Vicky Fox has been appointed the next chief executive of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, taking over from Mark Ormerod CB, who retires in September. Ms Fox is currently the director of regulation and insight at the Independent Parliamentary St
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Donald Findlay QC has said that defending Paul Ferris when he was accused of the killing of Arthur Thompson Jr was his most memorable moment in the courtroom. Mr Ferris was a teenager when he became an enforcer for Arthur Thompson, one of Glasgow's most notorious crime bosses.
Animal protection charity OneKind has hailed the Scottish government’s decision to accept an amendment bringing full protection for mountain hares in Scotland as a “triumph”. Scottish Green MSP Alison Johnstone lodged an amendment to the Animals and Wildlife (Penalties, P
All too often our coverage of fatal accident inquiries in Scotland is centred upon their non-occurrence rather than the lessons to be learned from them. A freedom of information request made last year revealed that there were 127 outstanding FAIs at the time of the inquiry. There has yet to be one i
An independently-chaired task force will start work this summer to consider whether the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Scottish SPCA) should be given extra powers to investigate wildlife crime, the rural affairs minister has confirmed ahead of MSPs’ final vote on pr
Benjamin Bestgen gives readers an introduction to feminist legal philosophy in his latest primer. See his last one here. It might not surprise readers that the majority of philosophical and legal works (including laws) over the course of human history to date were created by men. The reasons for thi
The first jury citations for potential jurors to be issued since the start of the COVID-19 lockdown have today been sent out in preparation for High Court trials to restart in Edinburgh and Glasgow in July. Safety for all participants is the key component of the planning and preparation for jury tri
Amanda Masson explains the details of a recent high-profile family law case. The case of Leigha Collins has attracted much comment. She was ordered by the court in Scotland to return to Malta no later than 5 June with her son, H, who is one year old, on the basis of an application by H's father in t
Scotland’s chief statistician today released the main findings of the 2018/19 Scottish Crime and Justice Survey (SCJS). The volume of crime in Scotland, including incidents not reported to the police, has fallen by 45 per cent over the last decade and by 20 per cent since 2016/17. Most adults
The UK is a world-leading fintech centre, with London often being labelled the global fintech capital. From a Scottish perspective, over the past couple of years both Edinburgh and Glasgow have been establishing themselves as fintech powerhouses. Allie McGowan looks below at some of the ways that CO
Kennedys has reported record turnover of £238 million for the financial year 2019/20, a nine per cent increase on the previous 12 months as it continued to execute its growth strategy. Europe and Latin America have performed particularly well, supported in part by continued UK growth following
In a new article, Jon Kiddie of Terra Firma Chambers looks at the Coronavirus Act 2020 and the wealth of attendant regulations and statutory instruments and their effect on the legal landscape. "Enacted on 25 March, and largely effective with immediate force, the Coronavirus Act 2020 was the UK gove
A new ruling on a high-value corporate debt restructuring case in Scotland could have a major impact on businesses across the UK due to the economic fallout from the COVID-19 crisis. Burness Paull LLP recently acted in the contested petitions of Premier Oil plc and Premier Oil UK Limited, one of the
Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard has written to the Scottish Human Rights Commission asking it to ensure that the human rights of Scotland’s care home residents are upheld and defended throughout the COVID-19 crisis, and that decisions taken by the Scottish government with regards to car
A "harsh blow" has been dealt to the student accommodation sector with almost £100 million in rent waived, lawyers have said. Student housing specialists at CMS have also said that while the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Act 2020 will help students, it may also work against the provision of ac
