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The High Court in London recently heard an application which had as its aim the exclusion of evidence obtained in the course of law enforcement activity into the EncroChat platform. For reasons which this article will hopefully make obvious, that application will in time be remembered as simply the

A man who was imprisoned for three charges relating to indecent photographs of children and images depicting bestiality has lost his appeal against conviction.  John Leadbetter argued that a medical professional was required to confirm that images recovered from devices he owned were image

Four new commissioners have been appointed to the board of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) by women and equalities minister Liz Truss. Jessica Butcher MBE, David Goodhart and Su-Mei Thompson have been appointed to the board for a period of four years. In addition, the former presiden

Travellers arriving in Scotland this weekend from Greece – except the islands of Crete, Corfu, Kos, Rhodes and Zante – as well as the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia in Cyprus must quarantine on arrival for 14 days. A significant increase in cases of coronavirus (Covid-19)

Alastair Shepherd has been named as the new custodian of the Scottish Barony Register, succeeding Alistair Rennie. Mr Shepherd is currently a partner in Coulters Legal LLP, but is due to retire from private practice in April 2021, after 40 years as a solicitor, with Brodies, Henderson and Jackson WS

Businesses which fail to ensure that any 'green' claims made in advertising can be substantiated are likely to breach UK advertising regulations and could result in reputational damage, writes Gill Dennis. Using green credentials as a marketing tool is entirely legitimate, provided those creden

The International Bar Association (IBA) will be hosting two events with a focus on Scotland tonight. From 6pm GMT, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, will be in conversation with Mark Ellis, IBA executive director. You can find out more and register here.

The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) procurement team has been highly commended in the ‘Procurement Team of the Year’ category award at this year’s GO Awards Scotland.

Brodies LLP has been ranked 24 in the Social Mobility Employer Index 2020, the leading authority on employer best practice. The only Scottish headquartered independent law firm in top 30 of this year's Index, Brodies has moved up four places as a result of its commitment to accessing talent from a w

Three authors will be discussing their contributions to a new book entitled Intersections of Law and Culture at the International Criminal Court. Dr Julie Fraser and Dr Brianne McGonigle Leyh, both of the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights, Utrecht University and Phoebe Oyugi, PhD candidate, Stel

The Edinburgh Tax Network, in conjunction with CIOT and Terra Firma Chambers, will present a talk entitled ‘Tax Issues on Importing and Exporting - post 1 January 2021’ on 27 November 2020 from 1pm to 2pm. The event was originally scheduled for 5 November. The speaker, Matthew

The Edinburgh Tax Network, in conjunction with CIOT and Terra Firma Chambers, will present a talk entitled ‘UK/US tax and succession issues for private clients’ on 1 December 2020 from 1pm to 2pm. The speakers will be Mark McKeown of Turcan Connell and Sarjul Patel of U.S. Tax &

Bribes paid to private individuals will no longer be tax-deductible in Switzerland under new rules coming into effect in 2022. The changes will bring Swiss tax laws in line with its criminal code, which banned bribes to private individuals in 2015, the BBC reports.

A housing association that refused to consent to the assignation of a social rented sector tenancy has failed in its appeal against the grant of decree ordering it to allow the tenant to assign the tenancy.  Tollcross Housing Association Ltd, the defender in the action originally brought by its

House of Lords committees have criticised the UK government for its growing use of skeleton legislation and the shift in power from Parliament to the executive. Chairs of three influential select committees, with responsibility for scrutinising all legislation before Parliament, have written to Jaco