The Court of Session has granted permission to proceed in a judicial review for a client of Govan Law Centre's in Torry, Aberdeen, challenging the decision by Aberdeen City Council (ACC) to possibly industrialise St. Fittick’s Park as part of its Energy Transition Zone (ETZ) plan for the city.
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Edinburgh-based Tim Cooper, partner at Addleshaw Goddard LLP, has been appointed as president of R3, the insolvency and restructuring trade body. He will work with R3’s CEO, senior management team and council to help shape and deliver R3’s strategy for the next 12 months and supporting i
Justice Secretary Angela Constance will publish a paper today setting out the Scottish government’s policy proposals for the justice system in an independent Scotland. The paper will outline what these proposals would mean for aspects of the justice system that are currently devolved, as well
Douglas Cusine is impressed by a 'first-class', enlightening and readable account by a child protection lawyer of an under-resourced and neglected area of the law.
Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC has accepted a report into how domestic abuse is prosecuted, which has emphasised that the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service must speed up the work it is doing to improve the service it gives to victims. The report assessed the work of COPFS in the management a
Lindsays has named Susan Law as its new head of rural. She succeeds Michael Yellowlees, who has led the team since 2008 and remains a partner.
An A&E doctor based in Larbert who was dismissed for inappropriate communication with a patient has won a claim of unfair dismissal before the Employment Tribunal but had the amount of the award reduced by 15 per cent for contributory conduct. Dr Richard MacCallum was suspended on full pay by Fo
Amnesty International is urging shareholders in Dow to consider withdrawing their investment from the US chemicals company if it fails to rapidly meet its human rights responsibilities towards more than 500,000 people still suffering from the Bhopal disaster, one of the world’s worst industria
On a visit to the Bairns Hoose in North Strathclyde, the lord advocate and the solicitor general have supported calls for a consistent national roll out of the model, to the highest standard possible, so that children and young people are not further traumatised by the care and justice system.
A cyclist who was seriously injured when he crashed into another cyclist on a National Cycle Route has successfully established that the other cyclist was at fault in a personal injury action raised against him, but with contributory negligence of 50 per cent. Nigel Dick, 54, and Joseph Merrick, 66,
Dr Deval Desai, reader in international economic law at Edinburgh Law School, has been awarded the Royal Society of Edinburgh’s (RSE) 2024 Dame Muriel Spark Medal. This award recognises exceptional achievements in the arts, humanities, and social sciences by an early career researcher, which D
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered Israel to allow humanitarian aid to reach Palestinians in Gaza as "famine is setting in". The UN court was asked by South Africa around a month ago to make further provisional measures in its case against Israel.
Candidates who want to commence devilling at the Faculty of Advocates next year can now apply for scholarships to help ease financial tensions during their training. There are four scholarship schemes and over 60 scholarships have been awarded during the past five years, totalling well over £3
A Holyrood committee is divided in its support for a pilot of juryless trials in rape cases. The pilot, which cannot take place without the participation of solicitors, would remove juries from rape cases due to a perception that conviction rates in such cases are artificially low compared to other
The University of Strathclyde has awarded Professor Peter Watson with an executive leadership award. Established in 2019 by Professor Sir Jim MacDonald, Principal and Vice Chancellor, the Strathclyde Executive Leadership Award (STELAR) acknowledges excellence in leadership across the university&rsqu
