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A failed asylum seeker who claimed that it was “unlawful” for her housing provider to evict her from temporary accommodation by changing the locks to the property without first obtaining a court order has had her appeal dismissed. The Inner House of the Court of Session upheld

A man living with his severely disabled partner in a two-bedroom council house should receive full housing benefit because applying the so-called "bedroom tax" breaches his human rights, the UK Supreme Court has ruled. The ruling in favour of "RR" has implications for at least 155 other partners of

A judicial review case is to be brought against the UK government if it fails to release a report into potential Russian interference in British politics. The Bureau of Investigative Journalism has written to the prime minister demanding the publication of the Intelligence and Security Committee&rsq

A law graduate was rejected for various jobs after being forced to disclose a childhood offence he committed while in care, The Times reports. Robert Dorrian, who had been in care since the age of four, was given a verbal warning when he was 16 which he must disclose to potential employers.

A number of Scotland’s law firms have been chosen by their peers as among the top performers in the sector. The Best Law Firms index, compiled by The Times in association with Statista, looked at 26 categories of legal practice and asked for nominations.

Radio listeners will hear about a link between the Faculty of Advocates and the notorious 19th Century Burke and Hare murders when a new series about famous court cases is aired. William Burke stood trial in a courtroom which now forms part of the Advocates Library, the Law Room, where recording for

Tech incubator CodeBase is bringing its LawTech Bridge programme in partnership with Barclays Ventures to Scotland with a launch event in Edinburgh later this month. The initiative has already seen considerable success in London, with a series of collaborations secured between law firms and startups

Scottish Rugby head coach Gregor Townsend MBE was the special guest at Thorntons LLP's annual Sports Challenge Dinner in Dundee earlier this year, which raised £58,932 for charity. The impressive sum will be shared between Scottish children’s charities Children’s Aid Scotland and T

An undisclosed prosecution target may be responsible for a steep decline in the number of rape suspects charged since 2016, the Law Society Gazette reports. Rape prosecutions south of the border have fallen to their lowest level since 2008, even though record numbers of allegations have been made to

Three neighbouring towns have voted in close-fought referendums to legalise alcohol sales after decades-long bans. A handful of US states, particularly in the south, allow local communities to ban the sale of alcohol after a so-called "dry/wet" referendum.

Scotland’s top law officer has successfully challenged a judge’s decision that the Crown was “barred” from prosecuting a man for murder, having previously accepted his guilty plea to a charge of assaulting the same man, who died almost five years later as a result of his inju

Serco's lock-change evictions of asylum seekers without court orders are lawful, the Inner House of the Court of Session has ruled in a judgment whose implications have been described as "deeply concerning". Upholding the judgment of the Outer House, judges said that the Home Office contractor did n

Clan Childlaw’s case involving the rights of brothers and sisters in children’s hearings began in the Supreme Court today. The case, known as ABC, involves a 14-year-old (now aged 16) who wanted to have a say in decisions made about his sibling at children’s hearings.

The Trump Organization has paid a £225,000 legal bill with the Scottish government after losing a court battle over a windfarm near the company's Aberdeenshire golf course. US President Donald Tump's firm agreed to settle the legal bill before a dispute over the costs went to adjudication.