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UK supermarkets Marks & Spencer and Aldi are embroiled in a legal battle for the second time this year over a bottle of gin with a built-in light. M&S is seeking a High Court injunction against Aldi selling its blackberry and clementine gin liqueur, which it says infringes on the design of i

A tenant of commercial premises in Livingston has successfully excluded certain averments made by their landlord from probation in an action arising from damages to the property which the landlord was obliged to maintain insurance against. Paccor UK Ltd averred that it was entitled to abatement of r

The UK Supreme Court has ruled that a Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) decision in 2014 to terminate an investigation into allegations of torture against the “Hooded Men” was unlawful. The PSNI brought the case to the UK’s highest court, having been unsuccessful in the Cou

The Scottish Conservatives have launched a consultation for their 'Victims Law', which aims to "put victims of crime at the heart of Scotland’s justice system". The member’s bill, introduced by Scottish Conservative justice spokesman Jamie Greene MSP, would abolish 'not proven', and full

The age at which a child can be charged with a crime rises from 8 to 12 tomorrow as the Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 comes into force. Clan Childlaw has welcomed this change but cautions that Scotland should be "aiming much higher". Having an age of criminal responsibility is a

The Scottish Human Rights Commission has welcomed Lady Poole’s appointment as chair of the Covid inquiry but said the terms of reference do not go far enough to ensure that a human rights-based approach is taken to the inquiry. Much will depend on the approach taken by Lady Poole, it said.

A campaigner has failed in a Supreme Court case over the UK government's refusal to issue gender-neutral passports. Christie Elan-Cane said the application process falls foul of human rights law by failing to provide an "X" option.

Dentons has advised the shareholders of Axle Group Holdings Ltd (National) on the sale of National to Halfords Group plc for circa £62 million. Halfords is the UK's largest retailer of motoring and cycling products and services.

Last month 414 Sheriff solemn cases were concluded in Scotland, which is 96 per cent of the average pre-Covid level. The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service has published its latest monthly workbook to show the throughput of criminal cases in our courts.

TLT has retained its position on Crown Commercial Service's (CCS’s) Legal Services Panel, following a major review by the UK government. CCS supports the public sector to achieve maximum commercial value when procuring common goods and services. In 2020/21, CCS helped the public sector to achi

A first-year law student has already won his first case after he used his new legal knowledge to successfully sue his landlord. Jack Simm, 19, sued his student accommodation provider in Norwich over the state of the property, which he likened to a "building site".

A sheriff has ordered the insurer of a man whose trailer collided with a car on a road in Lanarkshire to pay over £50,000 to the driver of the car after he was found to be in breach of his common law duty of care. The action against Robbie Tough and his insurer, NFU Mutual Ltd, was raised by M

Lady Poole has been appointed chair of the public inquiry into the handling of Covid-19 in Scotland. In a statement to Parliament, Deputy First Minister John Swinney confirmed the appointment and published the terms of reference for the inquiry covering 12 areas of investigation.

In response to the UK government’s publication of proposals to reform the Human Rights Act, the Law Society of Scotland has said while it is reassuring that the proposed Bill of Rights will retain substantive rights protected under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), it will be vit

A body established to protect the rights of EU citizens in the UK is taking Priti Patel's Home Office to court. The Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens’ Rights Agreements (IMA) has issued judicial review proceedings against the Home Office, as it considers their position that cit