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An independent Scotland would have a constitution "based on the sovereignty of the people" and reflect Scotland’s values as a modern, democratic European nation from day one, according to plans outlined by First Minister Humza Yousaf. The fourth paper in the ‘Building a New Scotland&rsqu

Women who endured mesh surgery were not given accurate information before under-going the life-altering procedure, a case records review led by Professor Alison Britton has concluded. Glasgow Caledonian University's professor of healthcare and medical law has spent two years reviewing the cases of 1

Kate Dowdalls KC has been installed as the new sheriff principal of the Sheriffdom of South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway. Sheriff Principal Dowdalls was formally appointed to the role on 12 June in a ceremony in Hamilton Sheriff Court. She was welcomed by outgoing incumbent Sheriff Principal A

A commercial judge’s decision that a clause in a road work contract stating that certain monies were to be returned to “the Contractor”, meaning a joint venture, should be interpreted instead as a relevant contractor company that was part of that joint venture has been overturned o

The investigation into the death of an Aberdeen man in police custody almost a decade ago has become Scotland's lengthiest ongoing fatal accident inquiry (FAI), The Press and Journal reports. On June 29 2014, Warren Fenty, 20, suffered a drug overdose and died while in Kittybrewster jail. Sheri

Work to reduce the re-traumatisation of victims and witnesses of crime will help promote equality in Scotland’s justice system, according to a new report. Solicitor General Ruth Charteris KC, Chief Superintendent Hilary Sloan from Police Scotland and Jen Ang of the Scottish Women’s Right

Hearings in the Sheku Bayoh Inquiry resume at 10am on Monday, 28 August, and are due to run until Friday, 1 September. They will take place at Capital House in Edinburgh and will be live-streamed here. Videos, transcripts and evidence will be published on the site as soon as possible after a hearing

Brodies LLP has received double honours at the Scottish Business Insider Deals and Dealmakers awards 2023. The firm was named legal advisor of the year and received the award for diversity and inclusion. The honours were presented last week at a ceremony at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Glasgow. Now i

Problems with Scotland’s prison transport service are continuing to have a “significant impact” on the legal system, the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) has warned. Prisoner transport firm GEOAmey, the company contracted to transport prisoners and young people in custo

Murray Beith Murray has appointed Alec Stewart as new partner. Mr Stewart will join Murray Beith Murray partners Ruthven Gemmell, Peter Shand, Andrew Paterson, Sophie Napier and Fraser Scott within the firm’s asset protection group in September.

Scotland can position itself as a leading Ethical Digital Nation by adopting new recommendations regarding private sector access to data held by the public sector, according a new report. An expert group chaired by Angela Daly, professor of law and technology at the University of Dundee, was commiss

Time limits have been set on custody courts to prevent them sitting late into the evening as the justice system considers options to mitigate the impact of GEOAmey staffing shortages on the courts. Representatives from the judiciary, SCTS, COPFS, SPS, Police Scotland, SLAB and Scottish governme

Harper Macleod has advised on the sale of Glasgow-based Calcluth & Sangster (Insurance Brokers) Ltd to Greenwood Moreland Insurance Brokers, part of the JMG Group. Calcluth & Sangster, initially founded by Ronnie McGregor, specialises in personal and commercial insurance broking services. Th

Daniel Bain has joined Balfour and Manson as a partner. Mr Bain was previously a legal director at Shepherd and Wedderburn where he had been since he was a trainee.

Police fined a motorist after spotting a large dog behind the wheel of a speeding car. Slovakian police have released a photo they say shows a "brown hunting dog smiling beautifully into the camera, obediently sitting behind the wheel of a Škoda and peering through the windshield".