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Michelle Essen outlines what the election manifestos have in store for the VAT Reverse Charge, the Apprenticeship Levy and Skills Shortage, and Modern Methods of Construction. The political parties have published their manifestos for the December 2019 General Election, setting out their stalls
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Over the past three months, the average property price in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders stayed fairly steady compared to last year, with the figure now being £248,235 compared to £248,320 last year. In Edinburgh, the average selling price of a house or flat also stayed s
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An advocate from the 19th century has hit the headlines, and will continue to rack up column inches until Christmas. Edward Kane is the central character of a historical novella written by Ross Macfarlane QC, and serialised in The Scotsman from 5 to 24 December.
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Lord Brodie will chair the public inquiry into issues at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) campus in Glasgow and the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People (RHCYP) in Edinburgh. Lord Brodie, a Senator of the College of Justice, has been appointed to chair the inquiry by Health Sec
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The second conference in a collaboration between the Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow in international law – 'Glasginburgh 200' – will take place next year.
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The European Convention on Human Rights Law Review now has an online submission system.
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The papers of a symposium on intestate succession law have been published online. 'Reforming Intestate Succession Law' took place at Edinburgh Law School on 11 October 2019.
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The Supreme Court has remitted the case of a Liberian woman who challenged various counts of torture made against her by reference to the interpretation of the term “person acting in an official capacity”. Lord Lloyd-Jones gave the majority judgment, with which Lady Hale, Lord Wilson and
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The problems with rape sentencing will be the topic of a talk delivered in Edinburgh next month by Dr Graeme Brown. Dr Brown, whose book on the topic is soon to be published, will speak at a meeting of the Society of Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland (SSC Society) on Tuesday 3 Decemb
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Professor Stuart Cross has been made an emeritus professor of law as he retires from the University of Dundee. Professor Cross has also been appointed as a member of the Law Society of Scotland's Technology Law and Practice Committee, become a trustee of Leisure & Culture Dundee and is also now
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The longest running and most costly trial in Scottish legal history is the subject of the first episode of a new BBC series re-examining high-profile public scandals.
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Patience & Buchan associate Gillian Smith has recently been awarded accreditation as a family law specialist by the Law Society of Scotland, having also been recognised independently by Chambers & Partners as an “associate to watch”. The team has also been joined this week by Rho
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An open invitation is being extended to the second Lord Jones Excellence in Advocacy event in Edinburgh.
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Via Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service: A range of leaders from across the SCTS have embarked on a 10-month leadership course.
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Removing the not proven verdict from Scots law as it stands will increase the likelihood of miscarriages of justice, an academic has warned. Speaking to Scottish Legal News, David Lorimer, a PhD candidate at Aberdeen University who applies a quantitatively analytical approach to criminal law, said t
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