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The Scottish Human Rights Commission has set out the concerns and obligations that must be considered by the Scottish government in any moves to introduce so-called "vaccine passports". In a new briefing, the commission also makes nine recommendations to the government on how to proceed on Covi

A record number of adults concerned about children phoned the NSPCC helpline in the last 12 months. The helpline service received nearly 85,000 contacts from April 2020 to March 2021, a 23 per cent increase on the previous year.

MacRoberts is to take up new premises in Edinburgh in the coming months. The firm will move to a new office at 10 George Street to support its focus on hybrid working.

Unreliable witness testimony has been the biggest cause of miscarriages of justice over the past half-century, a new study suggests. The research also suggests that regulations governing the powers of police have been effective in reducing wrongful convictions caused by unreliable confessions.

Highland Council has granted approval for a planning application that will see the transformation of Inverness Castle, former site of the city's courthouse, into a tourism gateway for the region. The application covered the works necessary to restore the Category A Listed building and convert i

Thorntons’ dispute resolution specialists Gillian Buchanan and Kirsty Waughman, alongside property partner Andrew Kirkhope, are hosting a free webinar from 9.30am on Wednesday 5 May 2021 to update private landlords and letting agents on current issues. The one hour event, which includes an onl

Sarah McWhirter has been promoted to principal lawyer at Slater and Gordon Lawyers. Ms McWhirter joined the firm in 2017 and heads the Edinburgh medical negligence team. She represents clients from all over Scotland in a wide variety of claims covering all aspects of medical negligence, including cl

Writing for Scottish Legal News today, retired judge Lord Uist explains why he supports the abolition of the 'not proven' verdict. There have been many suggestions that 'not proven' is logical because when we make claims about guilt or innocence we stray from certainty; the indicative mood is too st

Eilidh Smith looks at the lessons we can learn from the IP woes of Taylor Swift. Earlier this month, Taylor Swift fans everywhere were treated to the release of Fearless (Taylor's Version), a re-imagining and re-recording of her 2008 LP – the first in a project which plans to re-record and rel

Hamish Lean outlines an unusual environmental case that will be heard in the Court of Session next month. Beavers became a protected species in Scotland in May 2019. There are two populations, one in Knapdale in Argyll, introduced as part of a scientific trial and properly licensed and another in th

Advocate Ximena Vengoechea has presented a talk on the extent to which liberties were infringed during the pandemic for TEDx. Ms Vengoechea is a dual-qualified human rights lawyer from Colombia who holds several qualifications including a PG specialisation in constitutional law and two postgraduate

CMS UK has signed up to become a Gold sponsor of the Lawscot Foundation, donating £5,000 to help support law students from disadvantaged backgrounds in Scotland. The donation will fund two of the foundation’s annual bursaries of £2,500. This will go towards helping academically gif

Cameron Greig takes a look at CAAD applications. Compensation following the compulsory purchase of land seeks to put the original landowner in the same position as they were in prior to the acquisition (insofar as money can do so).

Councils need powers to prevent homelessness, the Scottish Lib Dems have said. Party leader Willie Rennie said the rate of homeless deaths is three times higher in Scotland than the rest of the UK as he pledged legislation to impose stronger duties on public bodies to address the problem.

Clyde & Co has announced the promotion of Sarah Crewes to equity partner in its Edinburgh office as part of its 2021 promotions round. Ms Crewes joined the firm in 2015 as an insurance litigator. The majority of her practice is defence and coverage work arising from professional indemnity claims