The Scottish Liberal Democrats have called for the expansion of throughcare after it was revealed that thousands of people leaving prison have nowhere to live and are having to register with councils as homeless. In the last two years, local authorities received 3,814 homeless applications from peop
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Scotland's former police chief, Philip Gormley, who resigned amid bullying allegations, has been appointed an inspector of constabulary – a role in which he will oversee the performance of a number of forces in England. He resigned as chief constable in February while he was under investi
HMP Barlinnie is to be closed down and replaced with a new jail, the Sunday Mail reports. Reports state that the Scottish Prison Service has identified three sites as potential new homes for the successor prison and that all that is now required is a final decision from the Scottish government.
With a bill introduced to the Scottish Parliament to reduce the general speed limit from 30mph to 20mph, Louise Gallagher looks at the legal implications of this and other attempts to protect or benefit “vulnerable road users”. Drive through the centre of any major Scottish city or town
Thompsons Solicitors has begun legal action against the Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent De Paul on behalf of clients who said they suffered abuse at the hands of the religious order. At the end of last week, the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry published its interim report into the abuse suffe
If the UK and the EU fail to agree the terms of our withdrawal from the EU prior to March 2019, we will find ourselves in a “no-deal” or “cliff edge” scenario, writes Joanna Fulton. The UK government is trying to prepare us for the worst by issuing technical notices.&nbs
International law specialist Professor Nehal Bhuta has joined Edinburgh Law School. Professor Bhuta joins Edinburgh as chair of international law from the European University Institute in Florence, where he was professor of public international law.
Health authorities in Norway have been told to respect medical professionals' right to conscientious objection after the country's Supreme Court found in favour of a doctor who refused to administer a procedure that could have resulted in an abortion. In a judgment published yesterday, the court fou
A majority of Scots law students are unaware that their LLB qualifies them to sit the bar exams in both New York and California, according to a poll by the Scottish Bar Association of New York (ScotBarNY). The survey of 370 students at Scottish universities offering qualifying law degrees also found
Gildeas has secured a favourable damages award for a client who was accused of fraud following a road traffic collision. The collision took place near Chapelhall in Lanarkshire in January 2015 when the firm's client was struck by another vehicle.
The second of this year’s three Hamlyn Lectures will be hosted by the Faculty of Advocates, and delivered by Robin Allen QC, chair of the Equality and Diversity Committee of the Bar Council of England and Wales. Mr Allen addresses "Why does equality seem so difficult? Three problems in compari
Dentons has announced the sponsorship of two upcoming awards in Scotland with a focus on women and their achievements. The firm is a headline sponsor for the forthcoming Business Women Scotland and Women's Enterprise Scotland Awards 2018 and will also be sponsoring an award category at the Scottish
