Sex workers and their allies gathered outside Holyrood yesterday to protest Ash Regan’s proposed Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill. If enacted, the bill would create a new offence of paying for sexual acts, popularly known as the Nordic model. Members of the sex worker-led or
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The Scottish prison population increased by 4.5 per cent in 2024-25 to 8,216 on the average day. The increase in the prison population in 2024-25 was primarily driven by an increase in the sentenced population (+5.8 per cent since 2023-24), figures from the chief statistician show.
A Crown appeal against what it considered an unduly lenient extended sentence imposed on a man who caused his partner’s car to crash after pulling the handbrake, having previously detained her and her children in his house and assaulted them, has resulted in the sentence being lengthened by fo
Provisional IRA members could still be prosecuted in relation to dozens of unsolved killings in England, the UK government has suggested. The Northern Ireland Office yesterday circulated what it said was a Home Office list of attacks in England by the IRA and other paramilitaries which resulted in 7
Scottish ministers have extended a consultation on new mental health moratorium rules amid efforts to improve debt protections for people struggling with mental illness, writes Ahsan Mustafa. On 14 November, Ivan McKeen, minister for public finance, extended the consultation on the draft Mental Heal
Perkins Coie and Ashurst, which has an office in Glasgow, are to merge to form Ashurst Perkins Coie. The new firm's footprint will span 52 offices in 23 countries, with flagship hubs in Seattle, London, Sydney and New York.
The government is poised to outlaw the resale of tickets for profit, with measures to be announced this week targeting touts and major platforms such as Viagogo and StubHub. Ministers had considered permitting touts – and ordinary buyers – to resell tickets at up to 30 per cent above fac
Brodies LLP has boosted its oil and gas practice with the appointment of new partner Andy Russell. Mr Russell began his legal career at Brodies, undertaking an oil and gas-focused traineeship and qualifying in 2014. Most recently, he served as general counsel and head of the legal and governan
A prisoner in Australia is suing for his right to a Vegemite sandwich. The spread, made from leftover brewer's yeast and similar to British Marmite, is famously and bizarrely popular down under.
His Majesty The King has approved the appointment of Lord Doherty as a justice of the Supreme Court. Lord Doherty has sat as a judge of the Inner House since 2020.
Deputy President of the Supreme Court, Lord Hodge, was the guest speaker at the WS Society’s Annual Dinner on Friday, where he spoke about the challenges of AI for the law. Over 200 guests attended the event in the Signet Library, Edinburgh. Lord Hodge and retired Lord President, Lord Ca
Prison officials have caught an inmate who hacked into prison computers to change prisoners' sentences and bank balances. The unnamed prisoner in Târgu Jiu, in southern Romania, was caught by the prison accounting department after a suspicious level of spending, Romania Insider reports.
Burges Salmon has raised NQ and trainee salaries in Edinburgh. NQs at the firm had received £68,000, up from £63,000 in the previous year. They will now receive £72,000.
Marcus Wright has joined Shepherd and Wedderburn as a partner in the firm’s English real estate team. Mr Wright brings over 25 years of commercial property experience and has advised investors, developers, landlords and tenants on complex property transactions and development projects. His exp
Nearly 200 developers, consultants and renewables experts gathered in Glasgow as Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM), in partnership with Irwin Mitchell, hosted its annual Renewable Energy Seminar. The event brought together experts from across Scotland to discuss “Where are we now?&rdq
