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Sheriff Principal Craig Scott QC A sheriff’s decision to desert a trial simpliciter on the basis that the proceedings would inevitably be “unfair” after it emerged that CCTV images identifying the accused would not be available has been successfully challenged by prosecutors.
1 minute
Lord Carloway The Scottish Civil Justice Council (SCJC) has extended its current membership by adding two newly appointed judicial members.
2 minutes
Mike Polson Ashurst has signed up to support the Law Society of Scotland’s "Street Law" programme in schools across the country.
3 minutes
Joanna Cherry QC Joanna Cherry QC, MP for Edinburgh South West is the first member of Parliament from the SNP to be shortlisted for the 4th Annual Grassroot Diplomat Initiative Award.
6 minutes
A man in Ireland has failed in his appeal against conviction for producing child pornography in a Skype conversation with a third party. The appellant, Mark Mulligan, had challenged the status of the conversation as child pornography within the meaning of the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 19
2 minutes
Kirsty Malcolm A plea for greater publication of judgments dealing with financial provision at the end of cohabitation has been made by advocate Kirsty Malcolm.
3 minutes
Joe FitzPatrick The Scottish government has been lambasted over a change to lobbying legislation which would create a loophole allowing dozens of organisations to avoid reporting lobbying activity.
4 minutes
Lady Wise A company behind a proposed new wind farm which challenged a decision to refuse planning permission for the development has had a petition for judicial review dismissed.
6 minutes
Brian McConnachie QC Brian McConnachie QC explains the importance of cross-examination on behalf of accused persons and expresses concern at the idea gaining currency that complainers in sexual offence cases deserve special treatment as distinct from other complainers.
5 minutes
Lord Bracadale The Criminal Appeal Court has refused an appeal by prosecutors against the sentence imposed on a man who was given a community payback order after pleading guilty to theft and assault with a knife.
5 minutes
Lord Menzies An estate owner who is challenging plans for a wind farm development in Ayrshire has been granted a protective expenses order following an appeal.
4 minutes
Ross McKenzie Ross McKenzie warns that the way organisations handle personal information will need to go through some significant changes in the coming years to accommodate the biggest change to the data protection regulatory framework since the early nineties.
3 minutes
Lord Carloway The Lord President, Lord Carloway addressed the Law Society of Scotland's Council, setting out his vision for courtrooms “fit for the 21st century”.
3 minutes
Martin Stepek A Scottish law firm is seeking to put the workforce back on its feet in 2016 with a series of initiatives championing the benefits of mindfulness in the workplace.
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