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More than 4,650 sheriff summary cases were concluded last month, almost reaching pre-Covid levels. The latest figures from the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) also show that during August:
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The Faculty of Advocates has expressed worry that the establishment of specialist courts for sexual cases would downgrade such offences as they would no longer be prosecuted within the High Court. The proposed specialist courts would have inferior sentencing powers and would be more like a "speciali
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Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP has demanded the Scottish government respond to research stating that no recommendations to improve practice are made in nine out of 10 fatal accident inquiries into deaths in prison. Sheriffs made no recommendations for improvement in
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A new sentencing guideline developed by the Scottish Sentencing Council comes into force in Scotland today. The sentencing process guideline sets out eight steps which courts should follow in order to reach a sentencing decision.
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The impact of Covid and Brexit, new legislation and reform are all key themes which will be considered at CLT Scotland’s Family Conference taking place online on Monday 4 October. Chaired by MacRoberts’ Marika Franceschi, the conference will consider the impact of the pandemic on court p
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Paramount is the presumption of innocence. Anything that offends against that right should be unacceptable in any civilised western democracy.
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Michael Jackson memorabilia seized from the vice president of Equatorial Guinea will be used to help pay for Covid-19 vaccines for the country, US authorities have said. Obiang Mangue was required to sell the memorabilia, as well as a $30 million California mansion and a Ferrari, as part of a 2014 s
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The Russian state likely assassinated rogue spy Alexander Litvinenko in London in 2006, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. In the case of Carter v Russia, the court held that there had been: unanimously, a failure by the Russian government to comply with their obligations under Article 38
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Dmitry Dedov, Russia's judge at the European Court of Human Rights, gave a partly dissenting opinion in today's long-awaited judgment in the case brought by the widow of Alexander Litvinenko against the Russian state. Mr Litvinenko, a Russian defector and dissident, was fatally poisoned with poloniu
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Mackinnons LLP, solicitors of Aberdeen, Cults and Aboyne has added experienced property lawyer Gregor Sim to its team to support clients in dealing with title issues, servitude work, commercial site development work and servitude/boundary issues. Previously a partner with James and George Colli
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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published a code for businesses on how to communicate their green credentials ahead of a review of misleading claims. The Green Claims Code focuses on six principles which are based on existing consumer law. It states that firms making green claims &ld
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Doughty Street Chambers' Jonathan Cooper OBE has passed away. He died suddenly on Saturday whilst walking in Scotland with his husband, Kevin. In a statement, his fellow members said that he had been "an inspiration and life force in chambers, throughout the bar and globally".
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Lady Hale has appeared on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs. Brenda Hale, Baroness Hale of Richmond, is a former judge who served as the first female president of the Supreme Court. In 2019 she announced the court’s judgement that the prorogation of Parliament was "unlawful, void and of no eff
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"This is a war," Leamas replied. "It's graphic and unpleasant because it's fought on a tiny scale, at close range; fought with a wastage of innocent life sometimes, I admit. But it's nothing, nothing at all beside other wars – the last or the next."
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A couple who wanted to name their newborn son "Vladimir Putin" have been refused permission by Swedish authorities. The couple, who live in Laholm in south-western Sweden, submitted the name to authorities but were told it could "cause offence" or "distress" to their child.
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