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Irish barrister Andrew McKeown critically examines the proposals put forward by legal tech expert Professor Richard Susskind in his latest book. Online Courts and the Future of Justice is a fascinating read for lawyers and non-lawyers alike. It is clear that Professor Susskind is sincerely

The head of a cash-strapped law school has suggested that part-time staff could donate their pay back to the university. Ian Holloway, dean of law at the University of Calgary, told sessional instructors in an email that they could give their income back in return for a charitable donation tax recei

A passenger on a coach which careered off a road and down an embankment at the “Rest and Be Thankful” has had a personal injury action for £15,000 damages rejected. A judge in the Court of Session dismissed the negligence claim after ruling that the accident was caused by

Parliamentary sovereignty is "no longer an accurate description of the constitution in Scotland or the UK", the Scottish government said this morning as it launched a demand for legislation to be passed transferring the power to hold a referendum to Holyrood. In a paper entitled Scotland’

The High Court in London has today ruled the £1,012 fee the Home Office charges children to register as British citizens is unlawful. In a case brought by the Project for the Registration of Children as British Citizens (PRCBC), the court found a “mass of evidence” showing that the

Govan Law Centre (GLC) is investigating the regulatory and legal issues surrounding fees believed to have been paid in relation to equal pay awards on behalf of 16,000 women in Glasgow to Action 4 Equality Scotland (A4ES), trade unions and law firms in Scotland. The fees paid are understood to be ap

With Christmas, and Brexit, fast approaching, it is a good time to consider how Brexit could affect Santa’s annual task of delivering presents to the children of the UK, writes Iain Halliday. Santa lives in Lapland, in Finland, so we can presume he is a Finnish (and therefore EU) citizen. At t

BTO has announced the appointment of solicitor Drew McCusker to its personal injury team. He will work alongside partner and solicitor advocate Stephen Bryceland. Mr McCusker completed an LLM in London before interning at the United Nations in Nairobi, Kenya. He is founder and president of The Glass

The process for investing in Scottish companies is to be streamlined thanks to a partnership between the national association for business angels and Burness Paull.LINC Scotland supports the business angel market, making targeted introductions to well-matched business angels and helping entrepr

The University of Strathclyde Law Clinic recently concluded its initial advisor training.

Pupils from 32 teams from schools across Scotland are through to the second stage of the Law Society of Scotland’s national debating tournament. The winning teams successfully put forward their arguments to the motion, ‘This House would introduce compulsory National Civic Service for all

A city police chief sacked over social media misconduct was replaced by a deputy who was almost immediately sacked for the same thing. Chief Brandon del Pozo resigned last week as police chief in Burlington, a college town in the US state of Vermont, after questions were asked about an anonymous Twi

A vulnerable adult teenager whose life has been characterised by “chaos, abuse and neglect” has been made the subject of a court order to protect her welfare following an application by a Scottish local authority. A sheriff found that the 18-year-old, who opposed the application, was &ld

Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to give British judges the power to overturn rulings of the European Court of Justice, The Times reports. Under Theresa May it was agreed that the acquis of EU law would be transferred into domestic law after Brexit. This would mean only the Supreme Court and High

Four part-time judges have succeeded against the Ministry of Justice in an appeal to the Supreme Court over their rights to a pension. The Supreme Court unanimously allows the appeals. Lord Carnwath gives the sole judgments, with which Lady Hale (President), Lord Reed (Deputy President) and Lord Wil