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A French denier of the Holocaust who had been on the run for two years in Scotland has been jailed. Vincent Reynouard, 56, was arrested in Anstruther, in Fife in November 2022 before being extradited to France, where he has now been convicted.

A judge has drawn criticism from his colleagues after filming a video of him loading several guns in his judicial chambers which he then attached to a dissenting judgment. The nearly 20-minute long video was posted to YouTube by the American judge as he dissented from a ruling upholding a California

The Scottish Sentencing Council has published a new literature review examining the sentencing of firearms offences in Scotland. The review commissioned by the council was conducted by expert academics from the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, alongside researchers from the Sentencing Academy.

Professor Andrew Steven explains how the Clark Foundation for Legal Education has enabled more than 100 students to attend an enlightening summer school on the Continent. In 2004, I was invited to lecture on Scots law at the European Private Law Summer School at Salzburg in Austria. The Summer Schoo

The slightly weary thought on seeing another new book on Mary Queen of Scots has already been suggested in Scottish Legal News. Deciding whether there are too many books on this particular Queen must depend of course on what the latest author has to say, given the very many others in or out of print

Protestors charged with non-violent offences should be able to explain their motives in court as part of their legal defence, new research argues. A new study from the University of Birmingham, Aston University and Keele University has argued that trials should "respect the integrity of publicly acc

A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. World leaders express outrage at Israel’s renewed bombing of Gaza civilians

The Faculty of Advocates has joined international condemnation of the Trump administration's attacks on lawyers in the US and internationally. A joint statement issued this week says US sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) personnel and their families "constitute a violation of internatio

A sheriff has granted summary decree for payment of a loan granted by a company director to a homebuyer after finding that nothing in the agreement prevented the company, which was used as a vehicle for the loan, from demanding payment without the consent of the director. New House Purchasers Ltd so

Public bodies should collect distinct data on both sex and gender identity to ensure accuracy and clarity of nationally held data, according to a UK government-commissioned report led by a UCL academic. In February 2024, Professor Alice Sullivan (UCL Social Research Institute) was asked by the Depar

An innovative blood drive is offering free cannabis in exchange for donations. The latest in a series of "Bleed for Weed" events is taking place this weekend in Rockford, Illinois, where cannabis is legal for both medicinal and recreational use.

Ashurst has announced that Karen Davies has been re-elected as global chair of the firm for a second term, effective 1 August 2025. Paul Jenkins, global CEO commented: “On behalf of the partnership, I am delighted to congratulate Karen on her re-appointment as global chair. Over the past four

A former subpostmaster caught in the Horizon scandal is taking legal action against the Post Office and Fujitsu. Lee Castleton is the first person to sue both organisations following the biggest miscarriage of justice in British history.