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The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has again supported reform of legal services regulation in its submission to the Scottish government’s consultation on the issue. Neil Stevenson, SLCC chief executive, said: “When the minister responded to the Roberton review’s r

The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service has published revised guidance for court and tribunal users who need to come to its buildings; the arrangements for business in the Supreme Courts; and guidance for Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Courts users. The changes will come into effect on Monday 20

The Scottish Young Lawyers' Association (SYLA) has launched a survey of members to help inform its response to the Scottish government's consultation on reforming legal services. The consultation will close on Christmas Eve, so the association is seeking submissions from members no later than 20 Dec

The Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred the sentence in a drink driving case to the High Court of Justiciary. On 25 October 2020, Anita Frame pled guilty to a contravention of section 5(1)(a) of the Road Traffic Act 1988.

A body independent of the Scottish government and prison service should investigate every prison death, a new report published today has recommended. The report of the Independent Review of the Response to Deaths in Prison Custody follows two years of research, analysis and engagement with families

Proposals of the Scottish Civil Justice Council to put online courts on a firmer footing have been met with dismay by this year's devils. The trainee advocates said in a response to a consultation on the plans that they were "particularly concerned" by a presumption that certain substantive hearings

The Scottish Civil Justice Committee’s (SCJC) consultation on rules covering the mode of attendance at civil court hearings is premature and without a solid evidence base to inform its proposals, according to the Law Society of Scotland. The professional body for over 12,000 Scottish solicitor

The Scottish government will actively support the expansion of the beaver population, promoting translocation, which involves safely trapping and moving beavers to a more suitable area. This will reduce or avoid negative impacts and help establish beaver presence in areas of Scotland outside their c

The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) has denied suggestions it may have altered court statistics to make it "appear as if we are getting through the backlog". Criminal defence solicitor Euan Gosney tweeted on November 19 that there "were approx 60+ summary trials in Edinburgh Sheriff Cou

Junior members of the Scottish bar have cautioned that making remote hearings the default would damage their professional development as advocates, adversely affect their well-being and job satisfaction, and have a knock-on effect on the quality of justice. They made their remarks in the Junior End

An Orkney fish farming company has been unsuccessful in its challenge by judicial review of the decision of the Scottish Ministers to refuse two applications to develop salmon farms off the Orkney coast. The petitioner, Orkney Marine Farms Ltd, argued that the reporters for the respondent had acted

The Scottish Legal Complaints Commission (SLCC) has been successful in defending a number of leave to appeal cases in the Inner House of the Court of Session in recent months. These include five cases where the complainer sought leave to appeal against the SLCC’s decision that the complaint wa

The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) has applied to Fife Council for permission to install 260 solar panels at Dunfermline Sheriff Court. A spokesperson for SCTS said the development would be part of their commitment to decarbonisation as well as the Carbon Trust Triple Standard accredit

The Scottish government should legislate to require braille labelling on retail goods, two of Scotland's leading national disability organisations have said. Marking the start of National Braille Week, Sight Scotland and Disability Equality Scotland said braille labelling should be made a requiremen

Wayne Couzens, the police firearms officer who falsely arrested, kidnapped, raped and murdered Sarah Everard, has been sentenced to a whole life order. Tom Little QC, prosecuting, had sought the order, which means Couzens, 48, will be ineligible for parole and will die in prison.