid -19 vaccination roll-out continues to be in the spotlight and one area that’s attracting particular attention is the introducti

Scottish businesses who breach fire safety laws are more likely to face tougher sentencing after a case in which the owners of Cameron House Hotel were fined £500,000 and a porter narrowly escaped a jail term. Sheriff William Gallacher confirmed that in dealing with the tragic circumstances of

A man who ran over a teenager while under the influence of alcohol and drugs has been sentenced to life imprisonment. Dean Wright has been ordered to serve a minimum of 22 years in custody after he was found guilty of the murder of 18-year-old Liam Hendry in Glasgow on 29 September 2019.

A petition lodged at Holyrood calls for an assurance from the Scottish government that non-statutory child advocacy services are properly regulated to ensure competence, transparency and accountability. Petitioners Martin Baker and Katherine Bailey write: "We believe any non-statutory child adv

A lawyer at Harper Macleod has told SLN of her passion for hockey and how confidence on the ice translated to success in law. Kate Gillies is a solicitor and the legal content writer for HM Connect, Harper Macleod's support and referral network for high street and rural law firms.