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A unique collaboration between an investigative journalist and a criminal KC has been nominated for an award. The Inside Murder Trial: A Deadly Affair podcast has been nominated in the 'best serialised podcast' category at Crimecon UK's True Crime Awards.

An appeal against conviction by a university student convicted of sexually assaulting another student on his course at a night in with friends and then in a taxi has been refused by the High Court of Justiciary after it found there was no basis for the jury to consider the issue of reasonable belief

Derek Couper discusses why it is essential that the recent consultation on non-surgical cosmetic procedures leads to swift and decisive action. With the consultation process by the Scottish government over the need for greater regulation around non-surgical cosmetic procedures having concluded, its

Defence solicitors are to boycott the Scottish government’s new Summary Case Management scheme in protest over legal aid fees. In the face of the Scottish government’s continued refusal to engage in meaningful talks with the profession, the Scottish Solicitors Bar Association (SSBA) "has

The Scottish Law Commission’s annual report has been published. The 2024 report outlines progress on the commission’s law reform work during 2024. The commission is currently part way through its eleventh programme of law reform which covers the period from 2023 to 2027.

A house listed on Rightmove has sparked intrigue with its unusual interior featuring a living room entirely adorned with beer cans.

AI businesses in Northern Ireland are likely to face stricter regulation than those in the rest of the UK, an expert in AI law has warned. The European Commission this week formally proposed adding the EU AI Act to the list of legislation which continues to apply in Northern Ireland post-Brexit.

Proposed legislation to let terminally ill adults on the Isle of Man choose to end their lives has been agreed by the Manx parliament. The result means it is the first parliament in the British Isles to legalise assisted dying.

There were 345 deaths in prison custody over the period 2012-13 to 2022-23, with the annual number of deaths generally increasing over this time, new statistics from Scotland's chief statistician show. The statistics should not be taken as indicative that the risk of death changes specifically becau

McKee Campbell Morrison (MCM) Solicitors, headquartered in Glasgow, has announced three promotions and the appointment of a new senior accredited paralegal.  Laura McKenna, currently head of employment law, is now a director while Colm Kerr, who specialises in corporate law, is now senior assoc

A flagship case from a scheme repurposing ownerless property was at the centre of a visit by Culture Secretary Angus Robertson and officials from the King’s and Lord Treasurer’s Remembrancer’s (KLTR) office yesterday.

The recent announcement by Lord Pentland of the publication of a court reporters’ guide by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service is a welcome recognition that the decline of what is now termed the ‘mainstream media’ has serious implications for the administration of justice and

The family of Sheku Bayoh have settled out of court with Police Scotland over his death in custody 10 years ago. Mr Bayoh, 31, died in Kirkcaldy on 3 May 2015, after being restrained on the ground by six officers. The Crown Office decided not to take legal action against the officers involved.

A supermarket lorry driver has been awarded over £56,000 in damages in a personal injury action against his employer after a sheriff found that his claim had not been exhausted by a previous agreement between the pursuer and the first defender. Thomas Ward raised the action against his employe