In this article, Jenny Nicholson-White considers the Supreme Court decision in Paul & Anr v Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust in the context of labour during which a baby dies in utero due to medical negligence and asks: When might a medical professional owe a duty of care to someone who is not a pa
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A Lord Ordinary has determined that a screening opinion by Glasgow City Council that it could demolish two tower blocks without conducting an Environmental Impact Assessment had been unlawfully adopted but refused to reduce it on the basis that the error had been minor. Caz Rae, who lived in the vic
A £33 million Scottish government initiative for sharing digital evidence from crime scene to court room is being rolled out across Scotland. Digital Evidence Sharing Capability (DESC) allows police officers, prosecutors, defence lawyers, court staff and judges to access a secure, unified syst
Two rock musicals featuring Faculty member Roddy MacLeod and deputy advocates Clerk Elizabeth Archibald will take place at the Mackenzie Building during the Edinburgh Festival.
DWF has reported a 14 per cent increase in net revenue to £435 million in what it has hailed as an "excellent performance" over the past financial year. The global provider of integrated legal and business services today announced its financial results for the year ending 30 April 2024, with a
A brand new justice hub, featuring bespoke facilities to support vulnerable witnesses and children in the justice system, has officially opened to serve the Sheriffdom of Tayside, Central and Fife. The Dundee Justice Hub was opened on Friday by the Lord President, Lord Carloway, Sheriff Principal Gi
Michael Cox and Cameron Knaggs discuss a new and much-needed form of security in Scotland. Modern day businesses can have various significant moveable assets that they would like to utilise for the purpose of raising bank finance. For example, many technology businesses are rich in intellectual prop
A prolific child sex offender who abused four young boys over a 19-year period has been jailed. Peter McCormick, 66, admitted being engaged in lewd, indecent and libidinous practices towards the children between June 1978 and December 1997.
Far-right groups have been plotting to attack asylum lawyers, evidence found by The Times reveals. An arson manual and tips on making petrol bombs have been shared in posts on Telegram, a messaging platform. Groups have also listed details of immigration lawyers and advice centres across England and
Google has used unlawful anti-competitive practices to maintain its online search monopoly, a US court has found in a landmark ruling. A federal judge yesterday handed down a 286-page ruling in a case brought by the US Department of Justice and 11 state attorneys general four years ago.
The average selling price of property in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders was £284,624 during May-July 2024, which is almost exactly the same as the average seen in May-July 2023 of £284,167. Homes in Edinburgh had an average selling price of £302,863 on average, which
Turcan Connell's charity hockey tournament has raised more than £9,000 for the firm's 2023-25 charity partner Rock Trust.
Shepherd and Wedderburn has reported seven per cent turnover growth to £71.4 million in the year to 30 April 2024. Net profits at the firm also saw a significant rise, up 12 per cent to £30.2 million. In recognition of the firm's performance, a bonus of five per cent of annual salary was
Keith Stewart KC (Lord Stewart of Dirleton) has returned to full-time practice at Black Chambers, following four years serving as advocate general for Scotland. His role as one of three Law Officers providing confidential advice to the UK Government on legislation and other legal matters which arose