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18 July 2012
Issue: 7523 / Categories: Legal News
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Scottish Justice

Civil liberties organisation launches in Scotland

Civil liberties organisation Justice has launched north of the border, with a high-profile event at the Signet Library in Edinburgh.

Addressing the guests, Lord Hope, deputy president of the UK Supreme Court, said: “The style of Justice is very different to those organisations who openly campaign like Liberty, Amnesty and Human Rights Watch, though they all have an important role. Justice tries to influence the debate, not to control it. Its strength is in its unfailing objectivity.”

Professor Tony Kelly, the new chair of the Justice Scottish Executive Committee, said Justice was now in a prime position to influence discussion on the political future of Scotland.

Issue: 7523 / Categories: Legal News
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal—Jack Kelly

Gateley Legal expands Midlands residential development team

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn—Richard Surtees

Gibson Dunn adds employee benefits and executive compensation practice in London with partner Richard Surtees

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL—Alec Cameron

Laytons ETL appoints new partner and head of intellectual property disputes

NEWS
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
A series of recent decisions has clarified important principles across property law, from perpetuities to lease renewals and public rights over land
Employers cannot rely on wellbeing services alone to defend workplace stress claims after a High Court decision awarding almost £1m to an overworked employee
Andy Burnham's brand of 'Manchesterism' could offer fresh thinking on legal aid and access to justice if it reaches Westminster, according to Roger Smith, NLJ columnist and former director of JUSTICE
The constitutional fallout from a change of prime minister, rather than the politics, is under scrutiny as questions arise over the limits of executive authority in a leadership transition
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