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Sir Howard Morrison QC KCMG has been appointed by the UK government to advise Ukraine's top prosecutor on the investigation and prosecution of war crimes committed by Russia during its invasion of Ukraine. Sir Howard had an extensive judicial career in the UK and internationally, including serving a

A nearly eight-metre sculpture of a shark crashing through the roof of a terraced house has been recognised as a protected landmark 36 years after it was illegally installed without permission. Oxford City Council spent years seeking to remove the 1986 sculpture by Bill Heine, an American who came t

An advocate has endorsed an MSP's call for legal representation for complainers in sexual assault and rape cases. Scottish Labour's Katy Clark has lodged a motion at Holyrood that calls for complainers to be given their own lawyers.

The Faculty of Advocates has opposed the removal of the 'not proven' verdict, warning that any attempt to do so could undermine the provision of fair and equitable justice. “It is understood that in some quarters the not proven verdict is seen as a barrier to conviction,” said the Facult

A Crown appeal against a sheriff’s decision to accept a no case to answer submission from a man accused of committing indecent acts against children has been allowed by the High Court of Justiciary. It had been argued by the accused and respondent, BL, that the evidence led in respect of two c

The final part in David J Black's forensic examination of the ME/CFS scandal looks at alleged scientific misconduct and a possible cover-up. Read the last part here. The tragedy of the putative ME/CFS scandal as the revelations following the PACE controversy emerged, was that, for a time, thing

A Scots litigator has co-authored a new book on electronic music giants Depeche Mode.

Drummond Miller’s Lorna Hale has been recognised as a specialist in medical negligence law by the Law Society of Scotland. She specialises almost exclusively in pursing medical negligence claims for individuals and has experience in a wide range of cases and in litigating in both the Court of

Alastair Hope, founding member of what is now BTO’s Helensburgh office, is to retire after 40 years in the law. Since joining forces with Raeburn Hope in 2019, BTO has broadened its service portfolio to include the full range of legal services for families, individuals and businesses.

Anderson Strathern has hired commercial real estate and renewables specialist Dixcee Fast from Eversheds Sutherland as a partner. Ms Fast, who was formerly a trainee and associate at Anderson Strathern, is a leading lawyer on real estate matters in relation to clean energy projects including wind, s

Communities and individuals will soon have access to information to enable them to find out who has a controlling interest in Scotland’s land. The Scottish government is introducing a new Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest (RCI) in land on Friday.

A police investigation into alleged Covid-19 breaches in Downing Street has led to 20 fines – and a warning that more could be on the way. The Metropolitan Police launched an investigation into the UK's so-called "partygate" scandal months after it first emerged that parties and other gatherin

Two men who were convicted of attempting to communicate with children for sexual gratification based on evidence gathered by “paedophile hunter” groups have had their appeals against conviction refused by the High Court of Justiciary. John Quinn and Mark Sutherland argued that the eviden

The proliferation of artificial intelligence tools used in the justice system without proper oversight, particularly by the police, has serious implications for human rights and civil liberties, according to the House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee. In its report Technology rules? The a

The Lord Advocate, Dorothy Bain QC, will deliver the Aberdeen Law Project's (ALP) Annual Lecture next month. The event will be held in a hybrid format. In-person tickets are limited due to seating capacity, but the event will also be streamed online for those who cannot attend in person.