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The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) has produced an information film on its website for potential jurors to view, which shows the different stages of the jury experience.The Jury Information Film is available on the jurors page of the Coming to Court section the SCTS website. Jurors wh

Judges should join the public debate to maintain their authority and win the confidence of the public a top judge has said.Sir Alan Moses (pictured), a former judge in the Court of Appeal and current chairman of the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), said it was time for the judiciary

A former footballer found to be a rapist in a civil case will appeal the ruling in November. David Goodwillie, 28, was found to have raped Denise Clair, 30, in a damages case at the Court of Session. His lawyers lodged appeal papers in February.

The Scottish Civil Justice Council has published 15 responses to its consultation on draft rules for Protective Expenses Orders. The draft rules seek to ensure that, where applicable, the rules regulating applications for Protective Expenses Orders (PEOs) in environmental proceedings operate so as t

The first joint Fatal Accident Inquiry into two separate fatal accidents is set to begin in Edinburgh this week. The FAI within the Lothian and Borders Sheriffdom will consider the death of Joy Robson at the Snowman Rally in Inverness on 16 February 2013 and the deaths of John Leonard Stern, Elizabe

A judge has been reprimanded by judicial authorities after he made statements suggesting that many rape cases in which the alleged victim was drunk should not have made it to court. Judge Philip Shorrock of Liverpool Civil and Family Court said there was no realistic prospect of conviction in many c

Michael Matheson A new strategy which aims to create safer communities across Scotland has been unveiled by Justice Secretary Michael Matheson.

Lord Carloway The Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC) has published its annual report, detailing its key achievements as well as priorities in the year ahead.

Michael Matheson Views are being sought on the best way to spare child witnesses from having to give evidence during criminal trials.

Plans to prevent the cross-examination of children by unrepresented parties in children’s hearings proofs have been supported by the Faculty of Advocates. The Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (SCRA) is looking at ways of protecting children and other vulnerable witnesses from being qu

The High Court in London has ruled that the application of the benefit cap to lone parents with children under two is unlawful because of its discriminatory impact upon children. The challenge was brought by four lone parent families for whom the reduced benefit cap has had, or will have, severe eff

The Faculty of Advocates favours the law on penalty clauses remaining unchanged while a key Supreme Court judgment is given time to “bed in”. Penalty clauses are under scrutiny by the Scottish Law Commission (SLC) as part of its review of contract law.

An easy-to-use, written application procedure should be considered for Protective Expenses Orders (PEOs), the Faculty of Advocates believes. New rules on PEOs have been drafted by the Scottish Civil Justice Council, and in a response to a consultation on those rules, the Faculty said that it endorse

A court in Pakistan has sentenced a man to death for making blasphemous remarks on Facebook. Taimoor Raza, 30, was convicted by an anti-terrorism court in Bahawalpur of posting blasphemous remarks about the Prophet Muhammad, his wives and companions.

The Scottish Parliament’s Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee is encouraging individuals and organisations to share their views on the potential impact of new, devolved legislation for forestry, as it examines the Scottish government’s Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Bill at stage