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Harvard professor David Armitage is to deliver a lecture on George III – his education in constitutionalism and the law of nations, how he gathered and processed information about imperial and international affairs, and how this constitutional and juridical knowledge shaped his understanding o

Lawyers for a dentist who was filmed removing a patient's tooth while riding a hoverboard have apologised for his behaviour. The video shows dentist Seth Lookhart gliding into an exam room on a hoverboard, pulling a tooth from the sedated patient, and then spinning around in the hallway.

Courts can, in appropriate cases, devise a remedy to protect the good faith purchaser in a gratuitous alienation, the Supreme Court has concluded in a case that turned on the meaning of “adequate consideration” in the Insolvency Act 1986 and which has been remitted to the Inner House of

A Scots lawyer has partially succeeded in an appeal against a decision by the Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) to refer two “time-barred” complaints against him to the Law Society of Scotland for investigation. Solicitor Calum MacGregor challenged the SLCC&

The First Minister is to be asked to back calls for the abolition of the not proven verdict. Nicola Sturgeon will meet rape victim Miss M, who has campaigned for Scotland's third verdict to be removed since her case against a man whom she accused of raping her was found not proven.

The requirement for parental consent in order for minors to change their legal gender can be "restrictive and problematic", according to a report prepared by Dentons. Only Adults? Good Practices In Legal Gender Recognition for Youth identifies 'good practices' in eight European jurisdictions: Norway

Paul Bradfield, former prosecution lawyer at the International Criminal Court, considers the future of the court. The International Criminal Court is at a crossroads. It seeks a new chief prosecutor to succeed the incumbent, Fatou Bensouda. For her successor, huge challenges – both legal and p

Senior academics from across the UK have signed a letter in support of the prisoner reintegration programme Learning Together following the terrorist attack on London Bridge. In the letter, published by The Times, the authors say the Cambridge University programme "has been one of the few true succe

Harper Macleod has been appointed legal advisers to 4icg Group. Headquartered in Glasgow and operating across more than 30 countries, 4icg works with technology brands through its three subsidiary companies: Fierce Digital, Pursuit Marketing and Software Advisory Service.

Stuart Clubb looks at today’s decision by the Supreme Court in MacDonald and another v Carnbroe Estates Ltd. Gratuitous alienations are one of the most common types of challenge brought by liquidators and administrators of companies. Under Section 242 of the Insolvency Act 1986, the

A house in central London worth £50 million will be sold as part of the National Crime Agency's (NCA) largest asset recovery settlement ever. The home at 1 Hyde Park Place will go on the market following a £190 million settlement that is the result of an investigation by the NCA int

An undercover cop coaxed a criminal suspect out of hiding by offering to marry him and then arrested him when he showed up for the wedding. The bizarre incident unfolded in New Delhi, where police were forced to resort to unconventional means to track down Balkishan Chaubey, wanted in connection wit

A man found guilty of rape and child sex offences who claimed that a Sexual Offences Prevention Order (SOPO) made in advance of his release from prison was null and void because it failed to specify a period for which it would apply has had an appeal against his conviction for breaching the order di

The definition of what constitutes a defamatory statement is to be set out in Scots law for the first time under draft legislation published today. The Defamation and Malicious Publication Bill would simplify and modernise defamation law and aims to ensure that a better balance is struck between pro

Problems could be created by changing the way victim statements are presented in court, the Faculty of Advocates has cautioned. Currently, written statements are provided to judges and sheriffs, but the Scottish Government is asking whether other means should be considered, such as victims reading t