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The Scottish Sentencing Council’s new sentencing guideline on death by driving offences comes into effect today. It is the country’s first ever offence guideline and the first time that the council has set out guidance to help courts select a specific type and level of sentence. It also

The Scottish Liberal Democrats have revealed that the longest outstanding waits for fatal accident inquiries (FAI) in Scotland now run to almost a decade. A Scottish Liberal Democrat freedom of information investigation uncovered that:

The Scottish government’s 2024-25 budget continues its distorted and shortsighted approach to criminal justice, according to the Law Society of Scotland. The budget papers reveal an extra £22 million has been provided to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS), while the f

The Scottish Liberal Democrats have highlighted that police tasers have been used against children over a hundred times since 2018 as they urged the Scottish government to consider scaling back taser deployment in Scotland. In 2018, Police Scotland doubled the number of officers armed with tasers, d

The Scottish Sentencing Council is holding a webinar next month on its new sentencing guideline: Statutory offences of causing death by driving. The webinar, which meets CPD requirements, is aimed at legal practitioners and will take place on Tuesday 16 January 2024 at 4.30pm to coincide with the da

Details of a proposed Scottish tax aiming to encourage the use of recycled materials in construction and other industries have been published. The proposals form part of the Aggregates Tax and Devolved Taxes Administration (Scotland) Bill, which has been introduced to Parliament.

A pilot scheme introduced at three Scottish courts to improve the processing of summary crime has led to one third fewer police witnesses being cited in domestic abuse cases in its first 12 months. An interim report on the Summary Case Management pilot published today, reveals that key achievements

The Scottish Public Law Group is hosting a seminar on “A New Frontier for Public Law: AI and Algorithmic Decision Making”. This hybrid event will take place both online and in person in the Court Senate Room (CL205), Collins Building, 22 Richmond Street, University of Strathclyde, Glasgo

The Scottish Liberal Democrats have called on the Scottish government to protect the justice budget and enhance community policing after new research found that less than half of violent assaults resulted in a criminal charge being reported to the Crown Office last year. Scottish Liberal Democrat re

The rent freeze introduced by the Scottish government is not unlawful, a senior judge has ruled after an appeal by private sector landlords. Landlords across Scotland had sought judicial review in the Court of Session. Their lawyers argued they had suffered discrimination as a result of “unlaw

Legislation giving Scottish ministers powers to assess and remediate buildings within scope with unsafe cladding, where consent of the owners cannot be provided, has been published. Under proposals in the Housing (Cladding Remediation) Bill, the Scottish government would also create and maintain a C

The Scottish Sentencing Council’s new sentencing guideline on death by driving offences has been approved by the High Court – marking a legal first for Scotland. It is the country’s first ever offence guideline and the first time that the council has set out guidance to help courts

The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred the case of Bryan Moorehead to the High Court of Justiciary for determination. In 2018 the applicant was convicted of a charge of assault to injury and sentenced to 42 months' imprisonment, a period which was ordered to run consecutively to

The Scottish government’s new short-term let (STL) licensing policy could fall foul of human rights laws, according to operators.

The Scottish Parliament has agreed to consider amendments to the legislation that will incorporate the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into Scots law. The UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill requires Scotland’s public authorities to protect children’s rights in their decision-