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On Thursday 29 June 2023, the Crown Office’s request to extradite Richard Sharples for serious offences – alleged to have happened in Scotland in September 2021 – called before Mr Justice Paul McDermott in the High Court of Ireland, writes Thomas Ross KC. The application was oppose

A judge who posted TikTok videos lip-syncing to rap songs with explicit lyrics while wearing his judicial robes is facing disciplinary action. Judge Gary N. Wilcox, a criminal judge in New Jersey, USA, posted around 40 videos under the alias "Sal Tortorella" over a two-year period from 2021 to 2023,

A Swedish man who underwent a coronary artery bypass in an NHS hospital and subsequently claimed for significant damage to his right arm has been found in contempt of court by the English High Court of Justice after it found he had misled the court in respect of his condition. Nottingham University

The English and Scottish courts have repeatedly confirmed that there are very limited grounds upon which an adjudicator's decision will not be enforced. The case of J&B Hopkins Ltd v A&V Building Solution Ltd [2023] EWHC 301 (TCC) provides a further illustration of the English court's approa

BTO has announced that as part of its “Working with You” initiative for trainees, the firm will be running a webinar to take the legal traineeship ‘experience’ to law students virtually.

Jury trials in the north have been severely disrupted by failures at prisoner transportation and custody firm GEOAmey. Sheriff Principal Pyle has published an order of court introducing changes to the jury court operations for Grampian, Highland and Islands Sheriffdom. The order requires new jury tr

Calum Crighton has been appointed as a member of the Decom Mission board of directors. Decom Mission is a trade association focused on the international decommissioning energy sector.

The initial tweet of Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, which sold for $2.9 million (around £2.26m) as a non-fungible token (NFT) in 2021, is now worth less than $2,000 (around £1,560). Iranian crypto entrepreneur Sina Estavi, who purchased the Dorsey NFT, which reads "Just setting up my tw

Scottish solicitors are being encouraged to help shape the future of their profession by volunteering to support less-advantaged students through the Lawscot Foundation’s mentor programme.

An application for recall of an arrestment served by the City of Edinburgh council on the bank account of a man with unpaid council tax has been granted by an Edinburgh sheriff. Kevin McKenzie argued that funds in his Bank of Scotland account could not be lawfully arrested as his sole income was der

Keir Starmer is under pressure to stand up for the legal community following the UK government's remarks about “lefty lawyers”. The news comes amidst growing concerns about the wellbeing of immigration solicitor Jacqueline McKenzie, who has become the object of a “targeted campaign

Two former solicitor generals have supported the demands for a public investigation into the case of a man wrongly convicted of rape after The Guardian reported that the police had held crucial DNA evidence for 16 years before his exoneration. Edward Garnier KC labelled the miscarriage of justi

David J Black reads the fine print of the Book Festival furore. Many of us may share the underlying views of those who believe we should be cutting back on the use of fossil fuels to save the planet, but scratch beneath the indignant morality of the latest attack by a number of Greta Thunberg inspir

An Edinburgh doctor who was given an interim suspension by the General Medical Council after being detained regarding allegations of terrorist activity in Northern Ireland has had his suspension extended following a successful petition by the GMC to the Outer House of the Court of Session. The respo

With its iconic theme tune and gritty storylines, Taggart set the standard for the modern TV police drama and turned its much-loved cast into household names. But one character remained ever present during its record-breaking 27-season run – the city of Glasgow.