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Thousands of trafficking victims should be granted the right to remain in the UK, the High Court has ruled. Before the ruling, such victims could be returned to their home countries, where they risked being trafficked again. As a result, people often make claims for asylum but, having done so, they

Climate lawyers have urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate Brazil's president for crimes against humanity over his administration's policies in the Amazon ahead of the COP26 in Glasgow this month. The Allrise group has lodged a case with the court alleging that the government o

Ayr Faculty of Solicitors recently thanked two long-standing office bearers as they stepped down, having served for over 50 years between them. Secretary Norman Geddes and treasurer George Hay stood down from the Deans Council of Ayr Faculty of Solicitors in September after each having served on it

With recent studies showing that nine in ten women feel menopause affects their work, many employers are reassessing the needs of their employees and introducing menopause support resources in the workplace. In order to support and educate employers on how best to handle menopause in the workplace,

Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD), which has an office in Edinburgh, has committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2030. WBD launched this week its Carbon Reduction Plan, which includes a number of engagements and measures to support the firm on its journey towards becoming a net zero business.

Thursday 4 November 2021 | 5:30pm-7:00pm Lord Hodge is to lecture next month on the importance of embracing developments in technology to best uphold the rule of law in modern democratic society.

A box left at the front door of a library prompted the arrival of a bomb squad – who discovered that it contained books. Police arrived at the library in Deschutes County, Oregon and advised people nearby to stay inside as they dealt with the box.

The Appeal Court of the High Court of Justiciary has upheld a judge’s decision to impose an Order for Lifelong Restriction against a 24-year-old Aberdeen man convicted of several offences against two former partners. The appellant, AB, was convicted of 11 charges including serious assaults, ab

The UK government is carrying out an "unprecedented programme of rights reversal", human rights campaigners have warned. A coalition led by Amnesty International has sounded the alarm over the Police, Sentencing, Crimes and Courts Bill and the Nationality and Borders Bill, both of which are currentl

Migrant families to Scotland could be better supported by series of changes to UK government immigration rules, an independent expert group has said. The Expert Advisory Group (EAG) on Migration and Population has set out 10 proposals to encourage and support families moving to Scotland.

The energy & natural resources team at Harper Macleod assisted Statkraft UK Limited on its sale of the operational Andershaw wind farm in South Lanarkshire to Greencoat UK Wind with the provision of project-side advice, vendor due diligence and the provision of a certificate of title. The deal

Thorntons has welcomed 10 newly qualified solicitors across five of its offices this September, following a two year traineeship. Among the recruits are six appointments in Edinburgh: Thea Pock in family; Cameron Mathieson in wills, trusts and succession; Charlotte Parker Smith in corporate; Kerri M

MHD Law LLP has welcomed Julia Fletcher and Robert Dougall as trainees to the firm. Ms Fletcher studied Law and European Legal Studies at the University of Aberdeen and completed a year abroad at Maastricht University. She obtained her diploma at the University of Strathclyde before joining MHD Law

Dr Kath Murray, Lucy Hunter Blackburn and Lisa Mackenzie of MurrayBlackburnMackenzie take issue with the omission of the sex characteristic in Scotland’s hate crime framework and the lack of transparency in the work of the Kennedy group. Following the sentencing of Wayne Couzens for the k

Ethiopian treasures stored in British Museum vaults could be legally restored to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, UK public law experts believe. The 11 objects with great spiritual and religious value for the people of Ethiopia could be returned to their country of origin under Section 5 of the Britis