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People serving an indeterminate sentence for public protection (IPP) have one of the highest rates of self-harm in the prison system according to a new report published today by the Prison Reform Trust. Figures show that for every 1,000 people serving an IPP there were 550 incidents of self-harm. Th

A new report published by the Scotland Institute today itemises the gain of European Union membership for workplace rights, finding that there is no reason to believe the UK government would seek to improve them and that Brexit would “weaken all the gains that have come from over 40 years of EU me

A man who was born severely disabled as a result of incest has won the right to claim compensation. The Upper Tribunal ruled that Y, 28, whose mother was raped by her father, was eligible for compensation under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.

In a major report published today the House of Lords’Constitution Committee has warned that successive UK governments have taken the union between England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales for granted, without giving proper consideration to the cumulative impact of devolution on the UK as a wh

The total number of subscribers to Scottish Legal News has broken through the 11,000 mark.

The significance of whether to remain in or leave the European Union "cannot be understated", according to a Law Society of Scotland discussion paper. The Referendum on EU Membership discussion paper aims to help inform solicitors and their clients by exploring the process for leaving the EU, the im

The Society of Solicitor Advocates has published its May newsletter, which includes commentary from the outgoing Lord Advocate, Frank Mulholland QC, Kenneth Maciver QC and Iain Paterson on the new Sheriff Appeal Court. It also lists the new solicitor advocates who were granted rights of audience in

The House of Lords' Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) has today published the report of its inquiry into the Strathclyde Review of the House of Lords’ role in scrutinising secondary legislation. The committee rejects all of the three options for a change to the way the House of Lords

Financial performance is strong and firms are confident that their pipeline of client instructions will continue to flow steadily in 2016 according to the results of BDO’s survey of independent Scottish legal practices. For the first half of the financial year 2015/16, 88 per cent of respondents r

A report published by a Scottish Parliament committee on the EU referendum has concluded that its members are “convinced that there is a positive case to be made for EU membership in Scotland.” The European and External Relations Committee conducted an inquiry on the recently agreed package of E

A wholesale review of how family law in Scotland operates may be required, says a report published today by Holyrood’s Justice Committee. Following concerns raised about the effectiveness of some aspects of the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006, the committee took evidence from academics, legal pract

The Scottish Parliament Information Centre has published a briefing looking at stage 1 and 2 consideration of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Bill. The bill is a consolidation bill and as such makes no changes to the substantive law in this area.

The Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC) has published its second newsletter update. At its meeting last week the council agreed to consider draft rules by correspondence in thePostal Administration Rules (Scotland) 2016 with a view that they be submitted to the Court of Session for consideration b

Lawyers have been praised for helping to get a landmark human rights case into court by working on it without charge. Although legal aid was in due course granted for the judicial review action in the Court of Session, much preparatory work was carried out for free by senior and junior counsel and s