John Swinney briefed on Peter Murrell charges before they became public The Conservatives say the First Minister received a ‘private warning’ about the charges against the former SNP chief executive The Independent UK · Feb 18
Calls for answers about Lord Advocate’s email to FM on Peter Murrell charge The Conservatives say the First Minister received a ‘private warning’ about the charges against the former SNP chief executive. Evening Standard · Feb 18
High Court challenge against Met Police’s Freemason declaration thrown out Three bodies representing Freemasons had sought to take legal action against the force at the High Court The Independent UK · Feb 17
Man’s conviction for burning Koran should have been upheld, High Court told Hamit Coskun successfully appealed in October against his conviction for a religiously aggravated public order offence. Evening Standard · Feb 17
Minister defends Reed amid calls for him to resign over local elections U-turn Stephen Kinnock said Steve Reed was doing ‘an excellent job’ amid widespread criticism after the move to abandon plans to delay 30 ballots. Evening Standard · Feb 17
More than 70 asylum seekers to be awarded compensation after their phones were seized The former Conservative government was found to have violated the European Convention on Human Rights Evening Standard · Feb 16
Yvette Cooper defends Palestine Action ban after court rules it was unlawful Ms Cooper, now the Foreign Secretary, proscribed the group in July last year while she was home secretary. The Independent UK · Feb 15
Swinney: Timing of Murrell embezzlement hearing is matter for the courts The First Minister spoke after a hearing for former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell was moved until after the election. The Independent UK · Feb 14
Trans people facing ‘workers’ rights crisis’ as court rules employers can ban trans women from using female toilets But a High Court judge said service providers should be ‘guided by common sense and benevolence’ when providing toilet facilities to trans people The Independent UK · Feb 13
Palestine Action 'unlawful ban' shock: Met Police to stop arresting peaceful supporters after High Court ruling The Government’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action as a terror organisation was unlawful, the High Court has ruled Evening Standard · Feb 13
Palestine Action terror ban ruled unlawful by High Court in humiliating blow for government Huda Ammori, co-founder of Palestine Action, took the Home Office to court over its decision to proscribe the protest group under terror laws The Independent UK · Feb 13
Home Office spent £700,000 fighting Palestine Action legal battle over terror proscription, data reveals Human rights group criticise government’s ‘grave abuse of state power’ ahead of High Court decision on Palestine Action terror ban The Independent UK · Feb 12
Oat-based products cannot be trademarked as ‘milk’, Supreme Court rules The Swedish company had been in a legal battle with Dairy UK, the trade association for the UK dairy industry. Evening Standard · Feb 11
Labour’s efforts to ramp up one-in-one-out deportations to France hit by fresh legal challenges Sixteen migrants told the High Court that the government’s flagship deportation deal with France was failing victims of trafficking The Independent UK · Feb 11
Evening Standard · Feb 11 Ex-Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre ’emphatically’ denies lying to Leveson Inquiry A group of household names are bringing legal action against Associated Newspapers over allegations of unlawful information gathering.
The Independent UK · Feb 11 Oatly banned from using word ‘milk’ to label vegan drinks The UK’s highest court has sided with the dairy industry in the long-running row
Evening Standard · Feb 11 Met Police officers could be 'blacklisted' for being Freemasons, High Court hears Since December, officers and staff have been required to declare membership of any organisation that is ‘hierarchical, has confidential membership and requires members to support and protect each other’
Evening Standard · Feb 11 West London orphans left in ‘squalid conditions’ by council to save money The High Court has ruled that a west London council acted unlawfully and failed an orphaned child by leaving him in “squalid conditions” in order to avoid the financial burden of taking him on as “looked after.” While the child lived with his sister, who was also a child, the…
The Conversation · Feb 11 If you live in public housing, what rights do you have to stay in your home? Around 544,000 people live in public housing in Australia. And there’s huge demand for more: 169,000 households are waiting for public housing, up almost 10% from a decade earlier.
Evening Standard · Feb 10 Ex-Mail editor says Baroness Lawrence’s allegations ‘bewildering’, court told The former editor-in-chief of the Daily Mail was giving evidence at the High Court on Tuesday.
AAP · Feb 10 Native title holders take water dispute to High Court A huge water allocation to allow a horticulture company to grow fruit and vegetables in the desert is being challenged in the High Court by Traditional Owners.
Evening Standard · Feb 6 Alleged shotgun murder initially treated as non-suspicious death, court told David Campbell denies killing Brian Low on a track near Aberfeldy, Perth and Kinross, in February 2024.
Evening Standard · Feb 6 Man who attempted to rape woman during flight jailed for six years Italian national Nicola Cristiano, 45, attacked the woman after moving seats to be next to her on a Naples-Edinburgh flight last May.
Evening Standard · Feb 6 Sir Elton John tells court alleged Mail actions were ‘outside human decency’ The Candle In The Wind singer is one of a group of famous names bringing legal action against Associated Newspapers Limited at the High Court
Evening Standard · Feb 5 Groundsman ‘had blood on him’ when body found, murder trial told David Campbell, 77, denies killing Brian Low, 65, with a shotgun near Aberfeldy in Perthshire on February 16, 2024.