The Liechtenstein government has lodged an application with the European Court of Human Rights against the Czech Republic over a dispute regarding the sovereignty of Liechtenstein and the nationality of its citizens. Liechtenstein, an independent state since 1866, has objected to the Czech Republic'
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A man who was found guilty of pursuing two sisters in a car and striking their vehicle with a scythe whilst subject to an undertaking to appear at Aberdeen Sheriff Court has had his appeal against conviction refused. Alexander Burke Sr, who was charged alongside his son Alexander Burke Jr, argued th
Lady Smith is stepping down from her role as president of the Scottish Tribunals after six years, with Lord Woolman set to replace her. Lady Smith was assigned as the first president of the Scottish Tribunals in 2014 by the then Lord President, Lord Gill.
Reforms to criminal disclosure rules will reduce the length of time that many convictions need to be disclosed by most job applicants. The reforms will take effect from 30 November this year.
Kennedys has announced that its annual global salary increases will go ahead in November. The salary increases are performance-based and apply to all eligible fee-earning and business services staff.
The Scottish Road Works Commissioner has issued penalties totalling £94,000 to six utility organisations for failing to comply with their statutory obligations when placing cables and pipes in roads. These failings were identified by the latest Scottish National Coring Programme in which cores
Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham will stand down as MSP at the next Holyrood election. Ms Cunningham, who joined the Faculty of Advocates in 1990 and became a non-practising member in 2002, has served as an MP and later MSP in Perth and Kinross since 1995. She has held three cabinet positio
A reader writes in response to our article from the Friday 21 August edition of Scottish Legal News: Our Legal Heritage: The adulterous judge who had his troublesome wife kidnapped and exiled to St Kilda. Following the harrowing tale of Rachel Chiesley's (Lady Grange) assault, abduction and imp
Duncan Milne warns employers over claims arising from the pandemic. An increase in whistleblowing claims over the coming months is inevitable. There are two main reasons for this. Firstly, according to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the furlough fraud reports are now sitting at around 8,000. This fi
A complaint has been filed with prosecutors after a herd of around 80 camels wreaked havoc when their owner released them into the wild. Residents of three villages in the Astrakhan region of Russia complained after the camels caused significant damage and distress following their release by 83
Arnot Manderson new call Fergus Whyte, who formerly practised at the New Zealand bar, examines a recent High Court decision on the lawfulness of the country's COVID-19 lockdown measures, which saw the Bill of Rights Act 1688 invoked. On 19 August 2020, the New Zealand High Court issu
Four crofting townships near Stornoway have had their appeal against decisions by the Crofting Commission to refuse to approve their proposals for of the installation of community-owned wind farms on their grazing refused. In the special case stated by the Scottish Land Court, crofters having rights
Burness Paull has added a quartet of high-profile new partners to its ranks to help businesses navigate through the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hazel Moffat, who was previously at DLA Piper, will lead a new public law and regulatory division at the firm. Ms Moffat is a highly skilled and experi
The Hamilton bar has unanimously voted against participating in weekend courts. Scottish Legal News reported yesterday that the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service had suggested that weekend trials could be held in order to expedite the resolution of summary criminal business.
Police Scotland will be given powers to break up large house parties and councils will be allowed to shut companies down that fail to follow the coronavirus rules. The Scottish government announced the measures as new cases of COVID-19 reached their highest level for almost three months.