Thorntons has secured a new three-year contract with City of Glasgow College, Scotland’s largest technical and professional skills education provider and the third largest of its kind in the UK. Thorntons has been providing legal advice to City of Glasgow College since 2016 and expanded its ro
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The Scottish government's proposed pilot of juryless trials has been abandoned following years of opposition from the legal profession. Justice Secretary Angela Constance told MSPs that, having listened to the cross-party Criminal Justice Committee and a wide range of other views, a plan to enable a
Great changes are being wrought in Scotland's law of evidence. Dr Grant Barclay, early career fellow in evidence and criminal law at Edinburgh Law School, looks at the full bench decision in HMA v PG and JM. “Having to apply rules, which prohibit a judge or jury from reaching a just conclusion
A rare copyright exemption has been granted by US authorities to allow McDonald's restaurants to repair their notoriously unreliable McFlurry machines. Franchise owners have complained that the machines have a "digital lock" preventing third-party repairs from being carried out.
The UK government is charging fees where there is no, or doubtful, authority to do so, according to a Lords committee. In its 4th Report of Session 2024–25, the cross-party House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee criticised poor information provided by three government departme
October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to highlight the importance of understanding the signs and symptoms of breast cancer, writes Sarah Jackman. According to Breast Cancer Now, breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK with one woman diagnosed every 10 minutes. Around 55
Criminal barristers in Northern Ireland are to stage a one-day strike and begin to refuse serious cases in pursuit of an increase in legal aid fees. Following a ballot earlier this month, the Criminal Bar Association (CBA), which represents criminal barristers within the Bar of Northern Ireland, wil
A former lord chief justice has lent his support to calls for prisoners serving indefinite jail terms to have their sentences reviewed. Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, who was England and Wales' most senior judge between 2013 and 2017, worries that those imprisoned under the abolished imprisonment for publ
Former senior partner at Levy & McRae, the late Leonard Murray, features in new BBC documentary Inside Barlinnie. Mr Murray was the solicitor who defended Tony Miller, the last ever prisoner to be hanged in HMP Barlinnie after a murder conviction. Mr Murray was a young lawyer at the time, but it
Taste there is none, notes David J Black in part two of his look at films in Scotland. See part one here. Soppy romantic books and films of the Jackie variety are not for your scrivener, the reader may have gathered, yet one isn’t unsentimental. A dear aunt about 10 years older than onese
A new video commissioned by the Scottish Sentencing Council offers insights into prison sentencing in Scotland. The short film features people who have knowledge of the prison system from a variety of perspectives, and opens with the powerful story of victims expert and council member, Lynn Burns, t
Robert Holland takes a look at the UK government's new Employment Bill. The bill unveiled yesterday is undoubtedly the biggest employment rights shake-up since the 1999 Employment Relations Act 25 years ago, and in legislative length only matched by the 1975 Employment Protection Bill. However, it i
The UK government has published a "once in a generation" set of employment rights reforms. The Employment Rights Bill contains 28 individual employment reforms, from ending zero hours contracts and fire and rehire practices to establishing day one rights to protection against unfair dismissal
Switzerland and Italy have redrawn their international borders as a result of melting glaciers in the Alps. Part of the border between the two Alpine countries has historically been marked by the watershed of the Theodul glacier.
A charity which supports bereaved children and their families is expanding its service into new areas of Scotland, with the help of Slater and Gordon. Richmond’s Hope has worked with families who have suffered loss since its creation in 2003, and has bases in Edinburgh and Glasgow. It has work
