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The Scottish prison population fell by 4.1 per cent between 2016 and 2018 while the overall imprisonment rate in Europe fell by nearly seven per cent, new figures reveal. The Council of Europe's Annual Penal Statistics for 2018 (SPACE), published yesterday, reveals that a downwards trend in European

A Scottish council is the first in Europe to give its employees who have suffered domestic abuse "safe leave". South Ayrshire Council's policy will give employees up to 10 days' paid leave to allow them to seek help and support.

A Scottish solicitor who failed to progress a case on behalf of a client who was suing his former employer has been fined £7,500. Quinton Muir, 51, was found guilty of “professional misconduct” by the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal (SSDT) over his failure

Almost 80 per cent of Scottish solicitors and accredited paralegals feel that gender equality has improved in the legal profession over the past five years. The Profile of the Profession survey published today by the Law Society of Scotland, questioned over 2,700 solicitors, trainee solicitors and a

The Scottish Borders courthouse is to reopen at the weekend, after a £430,000 restoration. Built in 1803 as the Sheriff Court, it is where Sir Walter Scott dispensed justice to the people of Selkirkshire.

One third of Scottish solicitors who took part in a recent survey have been victims of violence or threatening behaviour in connection with their work.  The survey undertaken by the Law Society of Scotland, following an editorial in Scottish Legal News, of over 1,100 solicitors has revealed tha

Proposed legislation to give Scottish courts the power to order damages awards to be paid periodically has been hailed by the Faculty of Advocates as a “long overdue reform”. The Faculty has also welcomed provisions in the Damages (Investment Returns and Periodical Payments) (Scotland) B

The Scottish courts are to be given powers to impose periodical payment orders. Alteration to the method of fixing the discount rate, the impending legislative requirement to obtain actuarial advice and the perennial uncertainty of life expectancy all point to the need for both parties to consider w

Three newly qualified members of the Scottish legal in-house community have been shortlisted as finalists of the 2018 Law Society of Scotland In-house Rising Star Award. The finalists are: Victoria Davidson, Royal Bank of Scotland; Sarah Haig, Glasgow City Council; Oksana Orlova-Farre

A convicted murderer who sought legal aid for a UK Supreme Court appeal against a ruling upholding a decision by the Scottish Information Commission to refuse to order the release of CCTV footage he believes will help prove his innocence has had his claim for state funding refused. “Limbs in the l

A motorcyclist who was seriously injured in an accident has had a £250,000 damages action against a Scottish local authority over the council’s alleged failure to repair a damaged strip of road dismissed. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that the pursuer had failed to prove that the defender

A punter who placed a £100 bet at odds of 2500/1 for “Rangers to be relegated” from the Scottish Premier League has had his £250,000 claim against the bookmakers rejected after the company refused to pay out. A judge in the Court of Session ruled that the simple, natural and ordinary meaning o

The liquidator of a multi-million pound hedge fund who raised a damages action against two Scottish legal firms for alleged “breached of contract, negligence, breach of fiduciary duties and dishonest assistance” has been granted a proof before answer. The Inner House of the Court of Session rule

A human trafficking victim whose application for accommodation as a homeless person was rejected by a Scottish local authority has had a legal challenge against the decision dismissed. A judge in the Court of Session upheld the decision by Aberdeen City Council to refuse her application on the groun

A council tenant who claimed that his occupancy agreement which was to “continue on a fortnightly basis” should be treated as a Scottish secure tenancy because it did not contain an express provision stating that it was for a term of less than six months has won an appeal against a decision allo