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MSPs on Holyrood’s Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee have voiced their alarm at the extent of “legal aid deserts” in Scotland. The committee has been exploring civil legal assistance, commonly known as legal aid, in response to concerns raised about access to jus

Claims that the UK could leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) without breaching the 1998 Good Friday Agreement (GFA) are "not credible", a new report has concluded. A new report by Professor Colin Murray of Newcastle University and Professor Aoife O'Donoghue of Queen's University Bel

Two men have been imprisoned in Zambia for attempting to use witchcraft to kill the country's president. Leonard Phiri and Jasten Mabulesse Candunde have been sentenced to two years' imprisonment after being found guilty of offences under the Witchcraft Act, the BBC reports.

The Sheriff Appeal Court has refused to allow the director of a liquidated company who was also the director of a creditor of that company to act as lay representative for the latter after finding that he was not a suitable person to act as the defender’s representative. Pursuer Colin Hastings

Holyrood’s Criminal Justice Committee has called for urgent clarification after it emerged Police Scotland withheld a damning report that warned of a “boys’ club” culture in the force. The Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Human Rights Independent Review Group (IRG) was set

Israel is responsible for genocide in Gaza, a UN commission of inquiry has concluded for the first time. In a 72-page report published today, the commission – chaired by Navi Pillay, a former UN high commissioner of human rights and former judge of the International Criminal Court – call

Given the scale of Scotland’s drug death crisis, Glasgow’s Pilot Safer Drug Consumption Facility must be considered on its merits, according to a Westminster committee. Today’s report from the Scottish Affairs Committee comes just days after official figures indicated that Scotland

The Scottish Conservatives have warned John Swinney that they can’t vote for the flagship justice bill unless he accepts “common-sense changes” to strengthen the rights of victims. Shadow justice secretary Liam Kerr said the legislation, as it currently stands, is “a Victims&

The Law Society of Scotland’s Property Law Committee is reviewing how climate change risks might impact the advice which solicitors should give for property transactions. The committee is aware of a practice note recently issued by the Law Society of England and Wales titled Climate change and

Scots lawyers have called for the international law against genocide to be enforced in Gaza in an open letter to the Scottish and UK governments. Rachel Moon, partner at Govan Law Centre, explained what motivated her to draft the open letter with legal colleagues.

The Scottish island which hosts the World Stone Skimming Championships has been rocked by a cheating scandal. Easdale, one of the Slate Islands, in the Firth of Lorn, which has a permanent population of just over 60 people, welcomed more than 2,200 people from 27 countries to this year's event.

More than 10,000 arrest warrants are currently outstanding in Scotland, with police leaders warning they lack the resources to clear the backlog. Figures show 10,064 warrants were active on 3 September, up from 9,071 last November. They include seven for murder, 42 for rape and attempted rape, five

Seven men who murdered a father in Greenock by shooting him on the doorstep of his home have been jailed for life.   Neil Canney, or Wilson, was left seriously injured following the early morning attack on Nairn Road on 28 February 2023.  

Senior defence lawyers have raised concerns about the right to a fair trial after Justice Secretary Angela Constance introduced amendments to extend “rape shield” protections in sexual offence cases. The measures, to be voted on by MSPs on Tuesday as part of the Victims, Witnesses, and J

A sheriff has issued an eviction warrant against members of a self-styled “African tribe” who have been camping on private land near Jedburgh. At Jedburgh Sheriff Court on Friday, Sheriff Peter Paterson granted the order against the so-called Kingdom of Kubala, saying it would take effec