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The Justice Secretary, Angela Constance, in arguing in favour of non-jury trials for certain sexual offences, keeps repeating that there is “evidence” that jurors take into consideration factors which are irrelevant; what she describes as “rape myths” – for example not

The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the Jehovah’s Witnesses organisation was not vicariously liable for a rape committed by a former elder on a 29-year-old married woman after an appeal by a Wales-based congregation of the organisation. The Trustees of the Barry Congregation of Jehovah’s

Gillespie Macandrew has expanded its partnership with the addition of private client specialist David Mowlem. With 15 years of experience in tax and estate planning, Mr Mowlem is dual qualified in Scots and English law and joins the firm from Turcan Connell. As a chartered tax adviser, his appointme

A poll published by the Constitution Society has found that 53 per cent of people in Great Britain believe that members of the royal family beyond the King, Queen and Prince of Wales should not be supported from public funds. Sixty-one per cent of people in Great Britain agree that information on th

Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has advised Triodos Bank UK on a landmark multi-million pound loan facility to Oxygen Conservation, in what is believed to be the largest conservation-focused commercial debt package in the UK to date. The funding, worth £20.55 million, has supported Oxygen Conserva

Laura Cameron’s dream of becoming a dentist when growing up in Perth was thwarted by an unfortunate and insuperable drawback: her aversion to the sight of blood. “Although I studied sciences at school and got the grades, after a few dissections in the biology lab I realised fairly early

Harper Macleod is marking its 35th anniversary with a major round of promotions, including four new partners, four newly-qualified solicitors, and new Gold Investors in People and Investors in Young People accreditations. Promoted to partner are: Andrew Ronald, Ewan Stafford, Amy Dickson and Brian C

The next edition of CLT Scotland’s popular Scots Law Series will be taking place live online during June with delegates able to choose from 8 individual conferences. Roy Spiers, CLT Scotland’s Director of Programmes, said: “We are delighted to attract a panel of expert speakers who

Credit: RGloucester - CC BY-SA 4.0 Dundonian bakers have responded furiously after the UK government rejected an application for protected status for Dundee cake.

The introduction of the 2018 Domestic Abuse Act has been an important step but more action is needed in implementing it and tackling domestic abuse, the Criminal Justice Committee has said. As part of post-legislative scrutiny, the committee has been reviewing the impact of the Act and how effective

Professor Peter Watson, solicitor advocate at PBW Law, has joined Legal Network International (LNI) which has members in 50 countries and 130 cities. Partner Pamela Rodgers and other staff will also be part of the network. LNI is an alliance of law firms that provides clients with representation on

Dear Editor, Douglas Cusine writes that there is “no evidence” that jurors subscribe to rape myths. He states that the “only way one could get ‘evidence’ would be to sit in during a jury’s deliberations, or interview jurors afterwards” and rightly points out

Lindsays has reported that average house prices in the city have risen by over £60,000 since before the Covid-19 pandemic. The firm noted that prices across Edinburgh and throughout the Lothians show no signs of dropping – with values remaining stable and strong.

Neil Beynon considers recent Public International Law (PIL) in respect of the prohibition of a sovereign state acting relative to aircraft and state sovereignty over its airspace.

The High Court of Justiciary has quashed a fine imposed on an Edinburgh sexual offender who breached the terms of a court order preventing him from accessing the internet anonymously and imposed a prison sentence in its place following a Crown appeal against the sheriff’s original sentence. Cr