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Scotland risks a “race to the bottom” in the standard of legal representation for people accused of the most serious crimes unless the legal aid system is improved, the Faculty of Advocates has suggested. In written evidence to the Independent Review of Legal Aid, the Faculty said criminal legal

Changes should be made to the way the personal injury discount rate is fixed, to avoid “real injustice”, the Faculty of Advocates has suggested. Earlier this year, the rate - a key factor in fixing damages awards and negotiating settlements - was reduced from 2.5 per cent to –0.75 per cent, th

John Scott QC Promoting public safety and preventing and detecting crime are the main aims of a new code of practice on stop and search powers.

Concern has been raised by the Faculty of Advocates about a key element of plans to outlaw psychological domestic abuse. It fears the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill “does not capture or reflect” an important distinction between coercive control and limited incidents of abusive behaviour which ar

From today the Tax Chamber within the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland takes on the functions and members of the former First–tier Tax Tribunal for Scotland. The new Chamber President is Anne Scott.

Alan McIntosh Alan McIntosh summarises his new report on the Scottish government's faltering Debt Arrangement Scheme.

A final reckoning by organisers of the Tumbling Lassie charity events has shown that £17,000 was raised for the fight against human trafficking at home and abroad. A seminar and a ball were held and the proceeds will go to two charities, International Justice Mission (IJM) and Trafficking Awareness

New rules modernising how fatal accident inquiries (FAIs) are carried out will come into force in June. The rules set out how inquiries are to work in practice and aim to make them more efficient.

There is a significant disparity in the quality of forensic medical services delivered to victims of sexual crime and confusion over the legal responsibilities for both the function and delivery of such services in Scotland, according to a new report. A review of services provided to adult and child

The Scottish Civil Justice Council has today launched a consultation on draft rules for Protective Expenses Orders, which will run until 23 June 2017. The draft rules seek to ensure that, where applicable, the rules regulating applications for Protective Expenses Orders (PEOs) in environmental proce

A former Lord Justice of Appeal of Northern Ireland has said the law must evolve in lockstep with advances in technology to thwart terrorists, pointing to lacunae in the legislation governing unmanned aerial vehicles. Delivering the Scottish Council of Law Reporting's Macfadyen Lecture 2017, entitle

Any change to legislation on organ donation and transplants would have to be supported by a major public education campaign to boost donor numbers according to the Law Society of Scotland. In its response to the Scottish government consultation on increasing organ and tissue donation and transplanta

Five members of the Faculty of Advocates have been named in new advocate-depute appointments by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service. Those chosen for the role of Crown Counsel are Michael Meehan and Duncan McPhie (from 27 March), Owen Mullan (from 10 April), Maryam Labaki (from 24 April)

South Africa has withdrawn notification of its intention to withdraw from the International Criminal Court following a ruling by the country's High Court. The opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) successfully argued that Parliament had to be consulted in order for the country to withdraw.

Holyrood’s European Committee has called for a bespoke solution on Brexit that reflects Scotland’s majority vote to remain in the single market to be explored with the “EU 27” in negotiations before and after the UK government triggers Article 50. The committee’s report Determining Scotlan